杳如黄鹤 yǎo rú huáng hè

DEFINITIONS

  1. to be gone forever (idiom)
  2. to disappear without a trace

CHARACTERS

杳 yǎo obscure, dark, mysterious, deep
如 rú if, supposing; as if; like, as
黄 huáng yellow; surname
鹤 hè crane; Grus species (various)