尘埃落定

"Red Poppies", novel by 阿來|阿来[A1 lai2]

lit. the dust has settled (idiom) / fig. to get sorted out / to be finalized

dust / dirt / earth

dust

abbr. for Egypt 埃及[Ai1 ji2]

dust / dirt / angstrom / phonetic ai or e

to leave out / to be missing / to leave behind or forget to bring / to lag or fall behind

colloquial reading for 落[luo4] in certain compounds

to fall or drop / (of the sun) to set / (of a tide) to go out / to lower / to decline or sink / to lag or fall behind / to fall onto / to rest with / to get or receive / to write down / whereabouts / settlement

to set / to fix / to determine / to decide / to order