浮光掠影

Chinese

		light reflected off the water's surface	image that flashes before one's eyes; sketch; glimpse image that flashes before one's eyes; sketch; glimpse; impression; overview
simp. and trad. (浮光掠影)		浮光	掠影
Literally: “light reflected over water and shadows passing by”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fúguānglüèyǐng

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄌㄩㄝˋ ㄧㄥˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fau⁴ gwong¹ loek⁶ jing²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fúguānglüèyǐng
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄌㄩㄝˋ ㄧㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fúguanglyuèyǐng
    • Wade–Giles: fu²-kuang¹-lüeh⁴-ying³
    • Yale: fú-gwāng-lywè-yǐng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fwuguangliuehyiing
    • Palladius: фугуанлюэин (fuguanljuein)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fu³⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ly̯ɛ⁵¹ iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fau⁴ gwong¹ loek⁶ jing²
    • Yale: fàuh gwōng leuhk yíng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fau⁴ gwong¹ loek⁹ jing²
    • Guangdong Romanization: feo⁴ guong¹ lêg⁶ ying²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɐu̯²¹ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ lœːk̚² jɪŋ³⁵/

Idiom

浮光掠影

1. cursory impression; superficial observation