騏驎
Chinese
piebald horse | |||
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trad. (騏驎) | 騏 | 驎 | |
simp. (骐𬴊) | 骐 | 𬴊 | |
alternative forms | 騏麟/骐麟 |
Etymology
- mythic beast
- See 麒麟 (qílín)
- fine horse, steed
- (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From sense "qilin"?”)
Pronunciation
Noun
騏驎
- (literary) fine horse; steed
- 金鞭頻策騏驎馬。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
- From: Taiping Guangji (Extensive Records of the Taiping Era), 978 CE
- Jīnbiān pín cè qílínmǎ. [Pinyin]
- The gilden whip neverendingly urges the Qilin steed.
金鞭频策骐𬴊马。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
- Alternative form of 麒麟 (qílín)
- 鳳皇、騏驎,太平之瑞也。太平之際,見來至也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Wang Chong, Lun Heng (Discussive Weighing), 80 CE, translated based on Alfred Forke's version
- Fènghuáng, qílín, tàipíng zhī ruì yě. Tàipíng zhī jì, jiàn láizhì yě. [Pinyin]
- Fenghuang and qilin are omens of universal peace. In time of universal peace one will see them arrive.
凤皇、骐𬴊,太平之瑞也。太平之际,见来至也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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騏 | 驎 |
き Hyōgaiji |
りん Hyōgaiji |
on’yomi |
For pronunciation and definitions of 騏驎 – see the following entry. | ||
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(This term, 騏驎, is an alternative spelling (general use) of the above term.) |
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