天马 (tiān mǎ) — mythical/historical heavenly horse; celestial steed; (trademark) Tianma (an alphabet-based Chinese word-processing input method)
Definition
天马 refers to a mythical flying horse in Chinese legend (not an ordinary horse). Often used in literary or historical contexts, e.g. 汉武帝 sought 天马 from the West.
noun
mythical/historical heavenly horsecelestial steed(trademark) Tianma (an alphabet-based Chinese word-processing input method)
Measure word · 匹
Examples
- 天马。Gǔ dài chuán shuō zhōng de tiān mǎ shì néng fēi de shén mǎ.In ancient legends, the heavenly horse is a divine horse that can fly.
- 天马。Hàn wǔ dì céng pài rén xún zhǎo tiān mǎ.Emperor Wu of Han once sent people to search for heavenly horses.
- 天马。Zhè ge ruǎn jiàn jiào zuò tiān mǎ shū rù fǎ.This software is called the Tianma input method.
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