老馬

老馬

1. (Malaysia) Mahathir Mohamad; Dr. M
   • 2018 August 17, “期待看中马反目的人，可以洗洗睡了”, in Global Times‎:

     在納吉布與中國展開多項合作卻激起了一些民粹主義的聲浪後，老馬這次上臺很可能會先與中國保持在一段「安全距離」。 [MSC, trad.]
     在纳吉布与中国展开多项合作却激起了一些民粹主义的声浪后，老马这次上台很可能会先与中国保持在一段「安全距离」。 [MSC, simp.]

     Zài nàjíbù yǔ zhōngguó zhǎnkāi duōxiàng hézuò què jīqǐ le yīxiē míncuìzhǔyì de shēnglàng hòu, lǎomǎ zhècì shàngtái hěn kěnéng huì xiān yǔ zhōngguó bǎochí zài yī duàn “ānquán jùlí”.

     After Najib's cooperation with China resulted in some populist backlash, it is possible that Dr. M will maintain a "safe distance" with China after he is elected.

   • 2020 February 25, 任其, “老马的野望”, in Lianhe Zaobao‎, archived from the original on 27 August 2022:

     老馬的野望／老马的野望  ―  lǎomǎ de yěwàng  ―  The Ambition of Dr. M

   • 2023 July 11, 邱汉明, “邱汉明：老马已病入膏肓，走火入魔”, in See Hua Daily News‎:

     敢說「多元種族違反憲法」論的，在老馬國陣一黨獨大的威權年代，肯定早已被警察以惡名昭彰的國家安全內政法令逮捕深蹲大牢。 [MSC, trad.]
     敢说「多元种族违反宪法」论的，在老马国阵一党独大的威权年代，肯定早已被警察以恶名昭彰的国家安全内政法令逮捕深蹲大牢。 [MSC, simp.]

     Gǎn shuō “duōyuán zhǒngzú wéifǎn xiànfǎ” lùn de, zài lǎomǎ guózhèn yī dǎng dúdà de wēiquán niándài, kěndìng zǎo yǐ bèi jǐngchá yǐ èmíngzhāozhāng de guójiā ānquán nèizhèng fǎlìng dàibǔ shēn dūn dàláo.

     If it was during Dr. M's authoritarian one-party dominant BN administration, whoever claimed that "multi-racial violates the constitution" would have been thrown into jail for violation of the notorious Internal Security Act by the police.

2. (Internet slang, endearing) Elon Musk
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 老 (lǎo),‎ 馬／马 (mǎ).