一 马 平 川

yī mǎ píng chuāndictionary entry

flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom) / wide expanse of flat country

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Original source entry:

一馬平川 一马平川 [yi1 ma3 ping2 chuan1] /flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom); wide expanse of flat country/

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Other forms in these source records: 一馬平川

一
yī
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
马
mǎ
horse / CL:匹[pǐ] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess
Mǎ
surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Mǎ lái xī yà]
平
píng
flat / level / smooth / to make even / to level / equal / on the same level / (bound form) fair / impartial / to tie / to draw / (bound form) average / ordinary / (bound form) calm / peaceful / (bound form) to quell / to suppress / to put down / (abbr. for 平聲|平声[píng shēng]) / (coll.) square meter (abbr. for 平方米[píng fāng mǐ])
Píng
surname Ping
川
chuān
(bound form) river / creek / plain / an area of level country
Chuān
short name for Sichuan 四川[Sì chuān]

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