qí​lǘ​mì​lǘ

to look for what one already has

  • created reference approved 骑驴觅驴/騎驢覓驢 → 骑马找马/騎馬找馬 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    骑驴觅驴 / 騎驢覓驢 qí​lǘ​mì​lǘ

    骑马找马 / 騎馬找馬 qí​mǎ​zhǎo​mǎ

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created reference approved 骑驴觅驴/騎驢覓驢 → 骑牛觅牛/騎牛覓牛 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    骑驴觅驴 / 騎驢覓驢 qí​lǘ​mì​lǘ

    骑牛觅牛 / 騎牛覓牛 qí​niú​mì​niú

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 骑驴觅驴/騎驢覓驢 · qí​lǘ​mì​lǘ · to look for what one already has — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    骑驴觅驴 / 騎驢覓驢

    qí​lǘ​mì​lǘ

    to look for what one already has

    literally to search for a donkey while riding one; used to describe forgetting what you already have or looking far and wide for something right in front of you

    骑 (literal) → 骑/騎 · qí · to ride 驴 (literal) → 驴/驢 · lǘ · donkey 觅 (literal) → 觅/覓 · mì · to seek 驴 (literal) → 驴/驢 · lǘ · donkey

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 骑驴觅驴/騎驢覓驢 · qí​lǘ​mì​lǘ · to keep a job while looking for a better one — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    骑驴觅驴 / 騎驢覓驢

    qí​lǘ​mì​lǘ

    to keep a job while looking for a better one

    to search for a better position while already employed; to seek better opportunities without giving up current ones

    骑 (literal) → 骑/騎 · qí · to ride 驴 (literal) → 驴/驢 · lǘ · donkey 觅 (literal) → 觅/覓 · mì · to seek 驴 (literal) → 驴/驢 · lǘ · donkey

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

    created sense