vanished without a trace; gone forever
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1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
vanished like the yellow crane; disappeared without a trace
literaryDerived from the Tang Dynasty poet Cui Hao's poem 'Yellow Crane Tower' (黄鹤楼): 'The yellow crane has gone and will never return; white clouds have drifted for a thousand years in vain.' Used to describe people or things that have completely disappeared with no news of their whereabouts.
Tā他
zì自
cóng从
shí十
nián年
qián前
lí离
kāi开
hòu后
，
jiù就
yǎo杳
rú如
huáng黄
hè鹤
，
zài再
yě也
méi没
yǒu有
rén人
jiàn见
guò过
tā他
。
Since he left ten years ago, he has vanished without a trace, and no one has seen him since.
Nà那
zhī只
diū丢
shī失
de的
zhēn珍
guì贵
wén文
wù物
yǎo杳
rú如
huáng黄
hè鹤
，
kǒng恐
pà怕
zài再
yě也
zhǎo找
bù不
huí回
lái来
le了
。
That lost precious cultural relic has disappeared like the yellow crane, and I'm afraid it will never be recovered.
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Jiè借
kuǎn款
dào到
qī期
hòu后
，
nà那
wèi位
jiè借
kuǎn款
rén人
yǎo杳
rú如
huáng黄
hè鹤
，
lián连
diàn电
huà话
dōu都
dǎ打
bù不
tōng通
le了
。
After the loan came due, the borrower vanished without a trace, and even his phone could no longer be reached.