千里草

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Chinese

one thousand li; any great distance; fine horse
one thousand li; any great distance; fine horse; fine steed; fast horse
 
grass; straw; draft (of a document)
grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
 
trad. (千里草) 千里
simp. #(千里草) 千里

Etymology

(one thousand) + (li) + (grass)

The Chinese character for Dong is . The character is composed of three components: (one thousand) + (li) + (grass). In other words, the phrase, "The grass spreads out for thousands of li" is a veiled reference to the Dong surname.

Pronunciation


Noun

千里草

  1. (literary) a veiled reference to the Dong () surname
  2. (literary) which spreads out for more than 1,000 li