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杳

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yǎo

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Definitions

  1. 1. dark and quiet
  2. 2. disappear

Words Containing 杳

杳无消息
yǎo wú xiāo xī

see 杳無音信|杳无音信[yǎo wú yīn xìn]

杳无人迹
yǎo wú rén jì

without trace of human presence

杳茫
yǎo máng

distant and out of sight

杳冥
yǎo míng

dim and dusky

杳霭
yǎo ǎi

far and deep

杳渺
yǎo miǎo

dimly discernible

鱼沉雁杳
yú chén yàn yǎo

lit. the fish sinks, the goose vanishes into the distance (idiom); a letter does not arrive

杳无音信
yǎo wú yīn xìn

to have no news whatever

杳然
yǎo rán

quiet, silent, and lonely

杳无人烟
yǎo wú rén yān

dark and uninhabited (idiom); remote and deserted

雁杳鱼沉
yàn yǎo yú chén

without news from sb (idiom)

杳如黄鹤
yǎo rú huáng hè

to be gone forever (idiom)

杳杳
yǎo yǎo

deep and somber

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