水 落 石 出

shuǐluò-shíchū

Meaning

(lit.) as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom)
(fig.) the truth comes to light

Example

事情很快就被查了个水落石出。

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Characters

shuǐHSK 14 strokesShui ethnic group luòHSK 312 strokesto leave out shíHSK 35 strokesabbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], the capital of Hebei chūHSK 15 strokesto go out; to come out

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