水落石出

shuǐ luò shí chū
HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 水落石出

出
chū

to go out

水
shuǐ

water

落
là

to leave out

落
lào

colloquial reading for 落[luò] in certain compounds

落
luò

to fall or drop

石
dàn

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

石
shí

rock

落石
luò shí

falling stone