竹馬

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See also: 竹马

Chinese

bamboo horse; surname
trad. (竹馬) 竹 馬
simp. (竹马) 竹 马

Pronunciation 1

Note: tiok-má - literary.

Noun

竹馬

  1. hobby horse (toy)
  2. bamboo horse used in folk dance
Derived terms

Pronunciation 2

Noun

竹馬

  1. (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) bamboo shelf on both ends of a bamboo bed to support the bedboard
  2. (Taiwanese Hokkien, derogatory) person who walks with long legs
Synonyms

Verb

竹馬

  1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to be poisoned by eating the insects inside bamboo (of a cow)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
竹 馬
ちく
Grade: 1 		ば
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Kanji in this term
竹 馬
たけ
Grade: 1 		うま
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
 竹馬 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

From 竹 (take, chiku, “bamboo”) +‎ 馬 (uma, ba, “horse”).

Pronunciation

Noun

竹(たけ)馬(うま) or 竹(ちく)馬(ば) • (takeuma or chikuba) 

  1. (literal) a bamboo horse (bamboo toy that resembles a horse that children can ride on)
  2. bamboo stilts (walking pole)
  3. walking on bamboo stilts

(alternative reading hiragana ちくば, rōmaji chikuba)

  1. Synonym of 幼時 (yōji, “childhood”) (time when one is a child)

Derived terms

Korean

Hanja in this term
竹馬

Noun

竹馬 • (jungma) (hangeul 죽마)

  1. hanja form? of 죽마
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