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立杆見影 (立杆见影)

lì gān jiàn yǐng

Definition

  1. (lit.) put up a pole and see the shadow (idiom); to expect instant results

Character Decomposition

立
=
亠
+
？
杆
=
木
+
干
見
=
目
+
儿
影
=
景
+
彡

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