秤锤落井 — “To disappear completely without a trace or any news”
秤锤落井 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to disappear completely without a trace or any news”. To vanish into thin air. Literally, “steelyard weight falls into a well”.
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秤锤落井 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 秤锤落井
自从他上次出差后，就像秤锤落井，一点音讯都没有了
Since his last business trip, he has vanished like a steelyard weight falling into a well, and there has been no news of him.
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What does 秤锤落井 mean?
秤锤落井 (chèng chuí luò jǐng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to disappear completely without a trace or any news”.
How do you pronounce 秤锤落井?
秤锤落井 is pronounced chèng chuí luò jǐng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 秤锤落井 literally mean?
Literally, 秤锤落井 means “steelyard weight falls into a well”. It is used to mean “to disappear completely without a trace or any news”.
What is the Chinese definition of 秤锤落井?
像秤锤掉进井水里一样不见踪影，不知消息。