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走馬灯
Hiragana
そうまとう
Noun
Japanese Meaning
灯籠の一種で、内部の熱や風によって紙製の馬などの絵が回転し、光と影の模様が動いて見えるもの。転じて、死の間際などに過去の記憶やさまざまな光景が次々と頭の中に浮かぶさまのたとえ。
Easy Japanese Meaning
あかりのまわりをえがやなどのしゃしんがくるくるまわるどうぐ。また人生のきおくが一気にうかぶようす。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
可旋转的灯笼，常饰以纸马等 / 比喻影像在眼前迅速闪过
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
貼有紙製馬或圖案，隨熱氣旋轉的燈籠。 / 比喻畫面或記憶在眼前迅速掠過。
Korean Meaning
내부의 종이 말 그림이 불빛의 열기로 회전하는 장식용 등. / 비유적으로, 여러 이미지·장면이 눈앞을 빠르게 스쳐 지나가는 현상.
Indonesian
lentera hias dengan kuda kertas yang berputar / metafora: kilasan beragam gambar/kenangan yang melintas cepat di depan mata
Vietnamese Meaning
đèn kéo quân; đèn lồng quay có hình ngựa giấy / ẩn dụ: nhiều hình ảnh, ký ức lướt qua trước mắt
Tagalog Meaning
parolang may mga kabayong papel na umiikot / matalinghaga: mga alaala o larawang mabilis na dumaraan sa paningin
Sense（1）
lantern adorned with paper horses which revolve in a circle
Sense（2）
Used in metaphor for various images flashing before one's eyes.
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lantern adorned with paper horses which revolve in a circle / Used in metaphor for various images flashing before one's eyes.
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走馬灯
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His life flashed before his eyes like a revolving lantern.
His life flashed before his eyes like a revolving lantern.
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彼の人生が走馬灯のように脳裏を駆け巡った。
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