邮递员摆手，没信郵遞員擺手，沒信郵遞員擺手，沒信

the postman waves his hand: no letter (no news)

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said when there is no news at all about something or someone.
Wordplay: 信 (xìn, letter) is used for 信儿 (xìnr, news), which sound alike; the postman's wave means no letter, and so no news.

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Simplified: 邮递员摆手，没信
Traditional (Taiwan): 郵遞員擺手，沒信
Pinyin: yóudìyuán bǎishǒu, méi xìn
Bopomofo: ㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄞˇ ㄕㄡˇ，ㄇㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄣˋ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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