天馬
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Chinese
| day; sky; heaven | horse; surname | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (天馬) | 天 | 馬 | |
| simp. (天马) | 天 | 马 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄇㄚˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tianmǎ
- Wade–Giles: tʻien1-ma3
- Yale: tyān-mǎ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianmaa
- Palladius: тяньма (tjanʹma)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: tin1 maa5
- Yale: tīn máh
- Cantonese Pinyin: tin1 maa5
- Guangdong Romanization: tin1 ma5
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ maː¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: then maeX
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*l̥ˤi|l̥ˤi mˤraʔ/
- (Zhengzhang): /*qʰl'iːn mraːʔ/
Noun
天馬
- (literary, laudatory) fine horse
- serow (Capricornis sumatraensis)
- (literary, Chinese mythology) mythical horse ridden by the Celestial Emperor
- (literary, Chinese mythology) white dog-like beast with a black head, which flies when it sees people
- (literary, Chinese astronomy) a star in the Legs mansion
- (literary) praying mantis
- (literary, Greek mythology) Pegasus
Synonyms
(mantis):
Dialectal synonyms of 螳螂 (“praying mantis”)
Proper noun
天馬
Derived terms
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 天 | 馬 |
| てん Grade: 1 |
ま Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
From Chinese 天馬 / 天马 (tiānmǎ).
Pronunciation
Noun
Proper noun
- a surname
Descendants
- English: Tenma
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 天 | 馬 |
| ペガサス | |
| Grade: 1 | Grade: 2 |
| irregular | |
天 (“sky”) + 馬 (“horse”). From Ancient Greek Πήγασος (Pḗgasos), and associated with the term sky horse.
Pronunciation
Noun
Proper noun
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 天 | 馬 |
Proper noun
Vietnamese
Han character
天馬