好馬不吃回頭草

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Chinese

good; well; be fond of horse; surname not; no
eat; eradicate; destroy
eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer
 
to turn round; to turn one's head back; to repent
grass; straw; draft (of a document)
grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
 
trad. (好馬不吃回頭草) 回頭
simp. (好马不吃回头草) 回头
Literally: “a good horse does not look back to eat grass”.

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Proverb

好馬不吃回頭草

  1. a smart person does not dwell on past actions; a true man never backtracks