| 浮光掠影 |
fú guāng lüè yǐng |
flickering light and passing shadows (idiom) / blurred scenery / cursory / superficial |
| 浮 |
fú |
to float / superficial / floating / unstable / movable / provisional / temporary / transient / impetuous / hollow / inflated / to exceed / superfluous / excessive / surplus |
| 光 |
guāng |
light; ray (CL:道) / bright; shiny / only; merely / used up; finished / to leave (a part of the body) uncovered |
| 掠 |
lüè |
to take over by force / to rob / to plunder / to brush over / to skim / to sweep |
| 影 |
yǐng |
picture / image / film / movie / photograph / reflection / shadow / trace |