神出鬼没 — “Gods appear, ghosts vanish”
神出鬼没 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes someone or something that appears and disappears unpredictably, making them elusive and hard to track, often implying swift and mysterious movements”. Literally, “gods appear, ghosts vanish”.
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- shén神bù不shǒu守shè舍absent-minded or distracted
- shén神bù不shōu收shě舍absent-minded and distraught
- shén神bù不zhī知guǐ鬼bù不xiǎo晓done secretly without anyone knowing
- shén神bù不zhī知guǐ鬼bù不jué觉without anyone knowing
- shén神bù不zhī知，，guǐ鬼bù不jué觉done secretly without anyone knowing
- shén神bù不fù附tǐ体absent-minded or distracted
- shén神sàng丧dǎn胆luò落utterly terrified
- shén神hū乎qí其jì技divine in one's skill
- shén神hū乎qí其shén神incredibly marvelous and mysterious
- shén神jiāo交yǐ已jiǔ久admired from afar for a long time
- shén神rén人gòng共yuè悦delight gods and humans
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What does 神出鬼没 mean?
神出鬼没 (shén chū guǐ mò) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes someone or something that appears and disappears unpredictably, making them elusive and hard to track, often implying swift and mysterious movements”.
How do you pronounce 神出鬼没?
神出鬼没 is pronounced shén chū guǐ mò in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 神出鬼没 literally mean?
Literally, 神出鬼没 means “gods appear, ghosts vanish”. It is used to mean “describes someone or something that appears and disappears unpredictably, making them elusive and hard to track, often implying swift and mysterious movements”.
What is the Chinese definition of 神出鬼没?
出：出现；没：消失。象神鬼那样出没无常。形容出没无常，不可捉摸。后泛指行动变化迅速。