米已成炊
Chinese
| rice; metre | already; to stop; then already; to stop; then; afterwards |
finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth |
dress food; to steam; to cook food | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (米已成炊) | 米 | 已 | 成 | 炊 | |
| simp. #(米已成炊) | 米 | 已 | 成 | 炊 | |
| Literally: “the grain has already been cooked into rice”. | |||||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): mǐyǐchéngchuī
- (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧˇ ㄧˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄟ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): mai5 ji5 sing4 ceoi1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: mǐyǐchéngchuī [Phonetic: míyǐchéngchuī]
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄧˇ ㄧˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄟ
- Tongyong Pinyin: mǐyǐchéngchuei
- Wade–Giles: mi3-i3-chʻêng2-chʻui1
- Yale: mǐ-yǐ-chéng-chwēi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miiyiicherngchuei
- Palladius: миичэнчуй (miičɛnčuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mai5 ji5 sing4 ceoi1
- Yale: máih yíh sìhng chēui
- Cantonese Pinyin: mai5 ji5 sing4 tsoey1
- Guangdong Romanization: mei5 yi5 xing4 cêu1
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɐi̯¹³ jiː¹³ sɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
米已成炊
Synonyms
- 木已成舟 (mùyǐchéngzhōu)