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Jyutping
hoi1 gung1 mut6 jau5 wui4 tau4 zin3
Pinyin
kāi gōng méi yǒu huí tóu jiàn
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
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
Definitions (Wiktionary)
proverb
there's no turning back after you make an important decision