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出沒

简出没 · 繁出沒

Mandarin · pinyin chū mò

to come and go
to roam about (mostly unseen)
(of a ghost) to haunt (a place)
(of a criminal) to stalk (the streets)
(of the sun) to rise and set

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出: chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
沒: méi · not, have not, none; to drown, sink
没: méi · not, have not, none; drown, sink

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1–4 · chu1 mo4

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ceot1 mut6

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verb

(intransitive) to appear and disappear; to roam about (mostly unseen); to haunt

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