石沉大海
sek6 cam4 daai6 hoi2shí chén dà hǎi
English
- lit. to throw a stone and see it sink without trace in the sea (idiom)
- fig. to elicit no response
- to disappear without a trace
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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