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水落石出

shuǐ luò shí chū

4-character word

What 水落石出 means

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

The characters in 水落石出

• 水shuǐwater; (after a name) ... River; to swim (used mostly in 会水
• 落luòto fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out
• 石shírock; stone; stone inscription
• 出chūto go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield

Example sentences

• 真相很快就会水落石出了。
  Zhēnxiàng hěn kuài jiù huì shuǐluòshíchū le.
  It won't be long before we know the truth.
• 公司的职员设法隐瞒，但真相不久便水落石出了。
  Gōngsī de zhíyuán shèfǎ yǐnmán, dàn zhēnxiàng bù jiǔ biàn shuǐluòshíchū le.
  The staff at the company tried to cover up the truth, but soon it came to light.