走馬觀花 Save Sign in to save words Simplified: 走马观花 zǒumǎguānhuā ㄗㄡˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄏㄨㄚ lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom) a fleeting glance in passing fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information Character by character 走(zǒu)walk 馬(mǎ)surname Ma 觀(guān)look at 花(huā)surname Hua A Chinese word or character, or English Search Sources CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0 pinyinjs, Apache-2.0