一言既に出ずれば駟馬も追い難し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
一 言 既 出 駟 馬 追 難
いち
Grade: 1 		ごん
Grade: 2 		すで
Grade: S 		い
Grade: 1 		し
Hyōgai 		ば
Grade: 2 		お
Grade: 3 		かた > がた
Grade: 6
goon goon kun'yomi kun'yomi on'yomi kan'yōon kun'yomi kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

Calque from Literary Chinese 一言既出，駟馬難追／一言既出，驷马难追.

Proverb

一(いち)言(ごん)既(すで)に出(い)ずれば駟(し)馬(ば)も追(お)い難(がた)し • (ichigon sude ni izureba shiba mo oi gatashi) 

  1. a word once spoken is hard to catch even with a four-horse carriage; a word once spoken cannot be undone
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