Definition

Phrase/Idiomatic Expression: - Without news, without tidings: Used to describe a state where there is no information or communication from someone, indicating they have been out of contact for a long time.

Usage Examples

• Phrase/Idiomatic Expression:
  • Anh ấy đã biệt tin từ hơn mười năm nay. (He has been without news for over ten years.)
  • Gia đình lo lắng vì cô ấy biệt tin sau khi đi du học. (The family is worried because she has been without tidings since going abroad to study.)

Advanced Usage

• This phrase is often used in formal or literary contexts to express a prolonged and concerning lack of communication. It carries a connotation of worry or mystery about the person's whereabouts or well-being.

Variants and Related Words

• Biệt vô âm tín: A more formal/literary variant with the same meaning (literally: severed without news or letters).
• Mất liên lạc: (Verb phrase) To lose contact. This is a more common, neutral way to say someone is out of touch.
• Bặt tin: (Verb) To cease having news from someone. Very similar in meaning and usage to "biệt tin".

Synonyms

• Không có tin tức: To have no news.
• Mất tích: (Verb) To be missing, to disappear. This implies a more serious situation than just being out of contact.

Related Idioms

• Biệt tích biệt tin: An extended idiom emphasizing both disappearance and a complete lack of communication.
  • Người lính đó đã biệt tích biệt tin từ sau trận chiến. (That soldier has been missing and without a trace since the battle.)

1. Without news, without tidings