空 谷 足 音

kōng gǔ zú yīndictionary entry

(lit.) the sound of footsteps in a deserted valley (idiom) / (fig.) sth hard to come by; sth wonderful and rare

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空谷足音 空谷足音 [kong1 gu3 zu2 yin1] /(lit.) the sound of footsteps in a deserted valley (idiom)/(fig.) sth hard to come by; sth wonderful and rare/

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