米已成炊

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

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• 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

1. the die is cast; what's done is done

Synonyms

• 木已成舟 (mùyǐchéngzhōu)