千里馬

Chinese

		one thousand li; any great distance	horse; surname
trad. (千里馬)		千里	馬
simp. (千里马)		千里	马
Literally: “thousand li horse”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiānlǐmǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢㄌㄧˇ ㄇㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cin¹ lei⁵ maa⁵
Min Nan (POJ): chhian-lí-bé

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: qiānlǐmǎ [Phonetic: qiānlímǎ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢㄌㄧˇ ㄇㄚˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chianliimaa
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ma̠²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cin¹ lei⁵ maa⁵
  - Yale: chīn léih máh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsin¹ lei⁵ maa⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: qin¹ léi⁵ ma⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ lei̯¹³ mɑː¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhian-lí-bé
  - Tâi-lô: tshian-lí-bé
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chienly'bea
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰiɛn³³ li⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ be⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ be⁴¹/

Noun

千里馬

fine steed
horse going a long journey
(figuratively) talented person
straw sandals

Proper noun

千里馬

Name of an ancient state in modern Sri Lanka.

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