米已成炊

Chinese

		rice; meter	already; to stop; then already; to stop; then; afterwards	finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth	dress food; to steam; to cook food
trad. (米已成炊)		米	已	成	炊
simp. ^#(米已成炊)		米	已	成	炊
Literally: “the grain has already been cooked into rice”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mǐyǐchéngchuī

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧˇ ㄧˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mai⁵ ji⁵ sing⁴ ceoi¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: mǐyǐchéngchuī [Phonetic: míyǐchéngchuī]
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧˇ ㄧˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄟ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miiyyicherngchuei
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mǐyǐchéngchuei
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰweɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mai⁵ ji⁵ sing⁴ ceoi¹
  - Yale: máih yíh sìhng chēui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mai⁵ ji⁵ sing⁴ tsoey¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: mei⁵ yi⁵ xing⁴ cêu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐi̯¹³ jiː¹³ sɪŋ²¹ t͡ʃʰɵy̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

米已成炊

the die is cast; what's done is done

Synonyms

木已成舟 (mùyǐchéngzhōu)

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