粵

千cin1里lei5馬maa5

simp千里马
cin1 lei5 maa5qiān lǐ mǎ

English

  1. lit. ten thousand mile horse
  2. fine steed
  3. a person of great skill

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 比喻才能傑出嘅人

Examples

  • 在中国,人們常把有能力的人喻為“千里馬”。

    In China, talented people are often described as "ten thousand mile horses".

    Tatoeba · eastasiastudent CC BY

  • 佢好做得嘢㗎,真係匹千里馬。

    He is really good at his job, a good horse, that's what he is.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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