木已成舟 — Chinese idiom

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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