可就收不回了
“can't be unsaid.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
太傅 有些话说出口
“Mr. Deng, what's said”
可就 收不回了
“can't be unsaid.”
“Think twice before you say something treasonous that you will regret forever.”
Reflecting the Chinese proverb 'A word once spoken cannot be overtaken even by a team of four horses' (一言既出,驷马难追), court officials frequently warn each other of fatal slips of the tongue.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cannot be retracted; cannot be taken back
Commonly used with speech, promises, or spilled water to stress the irreversibility of an action.
Marks an imminent change of state and emphasizes finality, signaling that the consequence would be irreversible.