mù yǐ chéng zhōu

木已成舟 (mù yǐ chéng zhōu) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. the timber has been turned into a boat already (idiom); fig. what is done cannot be undone”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. the timber has been turned into a boat already (idiom)
  2. 2fig. what is done cannot be undone

Characters in 木已成舟

木mù · (bound form) tree已yǐ · already成chéng · to succeed舟zhōu · boat

Related words

已经already成to succeed成surname Cheng成为to become; to turn into已already成功to succeed成功Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan变成to change into完成to complete; to accomplish而已that's all造成to bring about; to create; to cause成员member

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