浮光掠影
fú guāng lu:è yǐng
Pinyin
Definition
浮光掠影
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- flickering light and passing shadows (idiom)
- blurred scenery
- cursory
- superficial
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 light
- 2 radiance
- 3 (fig.) bright (prospects etc)
- 4 openhearted
- 1 influence
- 2 effect
- 3 to influence
- 4 to affect (usually adversely)
- 5 to disturb
- 6 classifier: 股 gǔ
- 1 influence
- 2 impact
- 1 to take a photograph
- 2 photography
- 3 to shoot (a movie)
Idioms (20)
一寸光阴一寸金
- 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)
- 2 fig. free time is to be treasured
一寸光阴一寸金,寸金难买寸光阴
- 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
- 2 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
人浮于事
- 1 more hands than needed (idiom); too many cooks spoil the broth
来无影,去无踪
- 1 lit. come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and go without a trace
光前裕后
- 1 to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)