Definition
This chengyu (four-character idiom) means 'to have no news at all from someone for a long time.' It describes a complete lack of communication or information, often after someone has left or disappeared. Use it when you want to emphasize that you have heard nothing — not even a single message — from a person or about a situation.
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to have no news whatsoeverto be completely without information (about someone)
Examples
- 杳无音信，。Tā chūguó hòu biàn yǎo mó, jiārén fēicháng dānxīn.After he went abroad, there was no news from him at all, and his family was very worried.
- ，杳无音信。Zhè fēng xìn jì chū bànnián le, zhìjīn yǎo mó.This letter was sent half a year ago, and there has been no news of it so far.
- ，杳无音信，。Tāmen shīqù liánxì duōnián, yǎo mó, fǎngfú rénjiān zhēngfā.They lost contact for years with no news at all, as if they had vanished from the face of the earth.
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