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杳無音信

简杳无音信 · 繁杳無音信

Mandarin · pinyin yǎo wú yīn xìn

to have no news whatever

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杳: yǎo · obscure, dark, mysterious, deep
無: Look up this written character
音: yīn · sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation; Kangxi radical 180
信: xìn · trust, believe; letter
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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3–2–1–4 · yao3 wu2 yin1 xin4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

miu5 mou4 jam1 seon3

Cantonese word readings for 杳無音信. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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(idiomatic) to have no news whatsoever

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