骑驴找马
qí​lǘ​zhǎo​mǎ

to settle while looking for better

  • created sense approved 骑驴找马/騎驢找馬 · qí​lǘ​zhǎo​mǎ · to settle while looking for better — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    骑驴找马 / 騎驢找馬

    qí​lǘ​zhǎo​mǎ

    to settle while looking for better

    (idiom) to make do with an unsatisfactory job, romantic relationship, or situation while actively looking for a better one

    骑 (literal) → 骑/騎 · qí · to ride 驴 (literal) → 驴/驢 · lǘ · donkey 找 (literal) → 找 · zhǎo · to look for 马 (literal) → 马/馬 · mǎ · horse

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

    created sense