千里馬
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): cin1 lei5 maa5
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ ㄇㄚˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cianlǐmǎ
- Wade–Giles: chʻien1-li3-ma3
- Yale: chyān-lǐ-mǎ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chianliimaa
- Palladius: цяньлима (cjanʹlima)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cin1 lei5 maa5
- Yale: chīn léih máh
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsin1 lei5 maa5
- Guangdong Romanization: qin1 léi5 ma5
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ lei̯¹³ maː¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhian-lí-bé
- Tâi-lô: tshian-lí-bé
- Phofsit Daibuun: chienly'bea
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ be⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhian-lí-má
- Tâi-lô: tshian-lí-má
- Phofsit Daibuun: chienlymar
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mã⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ mã⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: coin1 li2 bhê2
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshoiⁿ lí bé
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰõĩ³³⁻²³ li⁵²⁻³⁵ be⁵²⁻²¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Middle Chinese: tshen liX maeX
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*s.n̥ˤi[ŋ] (mə.)rəʔ mˤraʔ/
- (Zhengzhang): /*sn̥ʰiːn rɯʔ mraːʔ/
Noun
千里馬
- fine horse; fine steed; fast horse
- 臣聞古之君人，有以千金求千里馬者，三年不能得。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5th – 3rd centuries BCE
- Chén wén gǔ zhī jūnrén, yǒu yǐ qiānjīn qiú qiānlǐmǎ zhě, sān nián bùnéng dé. [Pinyin]
- I your minister have heard that a ruler of yore sought a thousand-li horse with one thousand [taels of] gold, yet after three years still could not get one.
臣闻古之君人，有以千金求千里马者，三年不能得。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (figurative) talented person
- (obsolete) courier
- Synonym: 走文書／走文书
- Alternative term for 草鞋 (cǎoxié, “straw sandals”).
- Chollima (a mythical Korean winged horse)
- (Móng Cái Cantonese) frog
Synonyms
Proper noun
千里馬
- An ancient state around modern Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.
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