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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

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
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影: yǐng · shadow; image, reflection; photograph
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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