開弓沒有回頭箭 — kai1 gong1 mei2 you3 hui2 tou2 jian4

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kai¹

lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom)/fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back/to have to finish what one started/to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks

2

gong¹

lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom)/fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back/to have to finish what one started/to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks

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mei²

lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom)/fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back/to have to finish what one started/to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks

4

you³

lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom)/fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back/to have to finish what one started/to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks

5

hui²

lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom)/fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back/to have to finish what one started/to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks

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tou²

lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom)/fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back/to have to finish what one started/to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks

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jian⁴

lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom)/fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back/to have to finish what one started/to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks

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