汉英词典
MEANING OF 一言既出，駟馬難追
一言既出，駟馬難追
(一言既出，驷马难追)
(一言既出，驷马难追)
lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
A word is said, even a four-horse horse-drawn car can hardly catch up / If you say something, you can't take it back, you must count
驷古代四匹马拉的车。一句话说出了口，四匹马拉的车也难以追赶。表示说话算数的意思。语出《论语·颜渊》驷不及舌。”
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