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杳無音信

miu5 mou4 jam1 seon3

yao3 wu2 yin1 xin4

have not been heard of since

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

杳無音信

This word was added by bybell on 4th Jan 2008 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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杳 miu5 jiu2 niao3 yao3 miao3 - deep; quiet; silent
無 mou4 wu2 - not; negative; don't have
音 jam1 yin1 - sound; voice; noise; tone
信 seon3 xin4 - honest; trust; letter

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