Once a word is spoken, it is hard to chase it back. What is this idiom?

This idiom is: a horse is hard to catch.

The four horses are difficult to catch up with is a Chinese idiom, the pinyin is sì mǎ nán zhuī, which means that after one sentence is spoken, it is difficult to catch up with a four-horse carriage. Once you say something, you can't take it back. It must count.

Used as predicates and clauses; used for people to speak their minds

Synonyms: speak with more integrity than the tongue, keep faith with your words, and hold on to your words

Antonym: snail walk Bull-stepping, talking nonsense, and not believing what you say

Extended information:

It is difficult to chase the four-horse allusion:

"The Analects of Confucius·Yan Yuan": "Confucius said "A gentleman's words are not as fast as his tongue." "Deng Xizi·Zhuan Ci": "If you say something in vain, the horse cannot catch up; if you say something urgently, the horse cannot catch up."

Once a man speaks a word, the horse cannot catch up. , there is no reason to regret it! The third chapter of Yuan Dynasty Li Shouqing's "Wu Yuan Flute"

During the Five Dynasties, Shi Jingtang rebelled against the Tang Dynasty and was installed as the emperor of the Jin Dynasty by King Yelu Deguang of Khitan. After Shi Jingtang's death, his son Shi Chongguang succeeded him and became emperor. In 944, the Khitan invaded the Jin Kingdom, and Emperor Chu led his army to resist but failed. Empress Dowager Li wrote a letter of surrender requesting Emperor Aweng to let them live, saying that her words were hard to follow.

It is also an extension of a common saying: Once a word is spoken, it is difficult to chase it.