石沉大海
shí​chén​dà​hǎi

to elicit no response

  • created sense approved 石沉大海 · shí​chén​dà​hǎi · to elicit no response — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    石沉大海

    shí​chén​dà​hǎi

    to elicit no response

    Literally "a stone sinking into the great sea"; used to describe someone or something that has disappeared without a trace or a message that has received no reply.

    石 (literal) → 石 · shí · stone 沉 (literal) → 沉 · chén · to sink 大海 (literal) → 大海 · dà​hǎi · sea

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