神出鬼没 in English shen2 chu1 gui3 mo4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to appear and disappear unpredictably like a spirit or a ghost (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically elusive

Simplified Characters

神 出 鬼 没

Traditional Characters

神 出 鬼 沒

Pinyin

shen2 chu1 gui3 mo4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

神shen2God 出chu1to go out 鬼gui3ghost 没mei2(negative prefix for verbs)