雁杳魚沉

See also: 雁杳鱼沉

Chinese

		wild goose	dark and quiet; disappear	fish	submerge; immerse; sink submerge; immerse; sink; deep; profound; to lower; to drop
trad. (雁杳魚沉)		雁	杳	魚	沉
simp. (雁杳鱼沉)		雁	杳	鱼	沉

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yànyǎoyúchén

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄠˇ ㄩˊ ㄔㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yànyǎoyúchén
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄠˇ ㄩˊ ㄔㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yànyǎoyúchén
    • Wade–Giles: yen⁴-yao³-yü²-chʻên²
    • Yale: yàn-yǎu-yú-chén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yannyeauyuchern
    • Palladius: яньяоюйчэнь (janʹjaojujčɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn⁵¹ jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/

Idiom

雁杳魚沉

1. the goose has flown too far away to be traced and the fish has dived deep in water; without any contact; without news or letters

Alternative forms

• 魚沉雁杳／鱼沉雁杳 (yúchényànyǎo)