走馬觀花
zǒu​mǎ​guān​huā

to give a cursory glance

  • created reference approved 走马观花/走馬觀花 → 走马看花/走馬看花 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    走马观花 / 走馬觀花 zǒu​mǎ​guān​huā

    走马看花 / 走馬看花 zǒu​mǎ​kàn​huā

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 走马观花/走馬觀花 · zǒu​mǎ​guān​huā · to give a cursory glance — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    走马观花 / 走馬觀花

    zǒu​mǎ​guān​huā

    to give a cursory glance

    To give a fleeting glance or make a superficial observation; literally meaning to look at flowers while riding on horseback.

    走 (literal) → 走 · zǒu · to run 马 (literal) → 马/馬 · mǎ · horse 观 (literal) → 观/觀 · guān · to look at 花 (literal) → 花 · huā · flower

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

    created sense