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蜻蜓點水 (cing1 ting4 dim2 seoi2) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

蜻蜓點水 (cing1 ting4 dim2 seoi2, qīng tíng diǎn shuǐ) — lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly; superficial contact (idiom)

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 蜻蛉 (cing1 ling4) — damselfly; lacewing
• 蜻蛉目 (cing1 ling4 muk6) — Odonata, order consisting of about 6,000 species of dragonflies and damselflies
• 蜻蜓 (cing1 ting4) — dragonfly
• 蜻蜓撼石柱 (cing1 ting4 ham6 sek6 cyu5) — lit. the dragon-fly shakes the stone tower (idiom); fig. to overestimate one's …
• 蜻蜓目 (cing1 ting4 muk6) — Odonata, order consisting of about 6,000 species of dragonflies and damselflies
• 埕埕塔塔 (cing4 cing4 taap3 taap3) — love, relationships

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