魚沉雁杳 yú chén yàn yǎo

lit. the fish sinks, the goose vanishes into the distance (idiom); a letter does not arrive

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
魚 yú
fish; surname Yu
沉 chén HSK 5
to sink; heavy; deep
雁 yàn
wild goose; variant of 雁yàn
杳 yǎo
disappear; dark and quiet