zǒu​mǎ​dēng

carousel lantern

走马灯 (走馬燈) zǒu​mǎ​dēng
carousel lantern noun
A traditional decorative lantern with rotating paper silhouettes powered by convection, used during the Lantern Festival.
revolving door noun
A metaphor for people being shuffled rapidly between positions or things changing in quick succession.

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0.030 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
0.481 per million

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