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石沉大海
Mandarin · pinyin shí chén dà hǎi
Meanings
- lit. to throw a stone and see it sink without trace in the sea (idiom)
- fig. to elicit no response
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2–2–4–3 · shi2 chen2 da4 hai3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
sek6 cam4 daai6 hoi2
Cantonese word readings for 石沉大海. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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sek6 cam4 daai6 hoi2
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phrase
- (literally) a stone sinks in the ocean
- (figurative) to receive no response; to never hear back from someone or about something
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