走马看花
zǒu​mǎ​kàn​huā

superficial observation

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

    走马看花 / 走馬看花 zǒu​mǎ​kàn​huā

    走马观花 / 走馬觀花 zǒu​mǎ​guān​huā

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 走马看花/走馬看花 · zǒu​mǎ​kàn​huā · superficial observation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    走马看花 / 走馬看花

    zǒu​mǎ​kàn​huā

    superficial observation

    to gain a superficial understanding from a cursory observation; to look at things too quickly to get a real sense of them; literally, "to look at flowers while riding on horseback"

    走马 (literal) → 走马/走馬 · zǒu​mǎ · to ride 看 (literal) → 看 · kàn · to see 花 (literal) → 花 · huā · flower

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 走马看花/走馬看花 · zǒu​mǎ​kàn​huā · in high spirits — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    走马看花 / 走馬看花

    zǒu​mǎ​kàn​huā

    in high spirits

    to be happy and successful, originally referring to a candidate who has just passed the imperial examinations; from a poem by Meng Jiao of the Tang Dynasty

    走马 (literal) → 走马/走馬 · zǒu​mǎ · to ride 看 (literal) → 看 · kàn · to see 花 (literal) → 花 · huā · flower

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

    created sense