销声匿迹 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to vanish without trace
• to lie low

Character by character

• 销xiāoto fuse, to melt; to market, to sell
• 声shēngsound, noise; voice, tone, music
• 匿nìto hide; to go into hiding
• 迹jìtrace, sign, mark, footprint

Idioms sharing a character

• 黯然销魂 àn rán xiāo hún
• 不动声色 bù dòng shēng sè
• 不声不响 bù shēng bù xiǎng
• 人声鼎沸 rén shēng dǐng fèi
• 低声细语 dī shēng xì yǔ
• 口口声声 kǒu kou shēng shēng
• 同声一哭 tóng shēng yī kū
• 唉声叹气 āi shēng tàn qì
• 大张声势 dà zhāng shēng shì
• 大放悲声 dà fàng bēi shēng

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