走马灯

Traditional: 走馬燈

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Dictionary entry

lantern with a carousel of paper horses rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节[Yuan2 xiao1 jie2]

What does 走马灯 mean?

走马灯 (zǒu mǎ dēng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lantern with a carousel of paper horses rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节[Yuan2 xiao1 jie2]

2(fig.) revolving door; musical chairs (metaphor for people being shuffled around into different jobs)

Character breakdown

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走zǒuto walk · to go 马Mǎsurname Ma · abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]灯dēnglamp · light

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走马灯

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