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粵語辭叢

生米煮成熟飯

saang1 mai5 zyu2 sing4 suk6 faan6included in 2 dictionaries
粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongPhrase

形容已經做咗一件事,返唔到轉頭 (what is done cannot be undone, usu. refer to a situation where the outcome is irreversible; literally: the rice is cooked)

語句
維基辭典YuePhrase

Original phonetic: /saːŋ⁵⁵ mɐi̯¹³ t͡syː³⁵ sɪŋ²¹ sʊk̚² faːn²²/

there is no turning back; what's done is done; you can't turn back the clock

Examples

這件事已經生米煮成熟飯了,你應該勇敢地面對現實,思量解決之道。

What's done is done. You should bravely face reality, and think of a solution.