杳无音信 No news
Explanation
一点消息也没有。形容毫无音信。
No news at all. Describes the complete absence of news.
Origin Story
话说唐朝时期，一位名叫李白的年轻诗人，怀揣着满腔抱负，告别家乡，前往长安追寻自己的仕途梦想。然而，他翻山越岭，历经千辛万苦，却始终没有得到任何机会。他只能在长安街头默默无闻地度日，他的家人远在千里之外，只能盼望有一天能收到他的来信，倾听他关于长安的见闻。然而，时间一天天过去，家人始终没有收到李白的任何音信，他们开始变得焦急不安，不知道远在长安的李白究竟发生了什么事。他们写信给他，却石沉大海，杳无音信。家人们只能默默祈祷，希望他能平安，希望他能早日归来。
In the Tang Dynasty, a young poet named Li Bai, full of ambition, left his hometown and went to Chang'an to pursue his career. However, despite many hardships and difficulties, he found no opportunities. He lived a modest life in Chang'an, while his family, far away, anxiously awaited letters and news. But as days turned into weeks, they received not a single message from Li Bai. They became anxious and worried about him. They wrote to him, but their letters remained unanswered, disappearing without a trace. They could only pray that he was safe and would return soon.
Usage
用于形容毫无音信，多用于不好的情况。
Used to describe the complete absence of news, often in the context of negative situations.
Examples
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自他出国留学后，就杳无音信了。
zì tā chū guó liú xué hòu, jiù yǎo wú yīn xìn le
Since he went abroad to study, we haven't heard from him.
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他失踪已久，至今杳无音信。
tā shī zōng yǐ jiǔ, zhì jīn yǎo wú yīn xìn
He has been missing for a long time, and we still haven't heard from him to this day