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水落石出-The truth will be revealed

水落石出 (shuǐ luò shí chū) From a handy book entitled 100 Common Chinese Idioms and Set Phrases: “水落石出” 这个成语用来比喻经过反复调查以后,事实的真相终于彻底明白了.   Staying faithful to the original words, it reads “the rocks emerge when the water subsides”; however, the figurative meaning is something close to “The truth will be revealed”.  Looking online, I found examples of this idiom [...]

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