"走馬觀花" meaning in Chinese

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      "roman": "biānpìrùlǐ",
      "word": "鞭辟入裡"
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        "1": "昔日 齷齪 不足 誇，今朝{zhāo} 放蕩 思 無涯。春風.得意 馬蹄 疾，一日 看 盡 ^長安 花。",
        "2": "The reservations of yesterday are nothing to boast about;\nToday, feeling unrestrained, my joy is boundless.\nThe spring breeze kisses my face as the horse picks up speed;\nIn one day I will see all the flowers and beauties of Chang'an.",
        "3": "CL",
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      "expansion": "昔日齷齪不足誇，今朝放蕩思無涯。春風得意馬蹄疾，一日看盡長安花。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]昔日龌龊不足夸，今朝放荡思无涯。春风得意马蹄疾，一日看尽长安花。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: 796 CE, Meng Jiao, 《登科後》 (After Passing the Examination), translation from Scripture in Chinese Chengyu (2010) by James Beasley\nXīrì wòchuò bùzú kuā, jīnzhāo fàngdàng sī wúyá. Chūnfēng déyì mǎtí jí, yīrì kàn jìn Cháng'ān huā. [Pinyin]\nThe reservations of yesterday are nothing to boast about;\nToday, feeling unrestrained, my joy is boundless.\nThe spring breeze kisses my face as the horse picks up speed;\nIn one day I will see all the flowers and beauties of Chang'an.",
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  "etymology_text": "From the story of Tang-dynasty poet Meng Jiao (孟郊) admiring flowers while riding on horseback, after his success in the imperial examinations at the age of 46. He composed the following poem at the time to express his joy:\n:\n昔日齷齪不足誇，今朝放蕩思無涯。春風得意馬蹄疾，一日看盡長安花。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]昔日龌龊不足夸，今朝放荡思无涯。春风得意马蹄疾，一日看尽长安花。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: 796 CE, Meng Jiao, 《登科後》 (After Passing the Examination), translation from Scripture in Chinese Chengyu (2010) by James Beasley\nXīrì wòchuò bùzú kuā, jīnzhāo fàngdàng sī wúyá. Chūnfēng déyì mǎtí jí, yīrì kàn jìn Cháng'ān huā. [Pinyin]\nThe reservations of yesterday are nothing to boast about;\nToday, feeling unrestrained, my joy is boundless.\nThe spring breeze kisses my face as the horse picks up speed;\nIn one day I will see all the flowers and beauties of Chang'an.",
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        "to make a hurried and cursory observation; to gain only a superficial understanding of something"
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          "roman": "zǒumǎkànhuā",
          "word": "走馬看花／走马看花"
        },
        {
          "word": "蜻蜓點水／蜻蜓点水"
        },
        {
          "roman": "zǒumǎkànhuā",
          "word": "走馬看花"
        },
        {
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          "word": "走马看花"
        },
        {
          "word": "蜻蜓點水"
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          "word": "蜻蜓点水"
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      "zh-pron": "zǒumǎguānhuā"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄗㄡˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄏㄨㄚ"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zau² maa⁵ gun¹ faa¹"
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    {
      "zh-pron": "chó͘-má koan hoa"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "zǒumǎguanhua"
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        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "tsou³-ma³-kuan¹-hua¹"
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        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "dzǒu-mǎ-gwān-hwā"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "tzooumaaguanhua"
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        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цзоумагуаньхуа"
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        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "czoumaguanʹxua"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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    {
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        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "jáu máh gūn fā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzau² maa⁵ gun¹ faa¹"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zeo² ma⁵ gun¹ fa¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ maː¹³ kuːn⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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      "zh-pron": "chó͘-má koan hoa"
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        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsóo-má kuan hua"
    },
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        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zofmar koafn hoaf"
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      "ipa": "/t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mã⁵³ kuan⁴⁴⁻²² hua⁴⁴/",
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        "Xiamen"
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      "other": "[Phonetic: zóumǎguānhuā]"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ maː¹³ kuːn⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mã⁵³ kuan⁴⁴⁻²² hua⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "走馬觀花"
}

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    {
      "roman": "biānpìrùlǐ",
      "word": "鞭辟入裡"
    }
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        "1": "昔日 齷齪 不足 誇，今朝{zhāo} 放蕩 思 無涯。春風.得意 馬蹄 疾，一日 看 盡 ^長安 花。",
        "2": "The reservations of yesterday are nothing to boast about;\nToday, feeling unrestrained, my joy is boundless.\nThe spring breeze kisses my face as the horse picks up speed;\nIn one day I will see all the flowers and beauties of Chang'an.",
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      "expansion": "昔日齷齪不足誇，今朝放蕩思無涯。春風得意馬蹄疾，一日看盡長安花。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]昔日龌龊不足夸，今朝放荡思无涯。春风得意马蹄疾，一日看尽长安花。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: 796 CE, Meng Jiao, 《登科後》 (After Passing the Examination), translation from Scripture in Chinese Chengyu (2010) by James Beasley\nXīrì wòchuò bùzú kuā, jīnzhāo fàngdàng sī wúyá. Chūnfēng déyì mǎtí jí, yīrì kàn jìn Cháng'ān huā. [Pinyin]\nThe reservations of yesterday are nothing to boast about;\nToday, feeling unrestrained, my joy is boundless.\nThe spring breeze kisses my face as the horse picks up speed;\nIn one day I will see all the flowers and beauties of Chang'an.",
      "name": "zh-x"
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      "zh-pron": "zǒumǎguānhuā"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄗㄡˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄏㄨㄚ"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "zau² maa⁵ gun¹ faa¹"
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      "zh-pron": "chó͘-má koan hoa"
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        "Mandarin"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "zǒumǎguanhua"
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        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "tsou³-ma³-kuan¹-hua¹"
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        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzǒu-mǎ-gwān-hwā"
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tzooumaaguanhua"
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        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "цзоумагуаньхуа"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "czoumaguanʹxua"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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    {
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        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "jáu máh gūn fā"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzau² maa⁵ gun¹ faa¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zeo² ma⁵ gun¹ fa¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ maː¹³ kuːn⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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        "POJ"
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      "zh-pron": "chó͘-má koan hoa"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsóo-má kuan hua"
    },
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        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zofmar koafn hoaf"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mã⁵³ kuan⁴⁴⁻²² hua⁴⁴/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
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    },
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      "other": "[Phonetic: zóumǎguānhuā]"
    },
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      "ipa": "/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ maː¹³ kuːn⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mã⁵³ kuan⁴⁴⁻²² hua⁴⁴/"
    }
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    {
      "roman": "zǒumǎkànhuā",
      "word": "走馬看花／走马看花"
    },
    {
      "word": "蜻蜓點水／蜻蜓点水"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zǒumǎkànhuā",
      "word": "走馬看花"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zǒumǎkànhuā",
      "word": "走马看花"
    },
    {
      "word": "蜻蜓點水"
    },
    {
      "word": "蜻蜓点水"
    }
  ],
  "word": "走馬觀花"
}