Our goal is to provide you with free Chinese learning tools. This series highlights idioms and proverbs, full of meaning and adaptable to many contexts. The featured idiom is 「神出鬼沒」, with details below.
This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「神出鬼沒」. Its meaning and application are provided below.
Out: appear; no: disappear. Appearing and disappearing like gods and ghosts. Describes the unpredictable appearance and disappearance. Later it generally refers to rapid changes in actions.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shén chū guǐ méi
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
san4 cheut1 gwai2 mut6
There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.
