若隐若现 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• faint; indistinct

Character by character

• 若ruòif, supposing, assuming; similar
• 隐yǐnto hide, to conceal; secret, hidden
• 若ruòif, supposing, assuming; similar
• 现xiànto appear, to manifest; current, now

Idioms sharing a character

• 判若云泥 pàn ruò yún ní
• 危若朝露 wēi ruò zhāo lù
• 口若悬河 kǒu ruò xuán hé
• 呆若木鸡 dāi ruò mù jī
• 噤若寒蝉 jìn ruò hán chán
• 固若金汤 gù ruò jīn tāng
• 大勇若怯 dà yǒng ruò qiè
• 大智若愚 dà zhì ruò yú
• 奉若神明 fèng ruò shén míng
• 寥若晨星 liáo ruò chén xīng

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