生米做成熟飯 shēng mǐ zuò chéng shú fàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom); fig. it is done and can't be changed
  2. It's too late to change anything now.
  3. also written 生米煮成熟飯|生米煮成熟饭

CHARACTERS

生 shēng life, living, lifetime; birth
米 mǐ hulled or husked uncooked rice
做 zuò work, make; act
成 chéng completed, finished, fixed
熟 shú well-cooked; ripe; familiar with
飯 fàn cooked rice; food; meal