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渺無音信

简渺无音信 · 繁渺無音信

Mandarin · pinyin miǎo wú yīn xìn

to receive no news whatsoever about sb

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渺: miǎo · endlessly long, boundless, vast
無: Look up this written character
音: yīn · sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation; Kangxi radical 180
信: xìn · trust, believe; letter
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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3–2–1–4 · miao3 wu2 yin1 xin4

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miu5 mou4 jam1 seon3

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