put3 seoi2 naan4 sau1潑水難收泼水难收
Jyutpingput3 seoi2 naan4 sau1
Yaleput séui nành sāu

Definition

water once spilt cannot be retrieved (idiom); irreversible change

Tone guide

T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

More words

配錯配错
pui3 co3to prescribe the wrong; a mismatch [written and colloquial]
平羅縣平罗县
ping4 lo4 jyun6Pingluo, a county in Shizuishan City 石嘴山市[Shi2 zui3 shan1 Shi4], Ningxia
評鑒评鉴
ping4 gaam3variant of 評鑑|评鉴[ping2 jian4]
貧血症贫血症
pan4 hyut3 zing3anemia
破土
po3 tou2to break ground; to plough; fig. the start of a building project
怕癢怕痒
paa3 joeng5to be ticklish
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