like a clay ox entering the sea(ní niú rù hǎi)

like a clay ox entering the sea

As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is n í Ni ú R ù h ǎ I, which means that a clay ox falls into the sea. It's like going away and never coming back. From the biography of lanterns in Jingde.

The origin of Idioms

"I saw two mud oxen fighting into the sea, until now there is no news," said Shidao of the Song Dynasty The clay ox fell into the sea. It's like going away and never coming back.

Idiom usage

There is no hope for the two bank officials. They have been waiting for a long time, but only one. There is no news. (the seventh chapter of Wu Jianren's twenty years of witnessing the strange situation in Qing Dynasty)

Chinese PinYin : ní niú rù hǎi