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生米熟飯

简生米熟饭 · 繁生米熟飯

Mandarin · pinyin shēng mǐ shú fàn

abbr. for 生米煮成熟飯, 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.

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生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
米: mǐ · hulled or husked uncooked rice
熟: shú · well-cooked; ripe; familiar with
飯: fàn · cooked rice; food; meal
饭: fàn · cooked rice; food, meal

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1–3–2–4 · sheng1 mi3 shu2 fan4

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saang1 mai5 suk6 faan6

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