水落 [－－]

Jyutping seoi2 lok6
Pinyin shuǐ luò

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, of the water level
    to lower
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    真相很快就会水落石出了。
    真相很快就會水落石出了。
    zhēn xiàng hěn kuài jiù huì shuǐ luò shí chū le 。
    • It won't be long before we know the truth.
  2. Mandarin
    公司的职员设法隐瞒，但真相不久便水落石出了。
    公司的職員設法隱瞞，但真相不久便水落石出了。
    gōng sī de zhí yuán shè fǎ yǐn mán ， dàn zhēn xiàng bù jiǔ biàn shuǐ luò shí chū le 。
    • The staff at the company tried to cover up the truth, but soon it came to light.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    唔该你装啲水落呢个桶度吖。
    唔該你裝啲水落呢個桶度吖。
    m4 goi1 nei5 zong1 di1 seoi2 lok6 nei4 go3 tung2 dou6 aa1 。
    • Please fill this bucket with water.
  2. Cantonese
    佢倒咗啲滚水落个杯度。
    佢倒咗啲滾水落個杯度。
    keoi5 dou2 zo2 di1 gwan2 seoi2 lok6 go3 bui1 dou6 。
    • She poured boiling water into the cup.
  3. Cantonese
    阿Tom倒咗啲冻水落个头到。
    阿Tom倒咗啲凍水落個頭到。
    aa3 Ｔ o m dou2 zo2 di1 dung3 seoi2 lok6 go3 tau4 dou3 。
    • Tom poured some cold water over his head.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    发烧仲淋冰水落自己个身度，你系咪黐线㗎？
    發燒仲淋冰水落自己個身度，你係咪黐線㗎？
    faat3 siu1 zung6 lam6 bing1 seoi2 lok6 zi6 gei2 go3 san1 dou6, nei5 hai6 mai6 ci1 sin3 gaa3?
    • You poured ice water on yourself even though you have a fever! Are you insane?
  2. Cantonese
    洒水落花丛度。
    灑水落花叢度。
    saa2 seoi2 lok6 faa1 cung4 dou6.
    • spray water into the flower bush
  3. Cantonese
    旺角又有癫佬掉镪水落街喇。
    旺角又有癲佬掉鏹水落街喇。
    wong6 gok3 jau6 jau5 din1 lou2 deu6 koeng5 seoi2 lok6 gaai1 laa3.
    • Some crazy bastards in Mongkok were throwing acid off rooftops and onto the crowds in the streets again.
  4. Cantonese
    查个水落石出
    查個水落石出
    caa4 go3 seoi2 lok6 sek6 ceot1
    • to dig out the truth; to seek the truth
  5. Cantonese
    件凶杀案嘅真相终于都水落石出喇！
    件兇殺案嘅真相終於都水落石出喇！
    gin6 hung1 saat3 ngon3 ge3 zan1 soeng3 zung1 jyu1 dou1 seoi2 lok6 sek6 ceot1 laa3!
    • The truth of the murder was finally revealed!
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    水落石出
    水落石出
    shuǐ luò shí chū
    • the truth is revealed (literally, “the water recedes and the rocks appear”)
  2. Mandarin
    潮水落了。
    潮水落了。
    cháo shuǐ luò le ．
    • The tide is low.
  3. Cantonese
    当年我阿爷游水落嚟香港。
    当年我阿爷游水落嚟香港。
    dong1 nin4 ngo5 aa3 je4 jau4 seoi2 lok6 lai4 hoeng1 gong2.
    • My grandfather swam to Hong Kong from mainland China back then.
  4. Mandarin
    弄个水落石出
    弄個水落石出
    nòng ge shuǐ luò shí chū
    • to get to the bottom of the matter