The Golden Vase falls into the well
The gold bottle fell to the bottom of the well. It means that there is no news again.
[source]: Ji Yuan written by Li Bai of Tang Dynasty: "there is no news about the fall of the Golden Vase, which makes people sigh and think again."
Idioms and allusions
It's from the eighth song of twelve poems to send far written by Li Bai of Tang Dynasty: "there's no news when the Golden Vase falls into the well, which makes people sigh and think again."
Discrimination of words
Usage: used as the subject and object; used to refer to the absence of any news
The Golden Vase falls into the well
the whole country was in a state of upheaval - hǎi shuǐ qún fēi
a promotion not according to precedence - bù cì zhī wèi
sincerity can make metal and stone crack - jīn shí wèi kāi
run around here and there and busy oneself with worldly affairs - kǒng xí mò tū