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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: mùyǐchéngzhōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄡ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muhyyicherngjou
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mùyǐchéngjhou
  - IPA ^(key): /mu⁵¹ i²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: muk⁶ ji⁵ sing⁴ zau¹
  - Yale: muhk yíh sìhng jāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: muk⁹ ji⁵ sing⁴ dzau¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: mug⁶ yi⁵ xing⁴ zeo¹
  - IPA ^(key): /mʊk̚² jiː¹³ sɪŋ²¹ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

木已成舟

the die is cast; what's done is done

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