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銷聲匿跡
简 销声匿迹 · 繁 銷聲匿跡Mandarin · pinyin xiāo shēng nì jì
Meanings
- to vanish without trace (idiom)
- to lie low
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1–1–4–4 · xiao1 sheng1 ni4 ji4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
siu1 sing1 nik1 zik1
Cantonese word readings for 銷聲匿跡. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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siu1 sing1 nik1 zik1
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to keep silent and lie low; to vanish (from the public eye); to disappear from the scene
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