黑馬
See also: 黑马
Chinese
| black; dark; Heilongjiang Province (abbrev.) | horse; surname | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (黑馬) | 黑 | 馬 | |
| simp. (黑马) | 黑 | 马 | |
Etymology
Calque of English dark horse.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): hak1 maa5
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): het-mâ
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 7heq-mo6
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: hēimǎ
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄟ ㄇㄚˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: heimǎ
- Wade–Giles: hei1-ma3
- Yale: hēi-mǎ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: heimaa
- Palladius: хэйма (xɛjma)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xeɪ̯⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hak1 maa5
- Yale: hāk máh
- Cantonese Pinyin: hak7 maa5
- Guangdong Romanization: heg1 ma5
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɐk̚⁵ maː¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: het-mâ
- Hakka Romanization System: hedˋ maˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: hed5 ma1
- Sinological IPA: /het̚² ma²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Wu
Noun
黑馬
- (figurative) dark horse (racehorse or person with unexpected capabilities)