千里马

千里馬
qiānlǐmǎ
  1. lit. ten thousand mile horse
  2. fine steed

CEDICT

  1. (Móng Cái Cantonese) frog
  2. (figurative) talented person
  3. (obsolete) courier
  4. Alternative term for 草鞋 (cǎoxié, “straw sandals”).
  5. An ancient state around modern Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.
  6. Chollima (a mythical Korean winged horse)
  7. courier
  8. fine horse; fine steed; fast horse
  9. frog
  10. talented person

Wiktionary

  1. 日行千里的良马。《史记．卷四三．赵世家》：「缪王日驰千里马，攻徐偃王，大破之。」唐．韩愈〈杂说〉：「世有伯乐，然后有千里马。千里马常有，而伯乐不常有。」也称为「千里驹」。
  2. 比喻才能杰出的人。

重編國語辭典

  1. 一日能行千里的良马
  2. 南亚古国名，位于今日斯里兰卡的亭可马里
  3. 情报员
  4. 有才能的人
  5. 朝鲜神话传说中有双翼、一日能行千里的马
  6. 草鞋(cǎoxié)的替代写法。
  7. 青蛙

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 千里 qiānlǐ
  1. a thousand miles
  2. a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers)
  3. a long distance
2 马 mǎ
  1. horse
  2. horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
  3. knight in Western chess

classifier: 匹

Containing this entry

千里马常有，而伯乐不常有 qiānlǐmǎchángyǒu,ér Bólèbùchángyǒu
  1. lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (proverb)
  2. fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it