水落歸槽
shuǐ​luò​guī​cáo

things return to normal

  • created sense approved 水落归槽/水落歸槽 · shuǐ​luò​guī​cáo · things return to normal — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    水落归槽 / 水落歸槽

    shuǐ​luò​guī​cáo

    things return to normal

    water level drops and returns to the channel; used as a metaphor for things returning to their original or stable state, or for people remembering where they belong

    水 (literal) → 水 · shuǐ · water 落 (literal) → 落 · luò · to fall 归 (literal) → 归/歸 · guī · to return 槽 (literal) → 槽 · cáo · groove

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense