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斷線風箏
简 断线风筝 · 繁 斷線風箏Mandarin · pinyin duàn xiàn fēng zhēng
Meanings
- a kite that is lost after its string breaks (metaphor for sb one never hears from anymore)
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4–4–1–1 · duan4 xian4 feng1 zheng1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
tyun5 sin3 fung1 zang1
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tyun5 sin3 fung1 zang1
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phrase
- (idiomatic) drop off the radar; go with the wind
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