班馬

班馬

1. (literary) stray horse

   • 邢伯告中行伯曰：「有班馬之聲，齊師其遁。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     邢伯告中行伯曰：「有班马之声，齐师其遁。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE

     Xíng bó gào Zhōngháng bó yuē: “Yǒu bānmǎ zhī shēng, Qí shī qí dùn.”

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   • 失羣班馬，迷輪亂轍。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     失群班马，迷轮乱辙。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: 6th century, 庾信 (Yu Xin), 哀江南賦

     Shīqún bānmǎ, mí lún luàn zhé.

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   • 揮手自茲去，蕭蕭班馬鳴。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     挥手自兹去，萧萧班马鸣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 8th century, Li Bai, 送友人

     Huīshǒu zì zī qù, xiāoxiāo bānmǎ míng.

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   • 背櫪嘶班馬，分洲叫斷鴻。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     背枥嘶班马，分洲叫断鸿。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: c. 8th century, 李嶠 (Li Jiao), 送光祿劉主簿之洛

     Bèi lì sī bānmǎ, fēn zhōu jiào duànhóng.

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班⫽馬 (verb-object)

1. (Cantonese, slang) to gather subordinates