空谷足音

空谷足音
kōngyīn

lit. the sound of footsteps in a deserted valley (idiom)

2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings

MEANING

  1. noun

    lit. the sound of footsteps in a deserted valley (idiom)

    • The sound of footsteps echoing in an empty valley is rarely heard.

  2. noun

    fig. sth hard to come by; sth wonderful and rare

    • Footsteps echoing in an empty valley are rarely heard.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

An empty cave with nothing inside is just hollow space.

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