qí lǘ zhǎo mǎdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) (coll.) to continue in an unsatisfactory job (or romantic relationship etc) while actively looking for a better one
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Original source entry:

騎驢找馬 骑驴找马 [qi2 lu:2 zhao3 ma3] /(idiom) (coll.) to continue in an unsatisfactory job (or romantic relationship etc) while actively looking for a better one/

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骑驴找马
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