鱼 沉 雁 杳

yú chén yàn yǎodictionary entry

lit. the fish swam away into the depths, the goose vanished in the distance (idiom) / fig. to have had no news (of sb who went away); to have lost contact

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魚沉雁杳 鱼沉雁杳 [yu2 chen2 yan4 yao3] /lit. the fish swam away into the depths, the goose vanished in the distance (idiom)/fig. to have had no news (of sb who went away); to have lost contact/

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