Chinese–English
蜻蜓点水
qīng tíng diǎn shuǐ · qing ting dian shui
Traditional 蜻蜓點水
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly
- superficial contact (idiom)
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