鱼沉雁杳

Traditional: 魚沉雁杳

yú chén yàn yǎo

Dictionary entry

lit. the fish swam away into the depths, the goose vanished in the distance (idiom)

What does 鱼沉雁杳 mean?

鱼沉雁杳 (yú chén yàn yǎo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. the fish swam away into the depths, the goose vanished in the distance (idiom)

2fig. to have had no news (of sb who went away); to have lost contact

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鱼Yúsurname Yu 沉chénvariant of 沉[chen2]雁yànwild goose 杳yǎodark and quiet · disappear

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