木已成舟

Chinese

		tree; wood	already; to stop; then already; to stop; then; afterwards	finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth	boat
simp. and trad. (木已成舟)		木	已	成	舟
Literally: “the wood has already been made into a boat”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mùyǐchéngzhōu

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): muk⁶ ji⁵ sing⁴ zau¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mùyǐchéngzhōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mùyǐchéngjhou
    • Wade–Giles: mu⁴-i³-chʻêng²-chou¹
    • Yale: mù-yǐ-chéng-jōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muhyiicherngjou
    • Palladius: муичэнчжоу (muičɛnčžou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu⁵¹ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: muk⁶ ji⁵ sing⁴ zau¹
    • Yale: muhk yíh sìhng jāu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: muk⁹ ji⁵ sing⁴ dzau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: mug⁶ yi⁵ xing⁴ zeo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mʊk̚² jiː¹³ sɪŋ²¹ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

木已成舟

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

Synonyms

• 米已成炊 (mǐyǐchéngchuī)