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一言既に出ずれば駟馬も追い難し

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
いち
Grade: 1
ごん
Grade: 2
すで
Grade: S

Grade: 1

Hyōgai

Grade: 2

Grade: 3
がた
Grade: 6
goon goon kun'yomi kun'yomi on'yomi kan'yōon kun'yomi kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
一言既に出ずれば駟馬も追い難し (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Calque from Literary Chinese 一言既出,駟馬難追一言既出,驷马难追.

Proverb

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(いち)(ごん)(すで)()ずれば()()()(がた) (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