not know the end or whereabouts
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to not know the outcome; to not know where someone is; to vanish without a trace
formalThis formal idiom describes a situation where the end of an event, especially a person's fate or whereabouts, is unknown. It often carries a sense of mystery or finality.
Zhàn战
zhēng争
jié结
shù束
hòu后
，
xǔ许
duō多
zhàn战
shì士
xià下
luò落
bù不
míng明
，
bù不
zhī知
suǒ所
zhōng终
。
After the war ended, many soldiers were missing and their whereabouts unknown.
Tā他
liú留
xià下
yī一
fēng封
xìn信
hòu后
jiù就
lí离
jiā家
chū出
zǒu走
，
cóng从
cǐ此
bù不
zhī知
suǒ所
zhōng终
。
He left a letter and ran away from home, and has been missing ever since.
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Nà那
ge个
gǔ古
lǎo老
wén文
míng明
de的
qǐ起
yuán源
hé和
fā发
zhǎn展
yǒu有
jù据
kě可
chá查
，
dàn但
qí其
shuāi衰
luò落
de的
yuán原
yīn因
zuì最
zhōng终
què却
bù不
zhī知
suǒ所
zhōng终
。
The origin and development of that ancient civilization are well-documented, but the ultimate cause of its decline remains unknown.