时隐时现

Traditional: 時隱時現

shí yǐn shí xiàn

Dictionary entry

appearing and disappearing (idiom)

What does 时隐时现 mean?

时隐时现 (shí yǐn shí xiàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1appearing and disappearing (idiom)

2intermittently visible

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时shíold variant of 時|时[shi2]隐yǐn(bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-现xiànto appear · present

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时隐时现

shí yǐn shí xiàn

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