立laap6竿gon1見gin3影jing2

English

1. (lit.) set up a pole and immediately see its shadow (idiom)
2. to produce instant results; to see immediate results; literally, raise a pole and see the shadow
3. (fig.) to get instant results

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 比喻迅速收到成效

Examples

• 立竿见影。

  The shadow of the stick is visible.

  Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

• 我喜欢这个工作因为它立竿见影，让人很有成就感。

  I like this work because you see the result immediately; it's very rewarding.

  Tatoeba · sysko CC BY