shēng​mǐ​zhǔ​chéng​shú​fàn

what is done is done

Senses

生米煮成熟饭/ 生米煮成熟飯 shēng​mǐ​zhǔ​chéng​shú​fàn (also shēng​mǐ​zhǔ​chéng​shóu​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.

References

variant 生米做成熟饭/生米做成熟飯 生米煮成熟饭/生米煮成熟飯
abbreviation 生米熟饭/生米熟飯 生米煮成熟饭/生米煮成熟飯