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湮沒無聞

简湮没无闻 · 繁湮沒無聞

Mandarin · pinyin yān mò wú wén

to pass into oblivion

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湮: yān · bury, sink, block up; stain
沒: méi · not, have not, none; to drown, sink
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没: méi · not, have not, none; drown, sink
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
闻: wén · hear; smell; make known; news

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1–4–2–2 · yan1 mo4 wu2 wen2

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(idiomatic) to fade into obscurity

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