n. (Trad=馬, Pinyin=ma3) horse

n. (Trad=馬, Pinyin=ma3) twenty first

bo2 le4 shi4 ma3
Bo Le, the horse judger.
A talent scout. A person who can discover talented people and know their worth.

sai4 weng1 shi1 ma3
The old man at the border lost his horse.
What looks like a bad ending may turn out to be good or at least better than it looks at first sight. A temporary loss may turn out to be a gain. A blessing in disguise.

hai4 qun2 zhi1 ma3
A harmful horse in the herd.
Said of someone who harms the collective. A black sheep.

zhi3 lu4 wei4 ma3
Calling a stag a horse.
Deliberately confounding right and wrong. Talking black into white.

lao3 ma3 shi2 tu2
An old horse knows the way.
Said about a person who knows how to deal with different situations. An old hand is a good guide.

zou3 ma3 kan4 hua1
Looking at the flowers while riding a horse.
To be forced to do something in a hurry. Have a quick look at something. Trying to get the full view of something in much too short a time. Alternative form: 走马观花 (zou3 ma3 guan1 hua1).

fe1 lyu2 fei ma3
Neither donkey nor horse.
Describing something unseemly. Neither fish nor fowl.

feng1 ma3 niu2 bu4 xiang1 ji2
Even straying horses and cows do not cross into each other's territories.
This expression speaks of two things that have absolutely nothing to do with each other.

ma3 ge2 guo3 shi1
Wrapping the body in horsehide.
Said of someone who died a heroical death in the battlefield. To die with one's boots on.

ma3 ma3 hu3 hu3
Horses and tigers.
To do something hastily and carelessly. Careless. Casual. So so. Alternative form: 马虎 (ma3 hu3).

Pinyin: ma3
Wade-Giles: ma3
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