水落石出 (seoi2 lok6 sek6 ceot1) — "When the water subsides the rocks emer… in Cantonese

seoiˊ²水lokˍ₆落sekˍ₆石ceotˉ¹出

Mandarin Pinyin: shui3 luo4 shi2 chu1

Meaning of 水落石出

noun"When the water subsides the rocks emerge."

nounie: The truth will eventually be found out

ngoˏ₅我deiˍ₆地jatˉ¹一dingˍ₆定wuiˏ₅會zoengˉ¹將neiˉ¹呢ginˍ₆件siˍ₆事caaˎ₄查dou˗₃到seoiˊ²水lokˍ₆落sekˍ₆石ceotˉ¹出。

we must investigate this incident till the truth comes out.

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