- 瓜熟蒂落
- guāshúdìluòwhen a melon is ripe it falls off its stem—things are easily settled once conditions are ripe* * *things will be easily settled when conditions are O.K.* * *things will be easily settled when conditions are O.K.* * *guā shú dì luòwhen a melon is ripe it falls off its stem* * *gua1 shu2 di4 luo4when the melon is ripe, it falls (idiom); problems sort themselves out in the fullness of time* * *瓜熟蒂落guā shú dì luòFruits fall off when ripe.; At the right time everything comes easy.; At the right time things are easily managed.; A thing will happen when conditions are ripe.; The stem of a melon breaks off from the stock when the melon is ripe.; When the melon is ripe, the calyx falls.; When the melon is ripe, it falls from the stalk.; When a melon is ripe, it falls off its stem -- things are easily settled once conditions are ripe.; when the melon is ripe, it will drop by itself.* * *瓜熟蒂落|瓜熟蒂落 [guā shú dì luò] ► when the melon is ripe, it falls (idiom); problems sort themselves out in the fullness of time
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.