水落石出

shuǐ luò shí chū

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Definitions

1. as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom)
2. the truth comes to light

Child Words of 水落石出

to go out

water

to leave out

colloquial reading for 落[luò] in certain compounds

to fall or drop

dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dǒu]; one hundred liters

rock

falling stone