yǎo wú rén jìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) without trace of human presence / uninhabited / deserted
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Original source entry:

杳無人跡 杳无人迹 [yao3 wu2 ren2 ji4] /(idiom) without trace of human presence; uninhabited; deserted/

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Other forms in these source records: 杳無人跡

  • 杳
    yǎo

    dark and quiet / disappear

  • 无
    mó

    used in 南無|南无[nā mó]

    wú

    not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less

  • 人
  • 迹
    jì

    (bound form) trace / mark / vestige / clue / Taiwan pr. [jī] / (bound form) vestige / historical remains (variant of 跡|迹[jì])

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