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走馬燈

zǒumǎdēng

ㄗㄡˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄥ

Simplified 走马灯

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  1. 1lantern with a carousel of paper horses rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节[Yuan2 xiao1 jie2]
  2. 2(fig.) revolving door; musical chairs (metaphor for people being shuffled around into different jobs)

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