天馬
Chinese
day; sky; heaven | horse; surname | ||
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trad. (天馬) | 天 | 馬 | |
simp. (天马) | 天 | 马 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: tiānmǎ
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄇㄚˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tianmǎ
- Wade–Giles: tʻien1-ma3
- Yale: tyān-mǎ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianmaa
- Palladius: тяньма (tjanʹma)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: tin1 maa5
- Yale: tīn máh
- Cantonese Pinyin: tin1 maa5
- Guangdong Romanization: tin1 ma5
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ maː¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: then maeX
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*l̥ˤi[n]|l̥ˤi[n] mˤraʔ/
- (Zhengzhang): /*qʰl'iːn mraːʔ/
Noun
天馬
- (literary, laudatory) fine horse
- serow (Capricornis sumatraensis)
- (literary, Chinese mythology) mythical horse ridden by the Celestial Emperor
- (literary, Chinese mythology) white dog-like beast with a black head, which flies when it sees people
- (literary, Chinese astronomy) a star in the Legs mansion
- (literary) praying mantis
- (literary, Greek mythology) Pegasus
Synonyms
(mantis):
Dialectal synonyms of 螳螂 (“praying mantis”) [map]
Proper noun
天馬
- (~街道) Tianma (a subdistrict of Changshan, Quzhou, Zhejiang, China)
- (~山) Tianma Hill (a hill in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China)
Derived terms
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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天 | 馬 |
てん Grade: 1 |
ま Grade: 2 |
on'yomi |
From Chinese 天馬 / 天马 (tiānmǎ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tẽ̞mːa̠]
Noun
天馬 • (tenma)
Proper noun
天馬 • (Tenma)
- a surname
Descendants
- English: Tenma
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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天 | 馬 |
ペガサス | |
Grade: 1 | Grade: 2 |
irregular |
天 (“sky”) + 馬 (“horse”). From Ancient Greek Πήγασος (Pḗgasos), and associated with the term sky horse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pe̞ɡa̠sa̠sɨ]
Noun
天馬 • (pegasasu)
Proper noun
天馬 • (Pegasasu)
Korean
Hanja in this term | |
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天 | 馬 |
Proper noun
天馬 • (Cheonma) (hangeul 천마)
Vietnamese
Han character
天馬