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不知所終

简 不知所终 · 繁 不知所終
Mandarin · pinyin bù zhī suǒ zhōng

Meanings

  1. (idiom) to vanish without a trace; to go missing
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Characters in this entry

不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
知
zhī · know, perceive, comprehend
所
suǒ · place, location; numerary adjunct
終
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终
zhōng · end; finally, in the end
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4–1–3–1 · bu4 zhi1 suo3 zhong1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bat1 zi1 so2 zung1

Cantonese word readings for 不知所終. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to not know what has become of someone; to not know someone's whereabouts; to not know what happened to someone

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