角馬

See also: 角马

Chinese

	horn; angle; role horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note	horse; surname
trad. (角馬)	角	馬
simp. (角马)	角	马
Literally: “horned horse”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiǎomǎ, juémǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄚˇ, ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄇㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gok³ maa⁵
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kok-mâ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kok-bé

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎomǎ [Phonetic: jiáomǎ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄚˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎomǎ
  - Wade–Giles: chiao³-ma³
  - Yale: jyǎu-mǎ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeaumaa
  - Palladius: цзяома (czjaoma)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, literary, for the “horned horse” sense)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: juémǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄇㄚˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jyuémǎ
  - Wade–Giles: chüeh²-ma³
  - Yale: jywé-mǎ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyuemaa
  - Palladius: цзюэма (czjuema)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gok³ maa⁵
  - Yale: gok máh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gok⁸ maa⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: gog³ ma⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːk̚³ maː¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kok-mâ
  - Hakka Romanization System: gog^ˋ ma^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gog⁵ ma¹
  - Sinological IPA: /kok̚² ma²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kok-bé
  - Tâi-lô: kok-bé
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kokbea
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ be⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ be⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ be⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ be⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ be⁴¹/

Middle Chinese: kaewk maeX

Rime
Character	角	馬
Reading #	2/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	覺 (10)	麻 (98)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	II	II
Fanqie	古岳切	莫下切
Baxter	kaewk	maeX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠʌk̚/	/mˠa^X/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚɔk̚/	/mᵚa^X/
Shao Rongfen	/kɔk̚/	/ma^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kaɨwk̚/	/maɨ^X/
Li Rong	/kɔk̚/	/ma^X/
Wang Li	/kɔk̚/	/ma^X/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kɔk̚/	/ma^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jue	mǎ
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gok³	maa⁵

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*C.[k]ˤrok mˤraʔ/

(Zhengzhang): /*kroːɡ mraːʔ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	角	馬
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	jiǎo	mǎ
Middle Chinese	‹ kæwk ›	‹ mæ^X ›
Old Chinese	/*C.[k]ˁrok/	/*mˁraʔ/
English	horn, corner	horse
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	角	馬
Reading #	1/2	1/1
No.	6372	8715
Phonetic component	角	馬
Rime group	屋	魚
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	覺	馬
Old Chinese	/*kroːɡ/	/*mraːʔ/

Noun

角馬

(literally) horned horse (metaphor for losing one's true features or an impossible occurrence)
- 次五，童牛角馬，不今不古。測曰：「童牛角馬，變天常也。」 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
  次五，童牛角马，不今不古。测曰：「童牛角马，变天常也。」 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
  From: Yang Xiong, The Canon of Supreme Mystery, 2 BCE
  Cì wǔ, tóng niú jiǎomǎ, bù jīn bù gǔ. Cè yuē: “Tóng niú jiǎomǎ, biàn tiān cháng yě.” [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
wildebeest; gnu (genus Connochaetes)

Synonyms

(gnu): 牛羚 (niúlíng)

Related terms

童牛角馬／童牛角马 (tóng niú jué mǎ, “hornless oxen and horned horses; neither fish nor fowl; nondescript”)
馬生角／马生角 (mǎ shēng jiǎo, “impossibility”)
烏頭白，馬生角／乌头白，马生角 (wū tóu bái mǎ shēng jiǎo, “impossibility”)
天雨粟，馬生角／天雨粟，马生角 (tiān yù sù mǎ shēng jiǎo, “impossibility”)
天粟馬角／天粟马角 (tiān sù mǎ jiǎo, “impossibility”)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
角	馬
Grade: 2	Grade: 2

Noun

角馬(つのうま) • (tsuno uma)

(very rare) wildebeest; gnu

Synonyms

ヌー (nū)

Proper noun

角馬(かくま) • (Kakuma)

a surname
A given name.

Proper noun

角馬(かどま) • (Kadoma)

a surname