木已成舟 mù yǐ chéng zhōu — the wood is already a boat; what's done is done

木已成舟
mù yǐ chéng zhōu

Characters: 木 · 已 · 成 · 舟

Definitions

  1. the wood is already a boat; what's done is done

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

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

ExtDict

  1. 树木已经做成了船。比喻事情已成定局，无法改变。

Examples

  • 事到如今，木已成舟，后悔也晚了。

    Now that the wood is already a boat, regret is too late.

  • 婚期已定，木已成舟，只好从长计议。

    The wedding date is set; what's done is done, so we must plan carefully.