骑马寻马
qí​mǎ​xún​mǎ

to ride a horse while seeking a horse

  • created sense approved 骑马寻马/騎馬尋馬 · qí​mǎ​xún​mǎ · to ride a horse while seeking a horse — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    骑马寻马 / 騎馬尋馬

    qí​mǎ​xún​mǎ

    to ride a horse while seeking a horse

    to search for something that is already in one's possession or right under one's nose; to seek a better opportunity while holding onto a current one, such as job hunting while still employed

    骑马 (literal) → 骑马/騎馬 · qí​mǎ · to ride a horse 寻 (literal) → 寻/尋 · xún · to search 马 (literal) → 马/馬 · mǎ · horse

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

    created sense