wú kě wǎn huídictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
irrevocable / the die is cast
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

無可挽回 无可挽回 [wu2 ke3 wan3 hui2] /irrevocable/the die is cast/

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Reference information

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Character information

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Other forms in these source records: 無可挽回

  • 无
    mó

    used in 南無|南无[nā mó]

    wú

    not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less

  • 可
    kě

    (prefix) can; may; able to; -able / to approve; to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very / but; however

    kè

    used in 可汗[kè hán]

  • 挽
    wǎn

    to pull / to draw (a cart or a bow) / to roll up / to coil / to carry on the arm / to lament the dead / (fig.) to pull against / to recover / to draw (a cart)

  • 回
    huí

    to go back; to return; to turn back; to turn around / to reply; to answer / classifier for literary divisions (acts of a play, sections or chapters of a classic book) / classifier for occurrences or times / to curve / to return / to revolve

    Huí

    Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)

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