塵埃落定

Chinese

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

Etymology

Compare the English phrase dust settle.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chén'āiluòdìng

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄣˊ ㄞㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): can⁴ oi¹ lok⁶ ding⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: chén'āiluòdìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄣˊ ㄞㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chenrailuohdinq
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tiŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: can⁴ oi¹ lok⁶ ding⁶
  - Yale: chàhn ōi lohk dihng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsan⁴ oi¹ lok⁹ ding⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: cen⁴ oi¹ log⁶ ding⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐn²¹ ɔːi̯⁵⁵ lɔːk̚² tɪŋ²²/

Idiom

塵埃落定

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

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