水落石出

On the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list, at CEFR level C1.

shuǐluòshíchū ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄕˊ ㄔㄨ

    • as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom)

      lit.

    • the truth comes to light

      fig.

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