典故 The episode this lot is named after
漢朝朱買臣之妻因嫌貧愛富求去,待買臣富貴後欲復合,買臣潑水於地,喻覆水難收。
Zhu Maichen was poor, and his impatient wife forced him into a divorce. Later, he became a high-ranking official. His ex-wife begged to return, but he poured water on the ground and said if she could gather the spilled water, he would take her back. It signifies irreversible actions, regret, and traps you cannot undo.

