易放难收 — “Easy to start but difficult to stop, retract, or reverse”
易放难收 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Easy to start but difficult to stop, retract, or reverse”. Easy to let out but hard to take back. Literally, “Easy to release, difficult to retract/control”.
易放难收 Pronunciation and Pinyin
易放难收 Character Breakdown
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Idioms Related to 易放难收
More idioms starting with 易
- yì易yú于fǎn反shǒu手extremely easy, like turning one's hand
- yì易yú于fǎn反zhǎng掌as easy as turning over one's hand
- yì易yú于shí拾yí遗extremely easy to do
- yì易sú俗yí移fēng风change customs and transform society
- yì易kǒu口yǐ以shí食exchange children for food
- yì易tóng同fǎn反zhǎng掌easy as turning over one's hand
- yì易dì地zé则jiē皆rán然In the same situation, all would be the same
- yì易dì地jiē皆rán然same under different circumstances
- yì易dì地ér而chǔ处put oneself in another's shoes
- yì易rú如fǎn反zhǎng掌extremely easy to do
- yì易rú如shí拾jiè芥as easy as picking up mustard seeds
- yì易rú如pò破zhú竹as easy as splitting bamboo
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Open the tool →Questions about 易放难收
What does 易放难收 mean?
易放难收 (yì fàng nán shōu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Easy to start but difficult to stop, retract, or reverse”.
How do you pronounce 易放难收?
易放难收 is pronounced yì fàng nán shōu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 易放难收 literally mean?
Literally, 易放难收 means “Easy to release, difficult to retract/control”. It is used to mean “Easy to start but difficult to stop, retract, or reverse”.
What is the Chinese definition of 易放难收?
话说出去容易，收回来就难了