角馬
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See also: 角马
Chinese
horn; angle; role horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note |
horse; surname | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (角馬) | 角 | 馬 | |
| simp. (角马) | 角 | 马 | |
| Literally: “horned horse”. | |||
Pronunciation
Noun
角馬
- (literally) horned horse (metaphor for losing one's true features or an impossible occurrence)
- 次五，童牛角馬，不今不古。測曰：「童牛角馬，變天常也。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Yang Xiong, The Canon of Supreme Mystery, 2 BCE
- Cì wǔ, tóng niú jiǎomǎ, bù jīn bù gǔ. Cè yuē: “Tóng niú jiǎomǎ, biàn tiān cháng yě.”
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
次五，童牛角马，不今不古。测曰：「童牛角马，变天常也。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- wildebeest; gnu (genus Connochaetes)
Synonyms
- (gnu): 牛羚 (niúlíng)
Related terms
- 童牛角馬／童牛角马 (tóng niú jué mǎ, “hornless oxen and horned horses; neither fish nor fowl; nondescript”)
- 馬生角／马生角 (mǎ shēng jiǎo, “impossibility”)
- 烏頭白，馬生角／乌头白，马生角 (wū tóu bái mǎ shēng jiǎo, “impossibility”)
- 天雨粟，馬生角／天雨粟，马生角 (tiān yù sù mǎ shēng jiǎo, “impossibility”)
- 天粟馬角／天粟马角 (tiān sù mǎ jiǎo, “impossibility”)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 角 | 馬 |
| Grade: 2 | Grade: 2 |
Noun
- (very rare) wildebeest; gnu
Synonyms
- ヌー (nū)
Proper noun
- a surname
- A given name.
- a surname