塵埃落定

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Chinese

dust to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind
to set; to fix; to determine
to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to stabilize; to order
 
trad. (塵埃落定) 塵埃
simp. (尘埃落定) 尘埃

Etymology

Compare the English phrase dust settle.

Pronunciation


Idiom

(deprecated template usage) 塵埃落定

  1. (of a matter) to be finalised; to get sorted out