泥牛入海 ní niú rù hǎi

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. a clay ox enters the sea (idiom); fig. to disappear with no hope of returning

CHARACTERS

泥 ní
HSK 6
mud, mire; earth, clay; plaster
牛 niú
HSK 2
cow, ox, bull; KangXi radical93
入 rù
HSK 4
enter, come in(to), join
海 hǎi
HSK 4
sea, ocean; maritime