| 吹糠见米 |
chuī kāng jiàn mǐ |
instant results / lit. blow the husk and see the rice |
| 吹 |
chuī |
to blow / to play a wind instrument / to blast / to puff / to boast / to brag / to end in failure / to fall through |
| 糠 |
kāng |
variant of 糠 |
| 糠 |
kāng |
old variant of 糠 |
| 糠 |
kāng |
husk / (of a radish etc) spongy (and therefore unappetising) |
| 见 |
jiàn |
to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview / opinion / view |
| 见 |
xiàn |
to appear / also written 现 |
| 米 |
Mǐ |
surname Mi |
| 米 |
mǐ |
uncooked rice / meter (unit of length) / (slang) Chinese yuan |