黑馬

See also: 黑马

Chinese

		black; dark; Heilongjiang Province (abbrev.)	horse; surname
trad. (黑馬)		黑	馬
simp. (黑马)		黑	马

Etymology

Calque of English dark horse.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hēimǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄟㄇㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hak¹ maa⁵
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): het-mâ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: hēimǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄟㄇㄚˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: heimaa
  - IPA ^(key): /xeɪ̯⁵⁵ ma̠²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hak¹ maa⁵
  - Yale: hāk máh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hak⁷ maa⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: heg¹ ma⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /hɐk̚⁵ mɑː¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: het-mâ
  - Hakka Romanization System: hed` ma´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hed⁵ ma¹
  - IPA: /het̚² ma²⁴/

Noun

黑馬

(figuratively) dark horse (racehorse or person with unexpected capabilities)

Synonyms

(Min Nan) 烏馬／乌马

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