米已成炊

mǐ yǐ chéng chuī

Dictionary entry

lit. the rice has already been cooked (idiom)

What does 米已成炊 mean?

米已成炊 (mǐ yǐ chéng chuī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. the rice has already been cooked (idiom)

2fig. what is done cannot be undone

Character breakdown

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米Mǐsurname Mi 已yǐalready · to stop 成Chéngsurname Cheng · short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]炊chuīto cook food

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米已成炊

mǐ yǐ chéng chuī

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