立竿见影

Traditional form:

立竿見影

Pinyin (reading):

lìgānjiànyǐng

Definitions:

• lit. set up a pole and immediately see its shadow (idiom)
• fig. to get instant results

Characters:

• 立 - to stand; to establish, to set up
• 竿 - bamboo pole; penis
• 见 - to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
• 影 - shadow; image, reflection; photograph

Traditional characters:

• 立 - to stand; to establish, to set up
• 竿 - bamboo pole; penis
• 見 - to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
• 影 - shadow; image, reflection; photograph