ㄕㄨㄟˇshuǐㄌㄨㄛˋluòㄍㄨㄟguīㄘㄠˊcáo

  1. 水位降低原來水道比喻回復穩定紅樓夢·》:今日這些心裡方纔水落歸槽。」

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