come and go like a shadow(shén chū guǐ rù)

come and go like a shadow

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh é ch ū Gu ǐ R ù, which means to be as fickle as a ghost; it describes fickle and unpredictable; later it generally refers to the rapid change of action. It's from Huainanzi · Bing luexun.

Notes on Idioms

Out: appear.

The origin of Idioms

"Huainanzi · bingluexun" said: "the good move, God out and ghost line."

Idiom usage

As a predicate, adverbial, attributive; refers to change. Only his daughter can subdue him. The fourteenth chapter of biography of children heroes by Wen Kang in Qing Dynasty

Chinese PinYin : shén chū guǐ rù