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见鞍思马
jiàn'ān​sī​mǎ

to see one thing and miss another

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
见鞍思马 見鞍思馬 jiàn'ān​sī​mǎ
to see one thing and miss another
(idiom) Lit. to see the saddle and think of the horse; to see an object and be reminded of the person or place associated with it; one thing leads to another.

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Synonym

  • 睹物思人 dǔ​wù​sī​rén
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