yàn​zú​chuán​shū

to send a letter

  • created reference approved 雁足传书/雁足傳書 → 鱼雁不绝/魚雁不絕 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    雁足传书 / 雁足傳書 yàn​zú​chuán​shū

    鱼雁不绝 / 魚雁不絕 yú​yàn​bù​jué

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  • created reference approved 雁足传书/雁足傳書 → 杳无音信/杳無音信 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    雁足传书 / 雁足傳書 yàn​zú​chuán​shū

    杳无音信 / 杳無音信 yǎo​wú​yīn​xìn

    antonym

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  • created sense approved 雁足传书/雁足傳書 · yàn​zú​chuán​shū · to send a letter — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    雁足传书 / 雁足傳書

    yàn​zú​chuán​shū

    to send a letter

    To send a letter or stay in touch via mail; this idiom originates from a legend where the Han official [[苏武|蘇武|su1 wu3]] used a wild goose to carry a message back home while he was being held captive

    雁 (literal) → 雁 · yàn · wild goose 足 (literal) → 足 · zú · foot 传 (literal) → 传/傳 · chuán · to pass on 书 (literal) → 书/書 · shū · letter

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