羚羊挂角，无处可寻羚羊掛角，無處可尋羚羊掛角，無處可尋

the antelope hangs by its horns: nowhere to be found

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Someone or something has vanished without a trace. Originally a Chan Buddhist phrase, from the legend that antelopes sleep hanging from trees to escape hounds.

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Simplified: 羚羊挂角，无处可寻
Traditional (Taiwan): 羚羊掛角，無處可尋
Pinyin: língyángguàjiǎo, wúchùkěxún
Bopomofo: ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ，ㄨˊ ㄔㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄩㄣˊ

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