木已成舟
mù​yǐ​chéng​zhōu

what's done cannot be undone

  • created sense approved 木已成舟 · mù​yǐ​chéng​zhōu · what's done cannot be undone — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    木已成舟

    mù​yǐ​chéng​zhōu

    what's done cannot be undone

    literally meaning "the timber has already been turned into a boat"; used to describe a situation that is already a fixed fact and cannot be changed or reversed

    木 (literal) → 木 · mù · wood 已 (literal) → 已 · yǐ · already 成 (literal) → 成 · chéng · to become 舟 (literal) → 舟 · zhōu · boat

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