騎牛搵馬

ke4 ngau4 wan2 maa5

(phrase) to buy time for something, e.g. a job, while waiting for a better opportunity to come along (literally "to ride an ox looking for a horse")

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. (phrase) to buy time for something, e.g. a job, while waiting for a better opportunity to come along (literally "to ride an ox looking for a horse")

Written Forms

騎牛搵馬Traditional · Main Form
骑牛揾马Alternate Form

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