马

This character appears in 87 imported Chengyu families.

1. 一言既出，駟馬難追 Contains this character in the attested form 一言既出，驷马难追. Mandarin Hokkien Vietnamese Cantonese Chinese A word once spoken cannot be taken back; A promise must be kept Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary Chinese Wiktionary
2. 一馬平川 Contains this character in the attested form 一马平川. Mandarin Cantonese Chinese wide expanse of flat land; wide stretch of flat country Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary Chinese Wiktionary
3. 一馬當先 Contains this character in the attested form 一马当先. Mandarin Hokkien Cantonese Chinese to gallop at the head; to take the lead; to be in the foremost rank Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary Chinese Wiktionary
4. 乞兒馬醫 Contains this character in the attested form 乞儿马医. Chinese 泛指地位卑賤的人 Search corpus Chinese Wiktionary
5. 五馬分屍 Contains this character in the attested form 五马分尸. Mandarin Cantonese Chinese to dismember a body by having five horses pull the limbs and head Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary Chinese Wiktionary
6. 人仰馬翻 Contains this character in the attested form 人仰马翻. Mandarin Cantonese Chinese in a complete mess Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary Chinese Wiktionary
7. 人強馬壯 Contains this character in the attested form 人强马壮. Mandarin Cantonese Chinese high in combat effectiveness Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary
8. 人歡馬叫 Contains this character in the attested form 人欢马叫. Mandarin Cantonese Chinese people bustling and horses neighing: busy; prosperous Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary
9. 伯樂相馬 Contains this character in the attested form 伯乐相马. Mandarin Cantonese Chinese Praising those who are good at discovering talent Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary
10. 信馬由韁 Contains this character in the attested form 信马由缰. Mandarin Chinese to give a horse free rein; having free rein Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary
11. 倚馬可待 Contains this character in the attested form 倚马可待. Mandarin Chinese a writer's ability to write an article very quickly Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary
12. 做牛做馬 Contains this character in the attested form 做牛做马. Mandarin Hokkien Cantonese Chinese to lower one's dignity to do everything and anything for someone Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary Chinese Wiktionary
13. 兵強馬壯 Contains this character in the attested form 兵强马壮. Mandarin Cantonese Chinese well-trained and powerful troops Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary Chinese Wiktionary
14. 兵荒馬亂 Contains this character in the attested form 兵荒马乱. Mandarin Cantonese Chinese chaotic Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary Chinese Wiktionary
15. 匹馬單槍 Contains this character in the attested form 匹马单枪. Mandarin Chinese single-handed; unassisted Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary English Wiktionary
16. 千軍萬馬 Contains this character in the attested form 千军万马. Japanese Korean Chinese 천명의 군사와 만 마리의 말을 의미하며 전쟁에서 많은 군사와 말을 얻는 것에 견주어서 한국에서는 어려운 문제점들이 발생하여 곤란한 경우에 큰 도움을 받는 것을 빗대어 말합니다.('천군만마를 얻다'와 같이) Search corpus Chinese Wiktionary Korean Wiktionary
17. 司馬昭之心 Contains this character in the attested form 司马昭之心. Mandarin Cantonese Chinese evil ambitions that are transparent to everyone Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary Chinese Wiktionary
18. 單人匹馬 Contains this character in the attested form 单人匹马. Mandarin Cantonese Chinese single-handed; all by oneself Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary
19. 單人獨馬 Contains this character in the attested form 单人独马. Mandarin hak Chinese single-handed; unassisted; unaccompanied Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary
20. 單兵獨馬 Contains this character in the attested form 单兵独马. Mandarin Chinese single-handed; unassisted Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary
21. 單槍匹馬 Contains this character in the attested form 单枪匹马. Mandarin Hokkien Cantonese Chinese single-handed; unassisted Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary Chinese Wiktionary
22. 塞翁失馬 Contains this character in the attested form 塞翁失马. Mandarin Korean Hokkien Vietnamese Cantonese Every cloud has a silver lining. / A setback may turn out to be a blessing in disguise. Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary Chinese Wiktionary
23. 大馬金刀 Contains this character in the attested form 大马金刀. Chinese 形容一個人豪爽，氣派大 Search corpus Chinese Wiktionary
24. 天馬行空 Contains this character in the attested form 天马行空. Mandarin Cantonese Chinese powerful and unrestrained in style; bold and imaginative; abounding with novel ideas Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary Chinese Wiktionary
25. 害群之馬 Contains this character in the attested form 害群之马. Hokkien Chinese 危害大眾的人 Search corpus Chinese Wiktionary Chinese Wiktionary
26. 心猿意馬 Contains this character in the attested form 心猿意马. Mandarin Japanese Cantonese Chinese unable to concentrate, inattentive and vacillating Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary Japanese Wiktionary
27. 快馬加鞭 Contains this character in the attested form 快马加鞭. Mandarin Cantonese Chinese to go even faster; to accelerate the speed Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary Chinese Wiktionary
28. 懸崖勒馬 Contains this character in the attested form 悬崖勒马. Mandarin Hokkien Cantonese Chinese to desist from doing something before it is too late; to pull back before it is too late Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary
29. 戎馬倥傯 Contains this character in the attested form 戎马倥偬. Mandarin Chinese to be busy at military work Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary
30. 扮鬼扮馬 Contains this character in the attested form 扮鬼扮马. Cantonese Chinese to deliberately trick by feigning Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary
31. 招兵買馬 Contains this character in the attested form 招兵买马. Mandarin Hokkien Cantonese Chinese to raise or enlarge an army by recruiting soldiers and buying horses Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary Chinese Wiktionary
32. 指鹿為馬 Contains this character in the attested form 指鹿为马. Japanese Korean Vietnamese Chinese [[#漢語|指鹿為馬]] Search corpus Chinese Wiktionary
33. 放馬後炮 Contains this character in the attested form 放马后炮. Chinese 事情或時機過後才有所舉動 Search corpus Chinese Wiktionary
34. 求馬唐肆 Contains this character in the attested form 求马唐肆. Chinese 所求的方法、途徑不正確而無收穫 Search corpus Chinese Wiktionary
35. 汗馬功勞 Contains this character in the attested form 汗马功劳. Mandarin Cantonese Chinese achievement or contribution as a result of hard work Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary
36. 溜鬚拍馬 Contains this character in the attested form 溜须拍马. Mandarin Cantonese Chinese to brownnose; to kiss someone's ass; to suck up Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary
37. 火龍火馬 Contains this character in the attested form 火龙火马. Hokkien Chinese to burn with anxiety or impatience Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary
38. 牛頭馬面 Contains this character in the attested form 牛头马面. Mandarin cpx hak Hokkien wuu ugly and wicked person Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary
39. 牛高馬大 Contains this character in the attested form 牛高马大. Mandarin Cantonese Chinese robust and tall Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary
40. 牽馬隨鐙 Contains this character in the attested form 牵马随镫. Chinese 比喻跟隨在身邊侍奉或表示願意效勞 Search corpus Chinese Wiktionary
41. 犬馬之力 Contains this character in the attested form 犬马之力. Mandarin Chinese (to employ) one's humble strength (in service to one's ruler) Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary
42. 犬馬之勞 Contains this character in the attested form 犬马之劳. Mandarin Korean Chinese humble and faithful service to one's master (e.g. the emperor) Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary Korean Wiktionary
43. 犬馬之報 Contains this character in the attested form 犬马之报. Mandarin Chinese a sincere effort to repay a favor Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary
44. 猴年馬月 Contains this character in the attested form 猴年马月. Mandarin Chinese an unknown and long time; donkey's years; God knows when Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary Chinese Wiktionary
45. 盲人瞎馬 Contains this character in the attested form 盲人瞎马. Mandarin Cantonese Chinese to be very dangerous Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary
46. 盲人騎瞎馬 Contains this character in the attested form 盲人骑瞎马. Mandarin Chinese to be very dangerous Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary
47. 秋高馬肥 Contains this character in the attested form 秋高马肥. Mandarin Chinese the autumn sky is clear and the horses are strong and well-fed (indicating the nomads in the north are ready to attack so there is the need to prepare for defences.) Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary
48. 立馬蓋橋 Contains this character in the attested form 立马盖桥. Chinese 形容十分快速或急迫 Search corpus Chinese Wiktionary Chinese Wiktionary
49. 竹馬之友 Contains this character in the attested form 竹马之友. Mandarin Cantonese Chinese childhood friend Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary
50. 老馬識途 Contains this character in the attested form 老马识途. Mandarin Hokkien Cantonese Chinese an experienced worker knows what to do; an old hand knows the ropes Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary Chinese Wiktionary
51. 聲色犬馬 Contains this character in the attested form 声色犬马. Mandarin Chinese sound (i.e. going to the theatre), beauty (i.e. visiting brothels), keeping dogs and riding horses; various types of sensual pleasure Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary
52. 肥馬輕裘 Contains this character in the attested form 肥马轻裘. Mandarin Cantonese Chinese extravagant way of living; luxurious life Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary
53. 萬馬奔騰 Contains this character in the attested form 万马奔腾. Mandarin Cantonese Chinese thousands of horses galloping, used to describe the magnificence of a scene Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary Chinese Wiktionary
54. 萬馬齊瘖 Contains this character in the attested form 万马齐喑. Mandarin Chinese to have a stifling or stagnant atmosphere where people refrain from speaking up Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary English Wiktionary
55. 蛛絲馬跡 Contains this character in the attested form 蛛丝马迹. Mandarin Hokkien Cantonese Chinese clue; trace; tiny hints Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary English Wiktionary
56. 走馬上任 Contains this character in the attested form 走马上任. Mandarin Chinese to take office; to assume a post Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary Chinese Wiktionary
57. 走馬到任 Contains this character in the attested form 走马到任. Chinese Search corpus Chinese Wiktionary
58. 走馬看花 Contains this character in the attested form 走马看花. Mandarin Hokkien Cantonese Chinese A feeling of elation when one's ambition is fulfilled or while traveling Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary English Wiktionary
59. 走馬赴任 Contains this character in the attested form 走马赴任. Chinese Search corpus Chinese Wiktionary
60. 車殆馬煩 Contains this character in the attested form 车殆马烦. Chinese 形容旅途勞累疲困。 Search corpus Chinese Wiktionary Chinese Wiktionary
61. 車水馬龍 Contains this character in the attested form 车水马龙. Mandarin Hokkien Cantonese Chinese the bustling scene of traffic or people flowing through endlessly Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary Chinese Wiktionary
62. 車馬駢溢 Contains this character in the attested form 车马骈溢. Mandarin Chinese extraordinarily lively and bustling Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary
63. 車馬駢闐 Contains this character in the attested form 车马骈阗. Mandarin Chinese Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary
64. 輕裘肥馬 Contains this character in the attested form 轻裘肥马. Mandarin Hokkien Cantonese Chinese extravagant way of living; luxurious life Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary
65. 金戈鐵馬 Contains this character in the attested form 金戈铁马. Mandarin Cantonese Chinese mighty and majestic army Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary
66. 青梅竹馬 Contains this character in the attested form 青梅竹马. Mandarin ltc Hokkien Vietnamese wuu a girl and a boy playing innocently together; a man and a woman who had an innocent affection for each other in childhood; childhood sweethearts Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary English Wiktionary
67. 非驢非馬 Contains this character in the attested form 非驴非马. Mandarin Hokkien Cantonese Chinese neither fish nor fowl Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary Chinese Wiktionary
68. 鞍前馬後 Contains this character in the attested form 鞍前马后. Mandarin Cantonese Chinese to follow closely and wait upon Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary Chinese Wiktionary
69. 鞍馬勞困 Contains this character in the attested form 鞍马劳困. Chinese 長途跋涉或戰鬥中備嘗艱苦 Search corpus Chinese Wiktionary
70. 鞍馬勞頓 Contains this character in the attested form 鞍马劳顿. Mandarin Cantonese Chinese to be travel-worn; to be fatigued by a long journey Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary
71. 馬不停蹄 Contains this character in the attested form 马不停蹄. Mandarin Hokkien Cantonese Chinese to be busy non-stop Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary
72. 馬仰人翻 Contains this character in the attested form 马仰人翻. Mandarin Cantonese Chinese Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary Chinese Wiktionary
73. 馬到成功 Contains this character in the attested form 马到成功. Vietnamese Chinese 战马一到阵前就取得胜利，形容迅速取得成就 Search corpus Chinese Wiktionary
74. 馬失前蹄 Contains this character in the attested form 马失前蹄. Mandarin Cantonese Chinese to suddenly fail through miscalculation or inattentiveness Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary
75. 馬放南山 Contains this character in the attested form 马放南山. Mandarin Cantonese Chinese to be unaware of current crisises Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary
76. 馬翻人仰 Contains this character in the attested form 马翻人仰. Mandarin Chinese Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary Chinese Wiktionary
77. 馬耳東風 Contains this character in the attested form 马耳东风. Mandarin Japanese Korean Hokkien Chinese not the least bit concerned; completely indifferent Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary Japanese Wiktionary
78. 馬陵削樹 Contains this character in the attested form 马陵削树. Chinese 運用智謀設下圈套，精準預測並殲滅敵人的軍事策略；比喻神機妙算，克敵制勝。 Search corpus Chinese Wiktionary
79. 馬陵書樹 Contains this character in the attested form 马陵书树. Chinese 運用智謀設下圈套，精準預測並殲滅敵人的軍事策略；比喻神機妙算，克敵制勝 Search corpus Chinese Wiktionary
80. 馬革裹屍 Contains this character in the attested form 马革裹尸. Mandarin Cantonese Chinese to die in the battlefield Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary Chinese Wiktionary
81. 馬首是瞻 Contains this character in the attested form 马首是瞻. Mandarin ltc Cantonese Chinese to regard someone as the leader and follow his or her orders Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary
82. 駑馬戀棧豆 Contains this character in the attested form 驽马恋栈豆. Chinese 駑鈍的馬貪圖馬房中的豆料。比喻庸才貪戀祿位。 Search corpus Chinese Wiktionary
83. 駟馬難追 Contains this character in the attested form 驷马难追. Mandarin Hokkien Cantonese Chinese words cannot be taken back once they are spoken Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary
84. 騎牛搵馬 Contains this character in the attested form 骑牛揾马. Chinese 騎驢找馬 Search corpus Chinese Wiktionary
85. 騎驢找馬 Contains this character in the attested form 骑驴找马. Mandarin Chinese to settle for what one has for the moment (e.g. job, girlfriend, etc.) while actively looking for something better Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary Chinese Wiktionary
86. 驢年馬月 Contains this character in the attested form 驴年马月. Mandarin Cantonese Chinese time that will never come; impossible date; the remote future; God knows when; an unknown and long time; donkey's years Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary Chinese Wiktionary
87. 龍馬精神 Contains this character in the attested form 龙马精神. Mandarin Cantonese Chinese strong as an ox; remaining vigorous even as one ages Search corpus English Wiktionary English Wiktionary Chinese Wiktionary