衡阳雁断 — “Communication has been cut off”
衡阳雁断 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Communication has been cut off”. No news or contact from a distant person or place, similar to wild geese stopping their migration and thus failing to deliver messages. Literally, “Wild geese stopped at Hengyang”.
衡阳雁断 Pronunciation and Pinyin
衡阳雁断 Character Breakdown
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Open the tool →Questions about 衡阳雁断
What does 衡阳雁断 mean?
衡阳雁断 (héng yáng yàn duàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Communication has been cut off”.
How do you pronounce 衡阳雁断?
衡阳雁断 is pronounced héng yáng yàn duàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 衡阳雁断 literally mean?
Literally, 衡阳雁断 means “Wild geese stopped at Hengyang”. It is used to mean “Communication has been cut off”.
What is the Chinese definition of 衡阳雁断?
衡山南峰有回雁峰，相传雁来去以此为界。比喻音信不通。