米已成炊
mǐ​yǐ​chéng​chuī

what is done cannot be undone

  • created reference approved 米已成炊 → 木已成舟 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    米已成炊 mǐ​yǐ​chéng​chuī

    木已成舟 mù​yǐ​chéng​zhōu

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 米已成炊 · mǐ​yǐ​chéng​chuī · what is done cannot be undone — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    米已成炊

    mǐ​yǐ​chéng​chuī

    what is done cannot be undone

    (idiom) literally "the rice is already cooked," meaning it is an accomplished fact that is impossible to reverse

    米 (literal) → 米 · mǐ · rice 已 (literal) → 已 · yǐ · already 成 (literal) → 成 · chéng · to become 炊 (literal) → 炊 · chuī · to cook

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

    created sense