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  • see 蜻蜓[qing1 ting2]
  • variant of 蜻蜓[qing1 ting2]
  • Odonata, order consisting of about 6,000 species of dragonflies and damselflies
  • Odonata, order consisting of about 6,000 species of dragonflies and damselflies
Trad. 劍走蜻蛉
  • the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom)
  • fig. unexpected winning move
  • unconventional gambit
Trad. 蜻蜓點水
  • lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly
  • superficial contact (idiom)
  • lit. the dragon-fly shakes the stone tower (idiom); fig. to overestimate one's capabilities

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