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斷線風箏

简断线风筝 · 繁斷線風箏

Mandarin · pinyin duàn xiàn fēng zhēng

a kite that is lost after its string breaks (metaphor for sb one never hears from anymore)

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風: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
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断: duàn · sever, cut off; interrupt
线: xiàn · line, thread, wire; clue
风: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere
筝: zhēng · stringed musical instrument; kite

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4–4–1–1 · duan4 xian4 feng1 zheng1

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tyun5 sin3 fung1 zang1

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(idiomatic) drop off the radar; go with the wind

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