看西洋景

kànxīyángjǐng ㄎㄢˋ ㄒㄧ ㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ

    • to broaden one's horizons with something foreign
    • to gawp at strange sights

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Idiom惯用语 · Rarely used now

Literally
look at the Western peep-show
Meaning
Originally watching pictures through a lens box. Now it means broadening one's horizons with something foreign, or gawping at strange sights.

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