niú
hǎi

idiom

Meaning of 泥牛入海

泥牛入海 means to disappear without a trace; to be gone forever. Pronounced ní niú rù hǎi.

  • to disappear without a trace; to be gone forever

Definitions & Examples

jiè
le
qián
hòu
biàn便
niú
hǎi
 
zài
lián
shàng
le
 

After borrowing the money, he disappeared like a clay ox entering the sea and could no longer be contacted.

jīn
tóu
hòu
biàn便
niú
hǎi
 
méi
yǒu
rèn
huí
bào
 

After the capital was invested, it disappeared without a trace and yielded no returns.

chū
de
shí
fēng
qiú
zhí
xìn
dōu
niú
hǎi
 
méi
yǒu
huí
yīn
 

The dozens of job application letters I sent out all vanished like a clay ox entering the sea, with no response.

jūn
yuán
bīng
gāng
dào
 
jiù
bèi
hóng
shuǐ
chōng
de
niú
hǎi
 

The enemy reinforcements had just arrived when they were swept away by the flood, gone forever.