瓜熟蒂落 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• when the melon is ripe, it falls ; problems sort themselves out in the fullness of time

Character by character

• 瓜guāmelon, gourd, squash, cucumber
• 熟shúwell-cooked; ripe, mature; familiar with
• 蒂dìroot cause; the stem of a fruit; the peduncle of a
• 落luòto fall, to drop; surplus, net income

Idioms sharing a character

• 滚瓜烂熟 gǔn guā làn shú
• 绵绵瓜瓞 mián mián guā dié
• 熟人熟事 shú rén shú shì
• 熟能生巧 shú néng shēng qiǎo
• 熟视无睹 shú shì wú dǔ
• 生米熟饭 shēng mǐ shú fàn
• 耳熟能详 ěr shú néng xiáng
• 轻车熟路 qīng chē shú lù
• 驾轻就熟 jià qīng jiù shú
• 一落千丈 yī luò qiān zhàng

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