粵

天tin1馬maa5行hang4空hung1

simp天马行空
tin1 maa5 hang4 hung1tiān mǎ xíng kōng

English

  1. like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom)
  2. free in thought and behaviour; imaginative; unconstrained; literally: flying horse in the sky
  3. (of writing, calligraphy etc) bold and imaginative
  4. unconstrained in style

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 創意無限,想像自由奔放

Examples

  • 創作真係可以天馬行空,冇限制。

    In fact, artistic creations can express ideas freely without constraint.

  • 我知呢個計劃係好天馬行空,但我信有一日會成功㗎。

    I know this plan seems very far-fetched, but I believe it will succeed one day.

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

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