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瓜熟蒂落

Mandarin · pinyin guā shú dì luò

when the melon is ripe, it falls (idiom); problems sort themselves out in the fullness of time

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gwaa1 suk6 dai3 lok6

Cantonese word readings for 瓜熟蒂落. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

gwaa1 suk6 dai3 lok6

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(idiomatic) things naturally succeed once a suitable time has arrived and conditions are met