zǒu​mǎ​dēng

revolving lantern

  • created reference approved 走马灯/走馬燈 → 马骑灯/馬騎燈 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    走马灯 / 走馬燈 zǒu​mǎ​dēng

    马骑灯 / 馬騎燈 mǎ​qí​dēng

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    created reference

  • created reference approved 走马灯/走馬燈 → 跑马灯/跑馬燈 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    走马灯 / 走馬燈 zǒu​mǎ​dēng

    跑马灯 / 跑馬燈 pǎo​mǎ​dēng

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    created reference

  • created sense approved 走马灯/走馬燈 · zǒu​mǎ​dēng · revolving lantern — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    走马灯 / 走馬燈

    zǒu​mǎ​dēng

    revolving lantern

    A decorative lantern with paper silhouettes of horses and riders that rotate when heated by a candle, typically displayed during the [[元宵节|元宵節|yuan2 xiao1 jie2]] festival

    走马 (literal) → 走马/走馬 · zǒu​mǎ · to ride 灯 (literal) → 灯/燈 · dēng · lamp

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  • created sense approved 走马灯/走馬燈 · zǒu​mǎ​dēng · revolving door — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    走马灯 / 走馬燈

    zǒu​mǎ​dēng

    revolving door

    (metaphor) Used to describe people or things moving or being replaced in rapid, continuous succession, such as frequent staff turnovers or a flurry of activity; often carries a negative tone.

    走马 (literal) → 走马/走馬 · zǒu​mǎ · to ride 灯 (literal) → 灯/燈 · dēng · lamp

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

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