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生米做成熟飯

简 生米做成熟饭 · 繁 生米做成熟飯
Mandarin · pinyin shēng mǐ zuò chéng shú fàn

Meanings

  1. lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom); fig. it is done and can't be changed
  2. It's too late to change anything now.
  3. also written 生米煮成熟飯
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生
shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
米
mǐ · hulled or husked uncooked rice
做
zuò · work, make; act
成
chéng · completed, finished, fixed
熟
shú · well-cooked; ripe; familiar with
飯
fàn · cooked rice; food; meal
饭
fàn · cooked rice; food, meal
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Entries containing 生米做成熟飯 ↗Words written with 生 ↗Words written with 米 ↗Words written with 做 ↗Words written with 成 ↗Words written with 熟 ↗Words written with 飯 ↗Words written with 饭 ↗

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1–3–4–2–2–4 · sheng1 mi3 zuo4 cheng2 shu2 fan4

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saang1 mai5 zou6 sing4 suk6 faan6

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生米做成熟飯 · sheng1 mi3 zuo4 cheng2 shu2 fan4
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source line 74,594
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Exact source record生米做成熟飯 生米做成熟饭 [sheng1 mi3 zuo4 cheng2 shu2 fan4] /lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom); fig. 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/