走马灯

zǒumǎdēng

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

Traditional 走馬燈

Meaning

zǒumǎdēngzou3 ma3 deng1
  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)

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