鱼沉雁杳

Traditional form:

魚沉雁杳

Pinyin (reading):

yúchényànyǎo

Definitions:

• lit. the fish swam away into the depths, the goose vanished in the distance (idiom)
• fig. to have had no news (of sb who went away); to have lost contact

Characters:

• 鱼 - fish
• 沉 - to sink, to submerge; profound, deep
• 雁 - wild goose
• 杳 - dark, mysterious, obscure; deep

Traditional characters:

• 魚 - fish
• 沉 - to sink, to submerge; profound, deep
• 雁 - wild goose
• 杳 - dark, mysterious, obscure; deep