立杆见影
立杆见影
lì gān jiàn yǐng
lit. put up a pole and see the shadow (idiom); to expect instant results
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Traditional: 立杆見影
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- (idiom) lit. put up a pole and see the shadow (idiom); to expect instant results
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Related Words
立竿见影(lì gān jiàn yǐng)· lit. set up a pole and see the shadow (idiom); fig. instant effect
→一步登天(yī bù dēng tiān)· reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
→一炮打响(yī pào dǎ xiǎng)· to win instant success (idiom)
→一炮而红(yī pào ér hóng)· to win instant success (idiom)
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