blind letter; dead letter
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blind letter; dead letter; undeliverable mail
technicalPostal terminology referring to mail that cannot be delivered due to illegible, incorrect, or incomplete addressing. Synonymous with 瞎信. Such letters are typically held at a dead letter office for a period before being disposed of or returned.
Zhè这
fēng封
xìn信
dì地
zhǐ址
xiě写
cuò错
le了
，
biàn变
chéng成
le了
máng盲
xìn信
。
This letter was addressed incorrectly and became a dead letter.
Yóu邮
jú局
shè设
lì立
le了
zhuān专
mén门
de的
máng盲
xìn信
chù处
lái来
chǔ处
lǐ理
zhè这
xiē些
wú无
fǎ法
tóu投
dì递
de的
yóu邮
jiàn件
。
The post office established a special dead letter office to handle this undeliverable mail.
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Máng盲
xìn信
tōng通
cháng常
huì会
bèi被
bǎo保
cún存
yí一
duàn段
shí时
jiān间
，
děng等
dài待
jì寄
jiàn件
rén人
huò或
shōu收
jiàn件
rén人
lái来
rèn认
lǐng领
。
Blind letters are usually kept for a period of time, awaiting the sender or recipient to claim them.