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走马灯

zǒu mǎ dēng

3-character word Traditional 走馬燈

What 走马灯 means

1. lantern with a carousel of paper horses rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival {元宵节|Yuán xiāo jié}
2. (fig.) revolving door; musical chairs (metaphor for people being shuffled around into different jobs)

The characters in 走马灯

• 走zǒuto walk; to go; to run
• 马mǎhorse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess
• 灯dēnglamp; light; lantern