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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.
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Original source entry:
來無影，去無蹤 来无影，去无踪 [lai2 wu2 ying3 , qu4 wu2 zong1] /lit. come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and go without a trace/Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.
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Other forms in these source records: 來無影，去無蹤
to come / (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) / hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[]) / ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[]) / for the past (amount of time) / (prefix) the coming ... / the next ... (as in 來世|来世[]) / (between two verbs) in order to / (after a round number) approximately / (used after 得[] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[], or after 不[] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[])
to go / to go to (a place) / (of a time etc) last / just passed / to send / to remove / to get rid of / to reduce / to be apart from in space or time / to die (euphemism) / to play (a part) / (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth / (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) / (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
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