鸿雁传书
hóng​yàn​chuán​shū

to send a letter

  • created sense approved 鸿雁传书/鴻雁傳書 · hóng​yàn​chuán​shū · to send a letter — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鸿雁传书 / 鴻雁傳書

    hóng​yàn​chuán​shū

    to send a letter

    To send a letter from afar; to correspond with someone. This idiom refers to a legend about a wild goose carrying a message tied to its leg while the envoy [[苏武|蘇武|su1 wu3]] was held captive by the [[匈奴|匈奴|xiong1 nu2]].

    鸿雁 (literal) → 鸿雁/鴻雁 · hóng​yàn · swan goose 传书 (literal) → 传书/傳書 · chuán​shū · to send a letter

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