shēng​mǐ​zuò​chéng​shú​fàn

what is done cannot be undone

生米做成熟饭 生米做成熟飯 shēng​mǐ​zuò​chéng​shú​fàn
what is done cannot be undone
Literally "the raw rice is already cooked"; used as a metaphor for a situation that is already a settled matter and can no longer be changed or reversed.

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