what is done cannot be undone
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m ù y ǐ ch é ngzh ō u, which means that trees have been made into boats. It means that things have become an unchangeable foregone conclusion. It's from flowers in the mirror.
Idiom usage
Subject predicate; predicate, attributive, clause; neutral word
Analysis of Idioms
Lantern riddle: Hangzhou changed to Hangzhou
Idioms from
Chapter 34 of Jing Hua Yuan written by Li Ruzhen in Qing Dynasty: "now that the boat has been built, brother Lin's destiny is the same."
what is done cannot be undone
stainless in words but foul indeeds - yán qīng xíng zhuó
keep on repeating at great length - lián zhāng lèi dú
conference dealing with peace-time matters - yī shāng zhī huì
conduct evil activities openly - míng huǒ zhí zhàng