一带而过
yī​dài'ér​guò

to mention in passing

  • created sense approved 一带而过/一帶而過 · yī​dài'ér​guò · to mention in passing — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一带而过 / 一帶而過

    yī​dài'ér​guò

    to mention in passing

    to treat a matter casually or mention it briefly without going into detail; to touch upon something lightly while passing to another subject

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · [suddenness] 带 (literal) → 带/帶 · dài · to close 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [resultative linker] 过 (literal) → 过/過 · guò · to cross

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense