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來蹤去跡

简来踪去迹 · 繁來蹤去跡

Mandarin · pinyin lái zōng qù jì

(lit.) the traces of a person's movements (idiom)
(fig.) sb's history; the ins and out of a matter

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來: lái · come, coming; return, returning
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去: qù · go away, leave, depart
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来: lái · come, coming; return, returning
踪: zōng · footprints, traces, tracks
迹: jì · traces, impressions, footprints

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2–1–4–4 · lai2 zong1 qu4 ji4

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