走馬燈
cāu-mā-dĭng1.lantern adorned with paper horses which revolve in a circle
中文:走马灯
2.(figurative) constant reshuffle of personnel
中文:走马灯
3.(informal) near-death experience where all the scenes in one's lifetime are believed to replay in one's mind within a very short period of time
中文:走马灯
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Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0): en.wiktionary.org/wiki/走馬燈. Mandarin: zǒumǎdēng,er=2.
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