騎牛搵馬
Chinese
to ride (an animal or bike); to sit astride ox; cow; bull to look for horse; surname trad. (騎牛搵馬) 騎 牛 搵 馬 simp. (骑牛揾马) 骑 牛 揾 马 Literally: “to ride on an ox and look for a horse”.
Pronunciation
Idiom
騎牛搵馬
- (Cantonese, figuratively) to settle for what one has for the moment (e.g. job, girlfriend, etc.) while actively looking for something better
Synonyms
- 騎驢找馬/骑驴找马 (qílǘzhǎomǎ)