時隱時現 shí yǐn shí xiàn

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

時 shí time, season; era, age, period
隱 yǐn hide, conceal; hidden, secret
時 shí time, season; era, age, period
現 xiàn appear, manifest, become visible