走马观花 — Chinese idiom
走马观花
zǒu mǎ guān huā
Traditional: 走馬觀花
Meaning
- lit. flower viewing from horseback ; a fleeting glance in passing
- fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation
- to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information
Character by character
- 走zǒuto walk, to run, to flee
- 马mǎhorse; surname
- 观guānto observe, to spectate; appearance, view
- 花huāflower, blossom; to spend (time or money)
Idioms sharing a character
- 人走茶凉 rén zǒu chá liáng
- 奔走相告 bēn zǒu xiāng gào
- 东奔西走 dōng bēn xī zǒu
- 笔走龙蛇 bǐ zǒu lóng shé
- 行尸走肉 xíng shī zǒu ròu
- 走投无路 zǒu tóu wú lù
- 走桃花运 zǒu táo huā yùn
- 走马上任 zǒu mǎ shàng rèn
- 走马看花 zǒu mǎ kàn huā
- 走马章台 zǒu mǎ zhāng tái
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