浮光掠影

fú guāng lüè yǐng

Meaning

flickering light and passing shadows (idiom); blurred scenery; cursory; superficial

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浮fúto drift, to float; mobile, temporary, unstable; reckless氵孚光guānglight; bright, brilliant; only, merely⺌兀掠lüèto pillage, to ransack扌京影yǐngshadow; image, reflection; photograph景彡