| 流星赶月 |
liú xīng gǎn yuè |
lit. a meteor catching up with the moon / swift action (idiom) |
| 流 |
liú |
to flow / to disseminate / to circulate or spread / to move or drift / to degenerate / to banish or send into exile / stream of water or sth resembling one / class, rate or grade |
| 流星 |
liú xīng |
meteor; shooting star / meteor hammer (abbr. for 流星锤) |
| 星 |
xīng |
star / heavenly body / satellite / small amount |
| 赶 |
gǎn |
to overtake; to catch up with / to hurry; to rush / to try to catch (the bus etc) / to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away / to avail oneself of (an opportunity) / until; by (a certain time) |
| 月 |
yuè |
moon / month / monthly / CL:个,轮 |