silent and gone; vanished without trace
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
silent and desolate; vanished without a trace
literaryLiterary term describing profound silence or complete disappearance, often used for news, traces, or sounds.
Duō多
nián年
zhī之
hòu后
，
tā他
yīn音
xìn信
yǎo杳
rán然
，
wú无
rén人
zhī知
xiǎo晓
qí其
xià下
luò落
。
Years later, no news was heard from him, and no one knew his whereabouts.
Shān山
gǔ谷
zhōng中
kōng空
wú无
yī一
rén人
，
wéi唯
yǒu有
fēng风
shēng声
yǎo杳
rán然
。
The valley was empty, with only the desolate sound of the wind.
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Zì自
nà那
yǐ以
hòu后
，
cǐ此
shì事
biàn便
yǎo杳
rán然
wú无
wén闻
。
Since then, this matter has vanished into obscurity.