时隐时现 shí yǐn shí xiàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. appearing and disappearing (idiom)
  2. intermittently visible

CHARACTERS

时 shí time, season; era, age, period
隐 yǐn hide, conceal; hidden, secret
时 shí time, season; era, age, period
现 xiàn appear, manifest, become visible