塵埃落定

尘埃落定
chén'āiluòdìng
  1. (of a matter) to be finalised; to get sorted out
  2. to be finalised; to get sorted out

Wiktionary

Homographs

塵埃落定 Chénāiluòdìng "Red Poppies", novel by 阿來 Ālái
塵埃落定 chénāiluòdìng
  1. lit. the dust has settled (idiom)
  2. fig. to get sorted out
  3. to be finalized

Entry Composition

=1 塵埃 chénāi dust
=1 塵埃 chén'āi dust
=2 落 là
  1. to leave out
  2. to be missing
  3. to leave behind or forget to bring
  4. to lag or fall behind
=2 落 lào colloquial reading for 落 luò in certain compounds
=2 落 luò
  1. to fall or drop
  2. (of the sun) to set
  3. (of a tide) to go out
  4. to lower
  5. to decline or sink
  6. to lag or fall behind
  7. to fall onto
  8. to rest with
  9. to get or receive
  10. to write down
  11. whereabouts
  12. settlement
3 定 dìng
  1. to fix; to set; to make definite
  2. to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc)
  3. to congeal; to coagulate
  4. (literary) definitely