來無影,去無蹤

简 来无影,去无踪 · 繁 來無影,去無蹤
Mandarin · pinyin lái wú yǐng , qù wú zōng

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  1. lit. come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and go without a trace
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來
lái · come, coming; return, returning
無
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影
yǐng · shadow; image, reflection; photograph
去
qù · go away, leave, depart
蹤
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来
lái · come, coming; return, returning
无
wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
踪
zōng · footprints, traces, tracks
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loi4 mou4 jing2 ,heoi3 mou4 zung1

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來無影,去無蹤 · lai2 wu2 ying3 , qu4 wu2 zong1
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Exact source record來無影,去無蹤 来无影,去无踪 [lai2 wu2 ying3 , qu4 wu2 zong1] /lit. come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and go without a trace/