無影無蹤

简 无影无踪 · 繁 無影無蹤
Mandarin · pinyin wú yǐng wú zōng

Meanings

  1. (idiom) (to disappear) without a trace
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無
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影
yǐng · shadow; image, reflection; photograph
蹤
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无
wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
踪
zōng · footprints, traces, tracks
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2–3–2–1 · wu2 ying3 wu2 zong1

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mou4 jing2 mou4 zung1

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mou4 jing2 mou4 zung1

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  1. (idiomatic) without a trace; vanished into thin air

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