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Chinese
| Muniu, a monocycle | Liuma, a quadricycle | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (木牛流馬) | 木牛 | 流馬 | |
| simp. (木牛流马) | 木牛 | 流马 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): mùniú liúmǎ
- (Zhuyin): ㄇㄨˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄚˇ
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: mùniú liúmǎ
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄚˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: mùnióu lióumǎ
- Wade–Giles: mu4-niu2 liu2-ma3
- Yale: mù-nyóu lyóu-mǎ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muhniou lioumaa
- Palladius: муню люма (munju ljuma)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mu⁵¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
木牛流馬
- name of two type of carts invented during the Three Kingdoms, credited to Zhuge Kongming, used for transportation of army provisions, according to some historical records.