騎牛搵馬 (ke4 ngau4 wan2 maa5 | ) : (fig.) to mark time

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騎牛搵馬

ke4 ngau4 wan2 maa5

to mark time; to make use of what you have until something better avails
| Lly: "ride an ox, looking for a horse"
| This idiom most often refers to employment, i.e. working in one job while looking out for a better one

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

騎牛搵馬

This word has been viewed 6545 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 9th Nov 2005 22:13 and last edited on 29th Apr 2009 04:41

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騎 ke4 kei3 - ride; cavalry
牛 ngau4 - cow; ox; cattle
搵 wan2 wan3 - search; find; use
馬 maa5 - horse

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