生米熟飯 shēng mǐ shú fàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. abbr. for 生米煮成熟飯|生米煮成熟饭, 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.

CHARACTERS

生 shēng
HSK 1
life, living, lifetime; birth
米 mǐ
HSK 1
hulled or husked uncooked rice
熟 shú
HSK 4
well-cooked; ripe; familiar with
飯 fàn cooked rice; food; meal