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騎驢找驢
简 骑驴找驴 · 繁 騎驢找驢Mandarin · pinyin qí lǘ zhǎo lǘ
Meanings
- lit. to search for the mule while riding on it (idiom)
- fig. to look for what one already has
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2–2–3–2 · qi2 lu:2 zhao3 lu:2
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ke4 leoi4 zaau2 leoi4
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phrase
- (figurative) to look for something right under one's nose
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