好马不吃回头草 in English hao3 ma3 bu4 chi1 hui2 tou2 cao3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically once you've moved on, don't go back again (romantic relationship, job and so on)
  • leave the past behind

Simplified Characters

好 马 不 吃 回 头 草

Traditional Characters

好 馬 不 吃 回 頭 草

Pinyin

hao3 ma3 bu4 chi1 hui2 tou2 cao3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

好hao3good 马ma3surname Ma 不bu4(negative prefix) 吃chi1to eat 回hui2to circle 头tou2head 草cao3variant of 草[cao3]