瓜熟蒂落

guā shú dì luò

定義

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

瓜熟蒂落 の構成語

• 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)