一言既出,驷马难追 yi1 yan2 ji4 chu1 , si4 ma3 nan2 zhui1

lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept

Traditional: 一言既出,駟馬難追

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📖 Additional Information

English Phonetic: 'idiәm
Detailed Definition: n. an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up