騎驢找馬
Chinese
to ride (an animal or bike); to sit astride donkey to try to find; to look for; to call on (sb); to find; to seek; to returnhorse; surname trad. (騎驢找馬) 騎 驢 找 馬 simp. (骑驴找马) 骑 驴 找 马 Literally: “to ride on a donkey and look for a horse”.
Pronunciation
Idiom
騎驢找馬
- (figuratively, colloquial) to settle for what one has for the moment (e.g. job, girlfriend, etc.) while actively looking for something better
Synonyms
- (Cantonese) 騎牛搵馬/骑牛揾马