水落归槽

水落歸槽

shuǐluò-guīcáo

idiom

Meanings

1 spilt water returns to the trough
2 people end up where they belong; long-pending matters are finally settled

Characters

to fall / settle

Examples

HSK 7-9

经过几年漂泊，他终于水落归槽，回到了家乡。

Jīngguò jǐ nián piāobó, tā zhōngyú shuǐluò-guīcáo, huídào le jiāxiāng.

After years of drifting, he finally returned home where he belonged.

HSK 7-9

这件事一定会水落归槽，得到妥善解决。

Zhè jiàn shì yīdìng huì shuǐluò-guīcáo, dédào tuǒshàn jiějué.

This matter will surely settle into place and be properly resolved.

Tips

memory

Picture overflowed water finding its way back into the feeding trough - every drop ends up where it should. Compare with 水落石出 (shuǐluòshíchū, 'water recedes and stones appear; the truth comes out').

register

Less famous than its cousin 水落石出 - sounds slightly bookish in conversation.

Stroke Order

水 shuǐ

落 luò

归 guī

槽 cáo