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浮光掠影 (fau4 gwong1 loek6 jing2) — skimming over the surface; evanescent; cursory; superficial in Cantonese

fauˎ₄浮gwongˉ¹光loekˍ₆掠jingˊ²影
Mandarin Pinyin: fu2 guang1 lve4 ying3

Meaning of 浮光掠影

nounskimming over the surface; evanescent; cursory; superficial

Example Sentences with 浮光掠影

keoiˏ₅佢gongˊ²講jeˏ₅嘢fuˎ₄浮gwongˉ¹光loekˍ₆掠jingˊ²影
He speaks vaguely/superficially.
niˉ¹呢bunˊ²本syuˉ¹書fuˎ₄浮gwongˉ¹光loekˍ₆掠jingˊ²影
This book is superficial/lacks depth.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好fuˎ₄浮gwongˉ¹光loekˍ₆掠jingˊ²影
Don't be superficial.
keoiˏ₅佢ge˗₃嘅jan˗₃印zoengˍ₆象fuˎ₄浮gwongˉ¹光loekˍ₆掠jingˊ²影
His impression is vague.
niˉ¹呢diˉ¹啲haiˍ₆係fuˎ₄浮gwongˉ¹光loekˍ₆掠jingˊ²影
This is all superficial talk.
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Characters in 浮光掠影

浮fau4
exceed; be surplus; be redundant
光gwong1
bare; [v] bare; naked
掠loek6
fleet past; sweep across; skim over
影jing2
trace; vague impression

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