杳无音讯 (yǎo mó) — (idiom) to have no news or trace of someone; to have completely disappeared without any communication
Definition
Literary idiom meaning 'vanished without a trace or any word' — someone or something has completely disappeared and sent no news. Used in writing, not everyday speech.
idiom
to have no news or trace of someoneto have completely disappeared without any communication
Examples
- 杳无音讯，。Tā chū guó hòu jiù yǎo mó, jiā rén dōu hěn dān xīn.After he went abroad, there has been no news from him, and his family is very worried.
- 杳无音讯，。Nà fēng xìn jì chū qù zhī hòu biàn yǎo mó, bù zhī duì fāng shōu dào méi yǒu.After that letter was sent, there was no news at all; I don't know if the recipient received it.
- 杳无音讯。Zhè ge shī zōng de lǚ xíng zhě yǐ jīng yǎo mó sān tiān le.This missing traveler has had no news for three days.
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