石投大海

Mandarin · pinyin shí tóu dà hǎi

Meanings

  1. to disappear like a stone dropped into the sea
  2. to vanish forever without trace
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石
shí · stone, rock, mineral; Kangxi radical 112
投
tóu · throw, cast, fling, pitch; jump
大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
海
hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
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2–2–4–3 · shi2 tou2 da4 hai3

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sek6 tau4 daai6 hoi2

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石投大海 · shi2 tou2 da4 hai3
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Exact source record石投大海 石投大海 [shi2 tou2 da4 hai3] /to disappear like a stone dropped into the sea/to vanish forever without trace/