沈魚落雁

variant of 沉魚落雁|沉鱼落雁[chen2 yu2 luo4 yan4]

surname Shen / place name

variant of 沉[chen2]

liquid / to pour

surname Yu

fish / CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]

to leave out / to be missing / to leave behind or forget to bring / to lag or fall behind

colloquial reading for 落[luo4] in certain compounds

to fall or drop / (of the sun) to set / (of a tide) to go out / to lower / to decline or sink / to lag or fall behind / to fall onto / to rest with / to get or receive / to write down / whereabouts / settlement

wild goose

variant of 雁[yan4]