骑驴找马

Traditional: 騎驢找馬

qí lǘ zhǎo mǎ

Dictionary entry

(idiom) (coll.) to continue in an unsatisfactory job (or romantic relationship etc) while actively looking for a better one

What does 骑驴找马 mean?

骑驴找马 (qí lǘ zhǎo mǎ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) (coll.) to continue in an unsatisfactory job (or romantic relationship etc) while actively looking for a better one

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骑jì(Tw) saddle horse · mounted soldier 驴lǘvariant of 驢|驴[lu:2]找zhǎoto try to find · to look for 马Mǎsurname Ma · abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]

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骑驴找马

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