生米做成熟饭

Traditional: 生米做成熟飯

shēng mǐ zuò chéng shú fàn

Dictionary entry

lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom); fig. it is done and can't be changed

What does 生米做成熟饭 mean?

生米做成熟饭 (shēng mǐ zuò chéng shú fàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom); fig. it is done and can't be changed

2It's too late to change anything now.

3also written 生米煮成熟飯|生米煮成熟饭

Character breakdown

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生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born · to arise; to occur 米Mǐsurname Mi 做zuòto make; to produce · to write; to compose 成Chéngsurname Cheng · short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]熟shúripe; mature · thoroughly cooked; done 饭fàncooked rice · CL:碗[wan3]

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生米做成熟饭

shēng mǐ zuò chéng shú fàn

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