马号 (mǎ háo) — (historical) a stable or horse-parking area in a courier station; (military) a long-tubed bugle used by cavalry; (military) signals played on such a bugle
Definition
A historical term with two unrelated senses: a stable/parking area for horses at an ancient courier station, OR a long bugle used by cavalry to play signals. Match the meaning from context.
noun
(historical) a stable or horse-parking area in a courier station(military) a long-tubed bugle used by cavalry(military) signals played on such a bugle
Examples
- 马号，。Gǔ dài yì zhàn dōu yǒu mǎ háo, gòng mǎ pǐ xiū xi.Ancient courier stations all had ∼ for horses to rest.
- 马号。mǎ háo Shì qí bīng shì bīng cháng yòng de xìn hào gōng jù.The ∼ is a signaling tool commonly used by cavalry soldiers.
- 。Zhè wèi lǎo bīng hái néng chuī chū jǐ zhǒng mǎ háo de diào zi.This veteran can still play several ∼ tunes.
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