瓜熟蒂落

guā shú dì luò

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Definitions

  1. 1. when the melon is ripe, it falls (idiom); problems sort themselves out in the fullness of time

Child Words of 瓜熟蒂落

熟
shú

ripe; mature

瓜
guā

melon

落
là

to leave out

落
lào

colloquial reading for 落[luò] in certain compounds

落
luò

to fall or drop

蒂
dì

stem (of fruit)