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時隱時現

简 时隐时现 · 繁 時隱時現
Mandarin · pinyin shí yǐn shí xiàn

Meanings

  1. appearing and disappearing (idiom)
  2. intermittently visible
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時
shí · time, season; era, age, period
隱
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現
xiàn · appear, manifest, become visible
时
shí · time, season; era, age, period
隐
yǐn · hide, conceal; hidden, secret
现
xiàn · appear, manifest, become visible
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2–3–2–4 · shi2 yin3 shi2 xian4

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si4 jan2 si4 jin6

Cantonese word readings for 時隱時現. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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si4 jan2 si4 jin6

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