石沉大海 in English shi2 chen2 da4 hai3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to throw a stone and see it sink without trace in the sea (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to elicit no response

Simplified Characters

石 沉 大 海

Traditional Characters

石 沉 大 海

Pinyin

shi2 chen2 da4 hai3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

石shi2surname Shi 沉chen2see 黑沉沉[hei1 chen1 chen1] 大da4big 海hai3surname Hai