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塵埃落定
can4 oi1 lok6 ding6 |
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the dust settles; when the dust has settled; everything is fixed This Chinese idiom is a semantic loan from the English original.
Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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塵埃落定 / 尘埃落定 | ||
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Characters in this word:塵 can4 - dust; this world; trace埃 oi1 aai1 - fine dust 落 lok6 laai6 - to fall 定 ding6 deng6 - stable; decide; surely; order; deposit |
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