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马工枚速

Mǎ gōng Méi sùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Sima Xiangru is meticulous and Mei Gao is fast (idiom) / to each his good points
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-7270574d4c0fde21. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

馬工枚速 马工枚速 [Ma3 gong1 Mei2 su4] /Sima Xiangru is meticulous and Mei Gao is fast (idiom)/to each his good points/

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Other forms in these source records: 馬工枚速

  • 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]

  • 工
    gōng

    work / worker / skill / profession / trade / craft / labor

  • 枚
    méi

    classifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs, fingerprints etc (more formal than 個|个[gè]) / classifier for bombs, missiles, satellites etc / (on product packaging) classifier for flat items (from Japanese 枚 "mai") / (old) stick used as a gag to prevent soldiers from talking while sneaking up on the enemy

    Méi

    surname Mei

  • 速
    sù

    fast / rapid / quick / velocity

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