瓜熟蒂落
guā​shú​dì​luò

when conditions are ripe, success follows naturally

  • created sense approved 瓜熟蒂落 · guā​shú​dì​luò · when conditions are ripe, success follows naturally — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    瓜熟蒂落

    guā​shú​dì​luò

    when conditions are ripe, success follows naturally

    Literally "when the melon is ripe, it falls from the stem"; an idiom describing how a problem will be solved or a project will succeed effortlessly once the right conditions or the proper time has arrived.

    guā​shóu​dì​luò

    瓜 (literal) → 瓜 · guā · melon 熟 (literal) → 熟 · shú · ripe 蒂 (literal) → 蒂 · dì · stem 落 (literal) → 落 · luò · to fall

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