空谷足音

Traditional form:

空谷足音

Pinyin (reading):

kōnggǔzúyīn

Definitions:

• lit. the sound of footsteps in a deserted valley (idiom)
• fig. sth hard to come by; sth wonderful and rare

Characters:

• 空 - hollow, empty, deserted, bare
• 谷 - valley, gorge, ravine
• 足 - foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough
• 音 - sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation

Traditional characters:

• 空 - hollow, empty, deserted, bare
• 谷 - valley, gorge, ravine
• 足 - foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough
• 音 - sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation