騎驢找驢

Chinese

to ride (an animal or bike); to sit astride donkey
to try to find; to look for; to call on (someone)
to try to find; to look for; to call on (someone); to find; to seek; to return
 
 donkey
trad. (騎驢找驢) 騎 驢 找 驢
simp. (骑驴找驴) 骑 驴 找 驴
Literally: “to look for a donkey while riding it”.

Pronunciation

Idiom

騎驢找驢

  1. (figurative) to look for something right under one's nose

Usage notes

Not to be confused with 騎驢找馬／骑驴找马 (qílǘzhǎomǎ).

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