ㄧㄢˊyánㄐㄧˋㄔㄨchūˋㄇㄚˇㄋㄢˊnánㄓㄨㄟzhuī

  1. 諺語)​話說出口就是不上比喻出口收回·伍員吹簫·》:大丈夫一言既出,駟馬難追番悔?」醒世恆言··送親》:自古一言既出,駟馬難追。』既有如今怪不得。」

lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom)​; a promise must be kept