尘埃落定

chén āi luò dìng

lit. the dust has settled (idiom)

"Red Poppies", novel by 阿來|阿来[A1 lai2]; fig. to get sorted out; to be finalized

尘

chén

dust

埃

āi

abbr. for Egypt 埃及[Ai1 ji2] or Ethiopia 埃塞俄比亞|埃塞俄比亚[Ai1 sai4 e2 bi3 ya4]

落

luò

to fall or drop

定

dìng

to fix; to set; to make definite