生米做成熟饭 in English sheng1 mi3 zuo4 cheng2 shu2 fan4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) the raw rice is now cooked (idiomatic expression); metaphorically it is done and can't be changed
  • It's too late to change anything now.
  • also written 生米煮成熟飯|生米煮成熟饭

Simplified Characters

生 米 做 成 熟 饭

Traditional Characters

生 米 做 成 熟 飯

Pinyin

sheng1 mi3 zuo4 cheng2 shu2 fan4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

生sheng1to be born 米mi3surname Mi 做zuo4to do 成cheng2surname Cheng 熟shu2cooked (of food) 饭fan4cooked rice