蜻蜓点水

Traditional form:

蜻蜓點水

Pinyin (reading):

qīngtíngdiǎnshuǐ

Definitions:

• lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly
• superficial contact (idiom)

Characters:

• 蜻 - dragonfly
• 蜓 - dragonfly
• 点 - dot, point, speck
• 水 - water, liquid, lotion, juice

Traditional characters:

• 蜻 - dragonfly
• 蜓 - dragonfly
• 點 - dot, point, speck
• 水 - water, liquid, lotion, juice