水落歸槽 shuǐ luò guī cáo

go back where one belongs

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. spilt water returns to the trough (idiom); fig. people remember where they belong

Characters

Character Meaning
水 shuǐ HSK 1
water; liquid; beverage
落 luò HSK 4
to fall or drop; to lower; to lag or fall behind
歸 guī
to return; to go back to; to belong to
槽 cáo
groove; channel; trough