木已成舟

mù yǐ chéng zhōu

Dictionary entry

lit. the timber has been turned into a boat already (idiom)

What does 木已成舟 mean?

木已成舟 (mù yǐ chéng zhōu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. the timber has been turned into a boat already (idiom)

2fig. what is done cannot be undone

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木Mùsurname Mu 已yǐalready · to stop 成Chéngsurname Cheng · short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]舟zhōuboat

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木已成舟

mù yǐ chéng zhōu

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