千里馬

千里马
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. 日行千里的良馬。《史記．卷四三．趙世家》：「繆王日馳千里馬，攻徐偃王，大破之。」唐．韓愈〈雜說〉：「世有伯樂，然後有千里馬。千里馬常有，而伯樂不常有。」也稱為「千里駒」。
  2. 比喻才能傑出的人。

重編國語辭典

  1. 一日能行千里的良馬
  2. 南亞古國名，位於今日斯里蘭卡的亭可馬里
  3. 情報員
  4. 有才能的人
  5. 朝鮮神話傳說中有雙翼、一日能行千里的馬
  6. 草鞋(cǎoxié)的替代寫法。
  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 馬 mǎ
  1. horse
  2. horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
  3. knight in Western chess

classifier: 匹

Containing this entry

千里馬常有，而伯樂不常有 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