have no news at all(yǎo wú yīn xìn)

have no news at all

No news, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǎ ow ú y ī nx ì n, refers to no news, describes the loss of contact or no way to contact. It comes from the Song Dynasty Huang Xiaomai's Ode to daffodils.

The origin of Idioms

In Song Dynasty, Huang Xiaomai's Ode to daffodils: "after Jinghong left, he threw away the stockings, and there was no news."

Idiom usage

In the romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong in Ming Dynasty chapter 45: as soon as Kong Ming went to Dongwu, he heard nothing from him. Shi Naian of Ming Dynasty wrote four chapters of outlaws of the Marsh: "Xiao Ke went back to Jizhou for Mr. Gongsun Sheng, but no one heard from him. Now he was sent to Jizhou to inquire about the news and seek Gongsun Sheng to repay the debt." Li Baojia of Qing Dynasty wrote eight chapters in his official circles: "a few days later, counting the days, the telegram has been sent for 20 days, and there is still no message." Chapter 10 of Li Baojia's Officialdom: after waiting another month, there was no news. He had to go, but his mother-in-law couldn't persuade him, so she had to let him go. Because there was no one to accompany him, his mother-in-law took his nephew Zhou Daquan to accompany him. Ouyang mountain's "Three Alleys" 1555: "long, long ago, I also mentioned my thoughts to Zhou Bing, but I didn't know anything about it. I really didn't hear from him."

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] no trace, no news synonym] no sound at all antonym just around the corner

Chinese PinYin : yǎo wú yīn xìn