木已成舟 in English mu4 yi3 cheng2 zhou1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) the timber has been turned into a boat already (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically what is done cannot be undone

Simplified Characters

木 已 成 舟

Traditional Characters

木 已 成 舟

Pinyin

mu4 yi3 cheng2 zhou1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

木mu4surname Mu 已yi3already 成cheng2surname Cheng 舟zhou1boat