杳如黃鶴

简 杳如黄鹤 · 繁 杳如黃鶴
Mandarin · pinyin yǎo rú huáng hè

Meanings

  1. to be gone forever (idiom)
  2. to disappear without a trace
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杳
yǎo · obscure, dark, mysterious, deep
如
rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
黃
huáng · yellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
鶴
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黄
huáng · yellow; surname
鹤
hè · crane; Grus species (various)
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3–2–2–4 · yao3 ru2 huang2 he4

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miu5 jyu4 wong4 hok6

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