鱼沉雁杳 in English yu2 chen2 yan4 yao3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) the fish sinks, the goose vanishes into the distance (idiomatic expression); a letter does not arrive
  • lost in transmission

Simplified Characters

鱼 沉 雁 杳

Traditional Characters

魚 沉 雁 杳

Pinyin

yu2 chen2 yan4 yao3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

鱼yu2surname Yu 沉chen2see 黑沉沉[hei1 chen1 chen1] 雁yan4wild goose 杳yao3dark and quiet