Chinese (Traditional) to English translation and meaning.
Chinese (Traditional)
English
méiyǒu huítóu jiàn kāi gōng
lit. once you've shot the arrow there's no getting it back (idiom) / fig. once you started sth there's no turning back / to have to finish what one started / to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks
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lit. once you've shot the arrow there's no getting it back (idiom) / fig. once you started sth there's no turning back / to have to finish what one started / to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks
開弓沒有回頭箭 ㄎㄞ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ open+bow+not have+possess+return+head+arrow
lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom)
kʰaɪ˥ kʊŋ˥ meɪ˧˥ yoʊ˧˩˧ xweɪ˧˥ tʰoʊ˧˥ tɕjɛn˥˩