神龍見首不見尾 [－龙见－－见－]

Jyutping san4 lung4 gin3 sau2 bat1 gin3 mei5
Pinyin shén lóng jiàn shǒu bù jiàn wěi

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. appear and disappear in quick succession; to be secretive in one's movement and trace; to be mysterious about one's whereabouts, appearing one moment and disappearing the next
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    形容​人行​蹤​去向不明​，​好難​捉​到​佢​路
    used to describe someone whose whereabouts are unclear, whose movements are unpredictable
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to maintain an air of mystery, to not reveal oneself; to play cat and mouse; to remain aloof
    • 在昨晚從廣東抵達北京後，喬丹也始終採取“神龍見首不見尾”的模式與一干中國媒體和中國球迷捉迷藏。
      在昨晚从广东抵达北京后，乔丹也始终采取“神龙见首不见尾”的模式与一干中国媒体和中国球迷捉迷藏。
      zài zuó wǎn cóng guǎng dōng dǐ dá běi jīng hòu ， qiáo dān yě shǐ zhōng cǎi qǔ “ shén lóng jiàn shǒu bù jiàn wěi ” de mó shì yǔ yī gān zhōng guó méi tǐ hé zhōng guó qiú mí zhuō mí cáng ．
      From the time Michael Jordan arrived in Beijing from Guangdong, he took the approach of remaining aloof, and played hide and seek with a slew of Chinese Media and fans.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    神龙见首不见尾
    神龍見首不見尾
    san4 lung4 gin3 sau2 bat1 gin3 mei5
    • used to describe someone whose whereabouts are unclear, whose movements are unpredictable
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    在昨晚从广东抵达北京后，乔丹也始终采取“神龙见首不见尾”的模式与一干中国媒体和中国球迷捉迷藏。
    在昨晚從廣東抵達北京後，喬丹也始終採取“神龍見首不見尾”的模式與一干中國媒體和中國球迷捉迷藏。
    zài zuó wǎn cóng guǎng dōng dǐ dá běi jīng hòu ， qiáo dān yě shǐ zhōng cǎi qǔ “ shén lóng jiàn shǒu bù jiàn wěi ” de mó shì yǔ yī gān zhōng guó méi tǐ hé zhōng guó qiú mí zhuō mí cáng ．
    • From the time Michael Jordan arrived in Beijing from Guangdong, he took the approach of remaining aloof, and played hide and seek with a slew of Chinese Media and fans.