水落归槽

shuǐ luò guī cáo

释义

1. spilt water returns to the trough (idiom); fig. people remember where they belong

水落归槽 的构成词

• 槽 cáo: trough
• 归 guī: to return
• 水 shuǐ: water
• 落 là: to leave out
• 落 lào: colloquial reading for 落[luò] in certain compounds
• 落 luò: to fall or drop