生米煮成熟飯
shēng​mǐ​zhǔ​chéng​shú​fàn

what is done is done

  • created sense approved 生米煮成熟饭/生米煮成熟飯 · shēng​mǐ​zhǔ​chéng​shú​fàn · what is done is done — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    生米煮成熟饭 / 生米煮成熟飯

    shēng​mǐ​zhǔ​chéng​shú​fàn

    what is done is done

    The rice is already cooked; used to describe a situation that has already become a fact and is now impossible to change or undo.

    shēng​mǐ​zhǔ​chéng​shóu​fàn

    生米 (literal) → 生米 · shēng​mǐ · uncooked rice 煮 (literal) → 煮 · zhǔ · to boil 成 (literal) → 成 · chéng · to become 熟 (literal) → 熟 · shú · cooked 饭 (literal) → 饭/飯 · fàn · cooked rice

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense