開弓沒有回頭箭

See also: 开弓没有回头箭

Chinese

		to draw a bow and arrow	to not have; to have no; to not be to not have; to have no; to not be; there is no; there isn't any; there are no; there aren't any	to turn round; to turn one's head back; to repent	arrow
trad. (開弓沒有回頭箭)		開弓	沒有	回頭	箭
simp. (开弓没有回头箭)		开弓	没有	回头	箭
Literally: “The arrow that left the bow never returns”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāigōng méiyǒu huítóu jiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ gung¹ mut⁶ jau⁵ wui⁴ tau⁴ zin³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāigōng méiyǒu huítóu jiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaigong méiyǒu huéitóu jiàn
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-kung¹ mei²-yu³ hui²-tʻou² chien⁴
    • Yale: kāi-gūng méi-yǒu hwéi-tóu jyàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaigong meiyeou hweitour jiann
    • Palladius: кайгун мэйю хуэйтоу цзянь (kajgun mɛjju xuejtou czjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ meɪ̯³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi¹ gung¹ mut⁶ jau⁵ wui⁴ tau⁴ zin³
    • Yale: hōi gūng muht yáuh wùih tàuh jin
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ gung¹ mut⁹ jau⁵ wui⁴ tau⁴ dzin³
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ gung¹ mud⁶ yeo⁵ wui⁴ teo⁴ jin³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ muːt̚² jɐu̯¹³ wuːi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ t͡siːn³³/

Proverb

開弓沒有回頭箭

1. there's no turning back after you make an important decision