一言既出,驷马难追
Yī yán jì chū, sì mǎ nán zhuī
Translation: Once one’s word has been given, even a team of four horses cannot take it back.
Meaning: What one has said cannot be unsaid; one must be careful about making promises and faithful in honoring those promises.
Vocabulary
| Character |
Pinyin |
English |
| 一 |
yī |
one (Nu) |
| 言 |
yán |
word (N) |
| 既 |
jì |
already (Adv, Conj) |
| 出 |
chū |
to go out (V); here: to be said (V) |
| 驷马 |
sì mǎ |
a team of four horses (N) |
| 难 |
nán |
difficult, hard (Adj) |
| 追 |
zhuī |
to take back (V) |
Examples
一言既出,驷马难追。作为企业领导,一定要努力实现对员工的任何承诺。
A promise is a promise. As the
