神出鬼没

shén chū guǐ mò

Rare

Definitions

1. lit. to appear and disappear unpredictably like a spirit or a ghost (idiom)
2. fig. elusive

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Child Words of 神出鬼没

clever

to go out

(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not

drowned

God