生米煮成熟饭 shēng mǐ zhǔ chéng shú fàn

what's done is done

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. what's done is done
  2. 2. it's too late to change anything now (idiom)
  3. 3. the rice is cooked

Characters

Character Meaning
生 shēng HSK 1
life; to be born; raw
米 mǐ HSK 1
rice; meter (classifier); surname Mi
煮 zhǔ HSK 5
to cook; to boil; variant of 煮zhǔ
成 chéng HSK 3
to become; to succeed; to complete
熟 shú HSK 4
familiar; cooked (of food); ripe (of fruit)
饭 fàn HSK 1
meal; cooked rice; devotee