走马灯 in English zou3 ma3 deng1 Meaning

Meanings

  • lantern with carousel of paper horses, rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节
  • metaphorically constant busy circulation of people

Simplified Characters

走 马 灯

Traditional Characters

走 馬 燈

Pinyin

zou3 ma3 deng1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

走zou3to walk 马ma3surname Ma 灯deng1lamp