lit. bystanders killed the king's horse (idiom) (based on an ancient story in which people along the road cheered a horseman on as he galloped past, until the horse died of exhaustion) / fig. beware of becoming complacent when everyone is cheering you on
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Chinese youth subculture associated esp. with young migrant workers, characterized by flamboyant hairstyles and clothing, heavy makeup, piercings etc (loanword from "smart")
water-filled barrier
Ferghana horse
(in ancient times) Ferghana horse / (later) fine horse
(lit.) to exert one's horse / (fig.) war exploits / warhorse (abbr. for 汗血馬|汗血马[])
war exploits / (fig.) heroic contribution
(official title) herald to the crown prince (in imperial China)
(Tw) (anatomy) hippocampus
(anatomy) hippocampus
to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom) / to use flatter to get what one wants / to toady / boot-licking
camel cricket
spirited or untamed horse
see 猴年馬月|猴年马月[]
cow's piss, horse's ulcer (idiom) / worthless nonsense / insignificant
see 驢唇不對馬嘴|驴唇不对马嘴[lu : 2 ]
oxen and horses / beasts of burden / (fig.) drudge / laborer
herdsman (of horses) / wrangler
mare
lit. the service of a dog or a horse (idiom) / fig. faithful service
long time off / time that will never come
to work like a horse and toil like an ox / fig. to slave for sb
lit. even a scrawny camel is bigger than a horse (idiom) / fig. even after suffering a loss, a rich person is still better off than ordinary people / a cultured person may come down in the world, but he is still superior to the common people
gilt-edged securities
(bird species of China) white eared pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon)
mythical horse / Internet slang for 什麼|什么[]
(loanword) formalin
(Tw) (loanword) formalin
bamboo stick used as a toy horse
childhood friend (idiom)
see 竹馬之交|竹马之交[]
to urge on a horse using a whip or spurs
red waistcoat / (stock market) floor trader / floor broker
paper dolls for ritual use in the shape of people or animals
paper dolls for ritual use in the shape of people or animals
erhua variant of 紙馬|纸马[]
(loanword) thaumatin
romanization
the Latin alphabet
old horse sniffs the wind (idiom) / fig. aged person with great aspirations
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