"spilt milk" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 覆水难收
• 为无法改变的事情后悔

Definition

“Spilt milk”指过去无法改变的事情，通常用在“don't cry over spilt milk”这句话中，意思是后悔没用，事情无法挽回。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常做成"don't cry over spilt milk"，单独用很少见。属于口语表达，用于劝慰别人不用为小遗憾或过去的错误纠结。

Examples

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

为**覆水**难收而哭是没用的。

She made a mistake, but it's just spilt milk now.

她犯错了，但现在也只是**覆水难收**了。

Don't worry about spilt milk; let's move on.

别为**覆水难收**担心，我们继续吧。

Forget about it—it’s just spilt milk at this point.

算了吧，现在都成了**覆水难收**。

Yeah, we missed the bus, but no use crying over spilt milk.

对啊，我们错过公交了，但没必要为**覆水难收**而难过。

He keeps talking about his old job, but it’s just spilt milk now.

他总谈论以前的工作，但那已经是**覆水难收**了。