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销声匿迹

xiāo shēng nì jì

4-character word Traditional 銷聲匿跡

What 销声匿迹 means

1. to vanish without trace (idiom)
2. to lie low

The characters in 销声匿迹

• 销xiāoto melt (metal); to cancel; to annul; to sell
• 声shēngsound; voice; tone
• 匿nìto hide
• 迹jì(bound form) trace; mark; vestige; clue; Taiwan pr. jī

Example sentences

• 人生如梦，如影随形，像个蹩脚的演员，在舞台上虚张声势、矫揉造作一小时，然后便销声匿迹。人生如白痴讲的故事，喧嚣吵杂，却毫无意义。
  Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.