来无影，去无踪 in English lai2 wu2 ying3 , qu4 wu2 zong1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiomatic expression); to come and go without a trace

Simplified Characters

来 无 影 ， 去 无 踪

Traditional Characters

來 無 影 ， 去 無 蹤

Pinyin

lai2 wu2 ying3 , qu4 wu2 zong1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

来lai2to come 无wu2not to have 影ying3picture ， 去qu4to go 无wu2not to have 踪zong1footprint