見鞍思馬
jiàn'ān​sī​mǎ

to see one thing and miss another

  • created sense approved 见鞍思马/見鞍思馬 · jiàn'ān​sī​mǎ · to see one thing and miss another — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    见鞍思马 / 見鞍思馬

    jiàn'ān​sī​mǎ

    to see one thing and miss another

    (idiom) Lit. to see the saddle and think of the horse; to see an object and be reminded of the person or place associated with it; one thing leads to another.

    见 (literal) → 见/見 · jiàn · to see 鞍 (literal) → 鞍 · ān · saddle 思 (literal) → 思 · sī · to miss 马 (literal) → 马/馬 · mǎ · horse

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