立杆见影 in English li4 gan1 jian4 ying3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) put up a pole and see the shadow (idiomatic expression); to expect instant results

Simplified Characters

立 杆 见 影

Traditional Characters

立 杆 見 影

Pinyin

li4 gan1 jian4 ying3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

立li4surname Li 杆gan1pole 见jian4to see 影ying3picture