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來去無蹤

简来去无踪 · 繁來去無蹤

Mandarin · pinyin lái qù wú zōng

come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and leave without a trace

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來: lái · come, coming; return, returning
去: qù · go away, leave, depart
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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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2–4–2–1 · lai2 qu4 wu2 zong1

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loi4 heoi3 mou4 zung1

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