秤砣掉在棉花里，没有回音秤砣掉在棉花里，沒有回音秤砣掉在棉花里，沒有回音

A steelyard weight falls into cotton: no echo

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: There is no reply or reaction to something said or sent.
Wordplay: 回音 (huíyīn) means both a literal echo and a response or feedback.

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Simplified: 秤砣掉在棉花里，没有回音
Traditional (Taiwan): 秤砣掉在棉花里，沒有回音
Pinyin: chèngtuó diào zài miánhua lǐ, méiyǒu huíyīn
Bopomofo: ㄔㄥˋ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄏㄨㄚㄌㄧˇ，ㄇㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄧㄣ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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