魚沉雁杳 yú chén yàn yǎo

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. the fish sinks, the goose vanishes into the distance (idiom); a letter does not arrive
  2. lost in transmission

CHARACTERS

魚 yú fish; surname; KangXi radical 195
沉 chén
HSK 5
sink, submerge; addicted to
雁 yàn wild goose
杳 yǎo obscure, dark, mysterious, deep