千里馬

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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
 horse; surname
trad. (千里馬) 千里 馬
simp. (千里马) 千里 马
Literally: “thousand li horse”.

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 千 里 馬
Reading # 1/1 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 清 (14) 來 (37) 明 (4)
Final (韻) 先 (85) 之 (19) 麻 (98)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Rising (X) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Open Open
Division (等) IV III II
Fanqie 蒼先切 良士切 莫下切
Baxter tshen liX maeX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/t͡sʰen/ /lɨX/ /mˠaX/
Pan
Wuyun 		/t͡sʰen/ /lɨX/ /mᵚaX/
Shao
Rongfen 		/t͡sʰɛn/ /lieX/ /maX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/t͡sʰɛn/ /lɨX/ /maɨX/
Li
Rong 		/t͡sʰen/ /liəX/ /maX/
Wang
Li 		/t͡sʰien/ /lĭəX/ /maX/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/t͡sʰien/ /liX/ /maX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		qiān lǐ mǎ
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		cin1 lei5 maa5
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 千 里 馬
Reading # 1/1 1/1 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		qiān lǐ mǎ
Middle
Chinese 		‹ tshen › ‹ liX › ‹ mæX ›
Old
Chinese 		/*s.n̥ˁi/ /*(mə.)rəʔ/ /*mˁraʔ/
English thousand li (measure of distance); village horse

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 千 里 馬
Reading # 1/1 1/1 1/1
No. 10792 7826 8715
Phonetic
component 		人 里 馬
Rime
group 		眞 之 魚
Rime
subdivision 		1 0 0
Corresponding
MC rime 		千 里 馬
Old
Chinese 		/*sn̥ʰiːn/ /*rɯʔ/ /*mraːʔ/
Notes 小徐人聲，甲文乃借人加一

Noun

千里馬

  1. fine horse; fine steed; fast horse
  2. (figurative) talented person
  3. (obsolete) courier
    Synonym: 走文書／走文书
  4. Alternative term for 草鞋 (cǎoxié, “straw sandals”).
  5. Chollima (a mythical Korean winged horse)
  6. (Móng Cái Cantonese) frog

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 青蛙 (“frog”)
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 蛙
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 青蛙
Taxonomic name 蛙
Mandarin Beijing 蛤蟆, 田雞
Taiwan 青蛙, 田雞
Tianjin 蛤蟆
Langfang 蛤蟆
Chengde 蛤蟆
Tangshan 蛤蟆, 青蛙
Cangzhou 蛤蟆
Xianxian (Xiaoying) 蛤蟆
Baoding 田雞
Shijiazhuang 蛤蟆
Daming 蛤蟆
Chifeng 青蛙, 蛤蟆
Hulunbuir (Hailar) 蛤蟆
Heihe 青蛙, 蛤蟆
Qiqihar 青蛙, 蛤蟆
Harbin 蛤蟆, 青蛙, 青乖子
Wuchang (Yingchengzi) 蛤蟆
Jiamusi 青蛙, 青乖子
Baicheng 青蛙, 蛤蟆
Changchun 蛤蟆
Tonghua 蛤蟆
Shenyang 蛤蟆, 青蛙, 青乖子, 田雞
Dandong 青蛙, 青蛙子, 蛤蟆
Jinzhou 青蛙, 蛤蟆, 青罐兒
Yantai 青崴子
Yantai (Muping) 蚧巴子, 張拉崴子, 張崴子
Qingdao 青崴, 崴子
Lijin 蛤蟆
Zhucheng 歪子
Jinan 蛤蟆, 田雞
Jining 蛤蟆, 水雞兒
Luoyang 蛤蟆
Wanrong 水雞子
Shangqiu 青蛙, 蛤蟆, 水雞
Yuanyang 青蛙, 蛤蟆
Zhengzhou 蛤蟆
Lingbao 蛤蟆
Xinyang 蛤蟆
Baihe 青蛙, 蛤蟆
Hanzhong 青蛙
Xi'an 蛤蟆, 青蛙, 田雞
Baoji 青蛙
Yinchuan 田畝雞, 青蛙
Tianshui 青雞
Lanzhou 青蛙, 金蛤蟆, 長腿癩蛤蟆
Dunhuang 青蛙
Xining 青蛙
Hami 癩呱呱
Ürümqi 青蛙, 蛤蟆
Wuhan 蛤蟆, 綠蛤蟆, 田雞, 青蛙
Yichang 青蛙, 田雞, 蛤蟆
Xiangyang 蛤蟆
Tianmen 青蛙, 蛤蟆
Hong'an 蛤蟆, 水雞
Chengdu 蜞蟆兒, 青蜞蟆兒, 青蛙, 田雞
Nanchong 青蛙, 田雞
Dazhou 蛤蟆兒
Hanyuan 青瘸蟆
Xichang 青蛙
Zigong 青蛙, 蛤蟆兒
Chongqing 瘸滾兒
Guiyang 青蛙, 田雞, 蛤蟆, 石蚌
Zunyi 蛤蟆
Bijie 蛤蟆, 青蛤蟆
Liping 蛤蟆, 青皮蛤蟆
Zhaotong 青蛙, 田雞, 石蚌
Dali 青蛙, 田雞, 青雞
Kunming 青蛙, 田雞
Mengzi 青蛙
Guilin 蟆𧊅
Guanyang 蟆𧊅
Lipu 屎𧊅
Pingle 蟆𧊅, 田雞
Yangshuo 蟆𧊅
Liuzhou 蟆𧊅
Luzhai 蟆𧊅, 田雞
Nanning (Wuming) 蟆𧊅, 青蛙
Binyang (Nanjie) 蟆𧊅
Yizhou 青蛙, 蟆𧊅 big, 田雞 big, 蟆𧊅崽 small
Luocheng (Dongmen) 蟆𧊅
Xiangzhou (Nalu) 蟆𧊅
Jishou 青蛤蟆
Changde 蛤蟆, 田雞
Anqing 蛤蟆, 水雞兒
Xuzhou 青蛙, 田雞, 蛤蟆, 水雞兒
Fuyang 青蛙, 蛤蟆
Wuhu 蛤蟆, 田雞
Yangzhou 田雞子, 田雞, 水雞子
Lianyungang 田雞子, 田雞, 蛙子
Lianshui 青蛙子
Nanjing 田雞, 水雞, 蛤蟆, 青蛙
Hefei 蛤蟆, 田雞, 青蛙
Chuzhou 田雞
Nantong 田雞
Malaysia 青蛙
Singapore 青蛙, 田雞 as food
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) 懶呱子
Cantonese Guangzhou 青蛙, 田雞, 蛤乸, 蛤𧊅
Hong Kong 青蛙, 田雞, 蛤乸, 蛤𧊅
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) 蛤𧊅, 蛤乸
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) 蛤
Macau 田雞
Guangzhou (Panyu) 田雞
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) 蛤乸
Guangzhou (Conghua) 蛤乸
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 田雞
Foshan 青蛙, 田雞
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 雙養
Foshan (Shunde) 田雞
Foshan (Sanshui) 蛤乸
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 蛤乸
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 田雞
Zhuhai (Qianshan) 田雞
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) 田雞
Zhuhai (Doumen) 田雞
Jiangmen (Baisha) 蛤
Jiangmen (Xinhui) 田雞, 蛤
Taishan 田雞, 蛤𧊅
Kaiping (Chikan) 田雞
Enping (Niujiang) 田雞
Heshan (Yayao) 田雞
Dongguan 蛤, 田雞
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) 蛤
Yangjiang 蛤, 田雞
Xinyi 蛤乸, 蛤𧊅
Nanning 蛤乸
Beihai 田雞, 蛤乸
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) 田雞, 蛤乸
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) 田雞, 蛤乸
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) 田雞, 蛤乸
Danzhou 蛤
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 田雞, 青蛙
Singapore (Guangfu) 田雞
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) 田雞
Móng Cái 田雞, 千里馬
Gan Nanchang 蛤蟆, 田雞, 老蛤
Lichuan 蛤蟆
Pingxiang 鬼蛤蟆
Hakka Meixian 𧊅仔, 田雞, 蛤蟆
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) 田雞
Dongguan (Qingxi) 蚧嫲
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 蛤蟆
Zengcheng (Zhengguo) 蛤蟆, 田雞
Zhongshan (Wuguishan) 蛤蟆
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 蛤蟆
Changting 蛤蟆
Yudu 𧊅
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 𧊅仔
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 𧊅仔
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 𧊅仔
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 𧊅
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 𧊅仔
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 𧊅子
Hong Kong 蛤蟆
Yangshuo (Jinbao) 蟆𧊅
Sabah (Longchuan) 蛤蟆, 𧊅哩, 蛤𧊅
Senai (Huiyang) 𧊅仔
Singkawang 𧊅
Huizhou Jixi 水雞, 田雞, 蛤蟆
Shexian 蛤蟆, 田雞
Jin Taiyuan 蛤蟆
Yangyuan 青蛙, 蛤蟆, 青疥
Datong 蛤蟆
Xinzhou 蛤蟆
Lishi 蛤蟆
Linfen 蛤蟆, 田雞, 水雞兒
Changzhi 蛤蟆
Linhe 青蛙
Jining 蛤蟆
Hohhot 蛤蟆, 青蛙
Erenhot 蛤蟆
Pingshan 蛤蟆
Zhangjiakou 蛤蟆, 青蛙
Handan 蛤蟆, 青蛙
Linzhou 青幫
Suide 蛤蟆
Northern Min Jian'ou 田狗, 水雞
Eastern Min Fuzhou 青蛤, 黃䱝, 水雞
Fuqing 青蛤, 黃䱝, 水雞
Matsu 黃䱝
Southern Min Xiamen 田蛤仔, 水雞
Quanzhou 埯魅坸仔, 水雞
Yongchun 水雞
Zhangzhou 田蛤仔, 水雞
Taipei 大肚仔魚, 水雞, 田蛤仔, 杜蝛仔
New Taipei (Sanxia) 水雞, 田蛤仔, 肚蛙
Kaohsiung 水雞, 四跤仔, 田蛤仔
Yilan 水雞, 蛤仔
Changhua (Lukang) 水雞, 田蛤仔
Taichung 水雞
Tainan 水雞, 四跤魚, 田蛤仔, 田僑
Hsinchu 水雞
Kinmen 水雞
Penghu (Magong) 水雞
Penang (Hokkien) 水雞
Singapore (Hokkien) 水雞, 蛤婆, 田蛤仔
Manila (Hokkien) 水雞, 田蛤仔
Guilin (Biyange) 青老蛙
Chaozhou 蛤虯, 水雞
Raoping 水雞
Shantou 水雞, 蛤虯 small
Jieyang 水雞, 蛤虯 small
Haifeng 蛤蛄, 蛤虯
Johor Bahru (Teochew) 蛤虯
Leizhou 田雞, 蛤
Wenchang 蛤, 田雞
Haikou 蛤, 田雞, 螻蛤
Puxian Min Putian 洋乜, 水雞
Xianyou 洋乜, 水雞
Central Min Yanping (Wangtai) 田狗
Zhongshan Min Shaxi (Longdu) 黃蛤, 青蛙
Sanxiang 田雞
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 蛤, 田雞
Northern Pinghua Guilin (Dahe) 蛤蟆
Wu Shanghai 田雞, 青蛙
Shanghai (Chongming) 田雞
Suzhou 田雞, 青蛙
Danyang 田雞, 青蛙
Hangzhou 田雞
Ningbo 癩斯, 青蛙癩斯, 田雞, 水雞
Wenzhou 蛤蟆, 蛤蟆牯, 田雞
Jinhua 田雞, 蟥蟆
Jinhua (Tangxi) 田雞, 蛤蟆
Xiang Changsha 蛤蟆, 蛤蟆子, 蟆𧊅, 水雞
Loudi 蟆𧊅, 蟆𧊅子
Shuangfeng 蟆𧊅子
Quanzhou 蟆𧊅

Proper noun

千里馬

  1. An ancient state around modern Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
千 里 馬
ちょん
Grade: 1 		り
Grade: 2 		ま
Grade: 2
irregular
Kanji in this term
千 里 馬
ちょる
Grade: 1 		り
Grade: 2 		ま
Grade: 2
irregular
 千里馬 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

From Korean 천리마 (千里馬, cheollima).

Pronunciation

Noun

千(ちょん)里(り)馬(ま) or 千里馬(チョンリマ) or 千(ちょる)里(り)馬(ま) or 千里馬(チョルリマ) • (chonrima or chorurima) 

  1. Chollima (mythical Korean winged horse)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
千里馬

Noun

千里馬 • (cheollima) (hangeul 천리마)

  1. Hanja form? of 천리마.
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