jiàn'ān​sī​mǎ

to see one thing and miss another

Senses

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.

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synonym 睹物思人/睹物思人 见鞍思马/見鞍思馬