三馬同槽

简 三马同槽 · 繁 三馬同槽
Mandarin · pinyin sān mǎ tóng cáo

Meanings

  1. three horses at the same trough (idiom, alluding to Sima Yi 司馬懿 Sī mǎ Yì and his two sons); conspirators under the same roof
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三
sān · three
馬
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同
tóng · same, similar; together with
槽
cáo · trough; manger; vat, tank; groove; a distillery
马
mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
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1–3–2–2 · san1 ma3 tong2 cao2

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saam1 maa5 tung4 cou4

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三馬同槽 · san1 ma3 tong2 cao2
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Exact source record三馬同槽 三马同槽 [san1 ma3 tong2 cao2] /three horses at the same trough (idiom, alluding to Sima Yi 司馬懿|司马懿[Si1 ma3 Yi4] and his two sons); conspirators under the same roof/