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走馬燈 (zau2 maa5 dang1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

走馬燈 (zau2 maa5 dang1, zǒu mǎ dēng) — lantern with a carousel of paper horses rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节[Yuan2 xiao1 jie2]; (fig.) revolving door; musical chairs (metaphor for people being shuffled around into different jobs)

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 走下坡 (zau2 haa6 po1) — to go downhill; going down; to be on a downward path; to be on the decline
• 走佬 (zau2 lou2) — to run away
• 走光 (zau2 gwong1) — wardrobe malfunction (slip, upskirt etc); accidental exposure; overexposure (ph…
• 走冰 (zau2 bing1) — without ice (usually used when placing orders for drinks)
• 走唔甩 (zau2 m4 lat1) — cannot get away with
• 走唔起 (zau2 m4 hei2) — to be unable to go (somewhere)

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