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杳無消息

简杳无消息 · 繁杳無消息

Mandarin · pinyin yǎo wú xiāo xī

see 杳無音信 yǎo wú yīn xìn

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杳: yǎo · obscure, dark, mysterious, deep
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消: xiāo · vanish, die out; melt away
息: xī · rest, put stop to, end, cease
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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3–2–1–1 · yao3 wu2 xiao1 xi1

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miu5 mou4 siu1 sik1

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