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Chinese
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to ride (an animal or bike); to sit astride
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ox; cow; bull
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to look for
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horse; surname
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| trad. (騎牛搵馬)
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騎
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牛
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搵
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馬
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| simp. (骑牛揾马)
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骑
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牛
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揾
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马
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| Literally: “to ride on an ox and look for a horse”.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
騎牛搵馬
- (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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