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殺君馬者道旁兒
简 杀君马者道旁儿 · 繁 殺君馬者道旁兒Mandarin · pinyin shā jūn mǎ zhě dào páng ér
Meanings
- 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
Characters in this entry
- 殺
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- 君
- jūn · sovereign, monarch, ruler, chief, prince
- 馬
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- 者
- zhě · that which; he who; those who
- 道
- dào · path, road, street; method, way
- 旁
- páng · side; by side, close by, near
- 兒
- ér · son, child, oneself; final part
- 杀
- shā · kill, slaughter, murder; hurt
- 马
- mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
- 儿
- ér · son, child; Kangxi radical 10
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Mandarin tones
1–1–3–3–4–2–2 · sha1 jun1 ma3 zhe3 dao4 pang2 er2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
saat3 gwan1 maa5 ze2 dou6 pong4 ji4
Cantonese word readings for 殺君馬者道旁兒. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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