木已成舟 — Chinese idiom
木已成舟
mù yǐ chéng zhōu
Meaning
- lit. the timber has been turned into a boat already
- fig. what is done cannot be undone
Character by character
- 木mùtree; wood, lumber; wooden
- 已yǐalready; finished; to stop; then, afterwards
- 成chéngto accomplish; to become; to complete, to finish;
- 舟zhōuboat, ship
Idioms sharing a character
- 一木难支 yī mù nán zhī
- 刚毅木讷 gāng yì mù nè
- 呆若木鸡 dāi ruò mù jī
- 土木形骸 tǔ mù xíng hái
- 土牛木马 tǔ niú mù mǎ
- 山颓木坏 shān tuí mù huài
- 木人石心 mù rén shí xīn
- 木讷寡言 mù nè guǎ yán
- 枯木逢春 kū mù féng chūn
- 榆木疙瘩 yú mù gē da
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