亡佚 wáng yì — (of books) lost; scattered and lost

亡佚
wáng yì

Characters: 亡 · 佚

Definitions

  1. (of books) lost; scattered and lost

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. nonextant
  2. lost to the ages

ExtDict

  1. 散失。

Examples

  • 这部古书在战火中亡佚了。

    This ancient book was lost in the turmoil of war.

  • 不少珍贵典籍就此亡佚失传。

    Many precious texts were lost and handed down no further.