伯樂相馬

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Chinese

Bo Le to examine and judge a horse; Sōma
trad. (伯樂相馬) 伯樂 相馬
simp. (伯乐相马) 伯乐 相马
Literally: “Bo Le judging horses”.

Etymology

From the Han shi waizhuan:

使驥不得伯樂，安得千里之足？ [MSC, trad.]
使骥不得伯乐，安得千里之足？ [MSC, simp.]
From: 150 BCE, Han Ying, 韓詩外傳/卷第7
Shǐ jì bùdé Bó Lè, āndé qiānlǐ zhī zú?
If the horse that can travel 1000 li in a day had not been discovered by Bo Le, how could it show its ability to travel one thousand li in a single day?

From the Zashuosi:

世有伯樂，然後有千里馬。千里馬常有，而伯樂不常有。 [MSC, trad.]
世有伯乐，然后有千里马。千里马常有，而伯乐不常有。 [MSC, simp.]
From: Han Yu, 雜說四
Shì yǒu Bó Lè, ránhòu yǒu qiānlǐmǎ. Qiānlǐmǎ cháng yǒu, ér Bó Lè bùcháng yǒu.
In all of the world, there was Bo Le first, then there were thousand li horses. Thousand li horses often exist, but a Bo Le does not often exist.

Pronunciation

Idiom

伯樂相馬

  1. Praising those who are good at discovering talent

References

“伯樂相馬 [Bo Le judging horses]”, in Baidu Baike [Baidu Encyclopedia] (in Chinese) (wiki), 2020 May 16, retrieved January 2, 2024

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