骑驴找马

騎驢找馬
qílǘzhǎomǎ
(idiom) (coll.) to continue in an unsatisfactory job (or romantic relationship etc) while actively looking for a better one

CEDICT

colloquial

Entry Composition

1 骑 qí
  1. to sit astride
  2. to ride (a horse, bike etc)
  3. classifier for saddle horses
=2 驴 lǘ variant of 驴 lǘ
=2 驴 lǘ donkey

classifier: 頭
3 找 zhǎo
  1. to try to find
  2. to look for
  3. to call on sb
  4. to find
  5. to seek
  6. to return
  7. to give change
4 马 mǎ
  1. horse
  2. horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
  3. knight in Western chess

classifier: 匹