神龙见首不见尾
shén​lóng​jiàn​shǒu​bù​jiàn​wěi

to be secretive

  • created sense approved 神龙见首不见尾/神龍見首不見尾 · shén​lóng​jiàn​shǒu​bù​jiàn​wěi · to be secretive — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    神龙见首不见尾 / 神龍見首不見尾

    shén​lóng​jiàn​shǒu​bù​jiàn​wěi

    to be secretive

    Literally meaning "to see the divine dragon's head but not its tail"; describes someone who is elusive, secretive in their movements, or whose whereabouts and true intentions are hard to pin down.

    神 (literal) → 神 · shén · magical 龙 (literal) → 龙/龍 · lóng · dragon 见 (literal) → 见/見 · jiàn · to see 首 (literal) → 首 · shǒu · head 不见 (literal) → 不见/不見 · bù​jiàn · not to see 尾 (literal) → 尾 · wěi · tail

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    created sense