驽 (nú) — (literary) slow horse, inferior horse; (literary, figurative) incompetent person
Definition
A literary, bound-form word for a slow or inferior horse, often used figuratively to mean a dull, untalented person — usually as self-deprecation. Almost always appears in set phrases like 驽马 or 驽钝.
bound form
(literary) slow horseinferior horse(literary, figurative) incompetent person
Examples
- 驽，。nú Mǎ shí jià, gōng zài bú shè.A slow horse can travel ten days' journey — success lies in persistence.
- 驽。Tā zì qiān wèi nú dùn zhī cái.He humbly called himself a dull-witted talent.
- 驽，。Suī wéi nú mǎ, yì néng zhì yuǎn.Though it is a slow horse, it can still go far.
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