粵

石sek6沉cam4大daai6海hoi2

sek6 cam4 daai6 hoi2shí chén dà hǎi

English

  1. lit. to throw a stone and see it sink without trace in the sea (idiom)
  2. fig. to elicit no response
  3. to disappear without a trace

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 比喻冇晒消息;消失、冇人會知

Examples

  • 真相隨住佢嘅死已經石沉大海。

    The truth vanished without a trace together with his death.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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