English Sentence:

A word spoken is gone forever.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

君子一言駟馬難追。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

君子一言驷马难追。

Pinyin:

jun1 zi3 yi1 yan2 si4 ma3 nan2 zhui1.

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Words used:

君子   君子

jūn zǐ

nobleman, person of noble character

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1. one, 1 2. as soon as 3. single, alone 4. each, every 5. same, identical

Here: one, 1

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yán

1. word 2. to speak, to talk

Here: word

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[old use] a team of four horses

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1. horse 2. Ma (Chinese surname) 3. (abbreviation for Malaysia)

Here: horse

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nán

1. difficult 2. problem, difficulty 3. not good

Here: difficult

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zhuī

1. to pursue, to chase, to seek 2. to recall

Here: to pursue, to chase, to seek

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