fú guāng lüè yǐng

浮光掠影 (fú guāng lüè yǐng) is a Chinese word meaning “flickering light and passing shadows (idiom); blurred scenery; cursory”.

Meanings

  1. 1flickering light and passing shadows (idiom)
  2. 2blurred scenery
  3. 3cursory
  4. 4superficial

Characters in 浮光掠影

浮fú · to float光guāng · light; ray (CL:道[dao4])掠lüè · to take over by force影yǐng · picture

Related words

电影movie; film光light; ray (CL:道[dao4])影响influence时光time阳光sunshine光临(formal) to honor with one's presence影picture摄影师photographer; cinematographer; cameraman灯光(stage) lighting摄影to take a photograph光明light阴影(lit. and fig.) shadow

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