瓜熟蒂落

Chinese

		melon; claw; gourd melon; claw; gourd; squash	familiar; skilled; ripe familiar; skilled; ripe; done; cooked	stem (of fruit)	to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind
trad. (瓜熟蒂落)		瓜	熟	蒂	落
simp. #(瓜熟蒂落)		瓜	熟	蒂	落

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guāshúdìluò, guāshóudìluò

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄚ ㄕㄨˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ, ㄍㄨㄚ ㄕㄡˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaa¹ suk⁶ dai³ lok⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, literary; standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guāshúdìluò
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄚ ㄕㄨˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guashúdìluò
    • Wade–Giles: kua¹-shu²-ti⁴-lo⁴
    • Yale: gwā-shú-dì-lwò
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guashwudihluoh
    • Palladius: гуашудило (guašudilo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ä⁵⁵ ʂu³⁵ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, colloquial; standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guāshóudìluò
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄚ ㄕㄡˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guashóudìluò
    • Wade–Giles: kua¹-shou²-ti⁴-lo⁴
    • Yale: gwā-shóu-dì-lwò
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guashourdihluoh
    • Palladius: гуашоудило (guašoudilo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ä⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯³⁵ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwaa¹ suk⁶ dai³ lok⁶
    • Yale: gwā suhk dai lohk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwaa¹ suk⁹ dai³ lok⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gua¹ sug⁶ dei³ log⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷaː⁵⁵ sʊk̚² tɐi̯³³ lɔːk̚²/

Idiom

瓜熟蒂落

1. things naturally succeed once a suitable time has arrived and conditions are met