天馬行空
Chinese
| fine horse; mythical horse ridden by the Celestial Emperor | to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional |
emptied; leisure; air emptied; leisure; air; sky; empty; in vain | ||
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| trad. (天馬行空) | 天馬 | 行 | 空 | |
| simp. (天马行空) | 天马 | 行 | 空 | |
| Literally: “a heavenly steed soaring across the skies”. | ||||
Pronunciation
Idiom
天馬行空
- (figurative, of literary composition, life, etc.) powerful and unrestrained in style; bold and imaginative; abounding with novel ideas
- 沒有什麼能夠阻擋 你對自由的嚮往 天馬行空的生涯 你的心了無牽掛 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 2002, 許巍 (also the lyricist), 《藍蓮花》 (The Blue Lotus)
- méiyǒu shénme nénggòu zǔdǎng, nǐ duì zìyóu de xiàngwǎng, tiānmǎxíngkōng de shēngyá, nǐ de xīn liǎowúqiānguà [Pinyin]
- Nothing could ever stand,
Between you and the free land;
In a life of laissez-aller,
All your worries were blown away.
没有什么能够阻挡 你对自由的向往 天马行空的生涯 你的心了无牵挂 [MSC, simp.]
- (figurative) progressing swiftly; unrestricted and developing rapidly
- (figurative, derogatory) speaking in a roundabout, irrelevant or exaggerated way; empty and impracticable talk
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