落石 [－－]

Jyutping lok6 sek6
Pinyin luò shí

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. falling stone
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    fallen stones; falling rocks
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.
  3. Mandarin
    通往那座城市的干道已经没有落石了。
    通往那座城市的幹道已經沒有落石了。
    tōng wǎng nà zuò chéng shì de gàn dào yǐ jīng méi yǒu luò shí le 。
    • The highway leading to the city is now free of fallen rocks.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    小心落石！
    小心落石！
    siu2 sam1 lok6 sek6 ！
    • Beware of falling rocks!
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 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
  2. 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
    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