尘埃落定

Traditional: 塵埃落定

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Dictionary entry

"Red Poppies", novel by 阿來|阿来[A1 lai2]

What does 尘埃落定 mean?

尘埃落定 (Chén āi luò dìng) has 2 dictionary entries or readings.

1"Red Poppies", novel by 阿來|阿来[A1 lai2]

2lit. the dust has settled (idiom)

3fig. to get sorted out

4to be finalized

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尘chéndust · dirt 埃Āiabbr. for Egypt 埃及[Ai1 ji2] or Ethiopia 埃塞俄比亞|埃塞俄比亚[Ai1 sai4 e2 bi3 ya4]落làto leave out · to be missing 定dìngto fix; to set; to make definite · to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc)

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