See 騎牛搵馬 on Wiktionary
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"literal_meaning": "to ride on an ox and look for a horse",
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"to settle for what one has for the moment (e.g. job, girlfriend, etc.) while actively looking for something better"
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"id": "en-騎牛搵馬-zh-phrase-cFJjAtUx",
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"(Cantonese, figurative) to settle for what one has for the moment (e.g. job, girlfriend, etc.) while actively looking for something better"
],
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"roman": "qílǘzhǎomǎ",
"word": "騎驢找馬／骑驴找马"
},
{
"roman": "qílǘzhǎomǎ",
"word": "騎驢找馬"
},
{
"roman": "qílǘzhǎomǎ",
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"zh-pron": "ke⁴ ngau⁴ wan² maa⁵"
},
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"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "kèh ngàuh wán máh"
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"zh-pron": "ke⁴ ngau⁴ wan² maa⁵"
},
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"zh-pron": "ké⁴ ngeo⁴ wen² ma⁵"
},
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"ipa": "/kʰɛː²¹ ŋɐu̯²¹ wɐn³⁵ maː¹³/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
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]
},
{
"ipa": "/kʰɛː²¹ ŋɐu̯²¹ wɐn³⁵ maː¹³/"
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"word": "騎牛搵馬"
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"zh-pron": "ke⁴ ngau⁴ wan² maa⁵"
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"zh-pron": "kèh ngàuh wán máh"
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"zh-pron": "ke⁴ ngau⁴ wan² maa⁵"
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},
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"roman": "qílǘzhǎomǎ",
"word": "騎驢找馬／骑驴找马"
},
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"roman": "qílǘzhǎomǎ",
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},
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"roman": "qílǘzhǎomǎ",
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}
],
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}
Download raw JSONL data for 騎牛搵馬 meaning in All languages combined (1.8kB)
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