生米做成熟饭 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
HSK 1
life, living, lifetime; birth
米 mǐ
HSK 1
hulled or husked uncooked rice
做 zuò
HSK 1
work, make; act
成 chéng
HSK 3
completed, finished, fixed
熟 shú
HSK 4
well-cooked; ripe; familiar with
饭 fàn
HSK 1
cooked rice; food, meal