生米煮成熟飯

See also: 生米煮成熟饭

Chinese

		to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	rice; metre	to cook; to boil	finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth	familiar; skilled; ripe familiar; skilled; ripe; done; cooked	food; cuisine; cooked rice food; cuisine; cooked rice; meal
trad. (生米煮成熟飯)		生	米	煮	成	熟	飯
simp. (生米煮成熟饭)		生	米	煮	成	熟	饭
Literally: “raw rice has become cooked”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shēngmǐ zhǔchéng shúfàn, shēngmǐ zhǔchéng shóufàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧˇ ㄓㄨˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄨˊ ㄈㄢˋ, ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧˇ ㄓㄨˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄡˊ ㄈㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saang¹ mai⁵ zyu² sing⁴ suk⁶ faan⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, literary; standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shēngmǐ zhǔchéng shúfàn [Phonetic: shēngmízhǔchéngshúfàn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧˇ ㄓㄨˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄨˊ ㄈㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shengmǐ jhǔchéng shúfàn
    • Wade–Giles: shêng¹-mi³ chu³-chʻêng² shu²-fan⁴
    • Yale: shēng-mǐ jǔ-chéng shú-fàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengmii juucherng shwufann
    • Palladius: шэнми чжучэн шуфань (šɛnmi čžučɛn šufanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂu³⁵ fän⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, colloquial; standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shēngmǐ zhǔchéng shóufàn [Phonetic: shēngmízhǔchéngshóufàn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧˇ ㄓㄨˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄡˊ ㄈㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shengmǐ jhǔchéng shóufàn
    • Wade–Giles: shêng¹-mi³ chu³-chʻêng² shou²-fan⁴
    • Yale: shēng-mǐ jǔ-chéng shóu-fàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengmii juucherng shourfann
    • Palladius: шэнми чжучэн шоуфань (šɛnmi čžučɛn šoufanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂoʊ̯³⁵ fän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saang¹ mai⁵ zyu² sing⁴ suk⁶ faan⁶
    • Yale: sāang máih jyú sìhng suhk faahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saang¹ mai⁵ dzy² sing⁴ suk⁹ faan⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: sang¹ mei⁵ ju² xing⁴ sug⁶ fan⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːŋ⁵⁵ mɐi̯¹³ t͡syː³⁵ sɪŋ²¹ sʊk̚² faːn²²/

Idiom

生米煮成熟飯

1. there is no turning back; what's done is done; you can't turn back the clock

   這件事已經生米煮成熟飯了，你應該勇敢地面對現實，思量解決之道。 [MSC, trad.]
   这件事已经生米煮成熟饭了，你应该勇敢地面对现实，思量解决之道。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè jiàn shì yǐjīng shēngmǐ zhǔchéng shúfàn le, nǐ yīnggāi yǒnggǎn de miànduì xiànshí, sīliáng jiějué zhī dào. [Pinyin]

   What's done is done. You should bravely face reality, and think of a solution.

Synonyms

• 米已成炊 (mǐyǐchéngchuī)
• 生米做成熟飯／生米做成熟饭