塵埃落定

尘埃落定
chénāiluòdìng
  1. lit. the dust has settled (idiom)
  2. fig. to get sorted out
  3. to be finalized

CEDICT

比喻事情已成定局。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

塵埃落定 Chénāiluòdìng "Red Poppies", novel by 阿來 Ālái
塵埃落定 chén'āiluòdìng

Entry Composition

1 塵埃 chénāi dust
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