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天馬

简天马 · 繁天馬

Mandarin · pinyin tiān mǎ

(mythology) celestial horse
fine horse; Ferghana horse
(Western mythology) Pegasus

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天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
馬: Look up this written character
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

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1–3 · tian1 ma3

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noun

(literary, laudatory) fine horse
serow (Capricornis sumatraensis)
(literary, Chinese mythology) mythical horse ridden by the Celestial Emperor
(literary, Chinese mythology) white dog-like beast with a black head, which flies when it sees people
(literary, Chinese astronomy) a star in the Legs mansion
(literary) praying mantis
(literary, Greek mythology) Pegasus

name

(～街道) Tianma (a subdistrict of Changshan, Quzhou, Zhejiang, China)
(～山) Tianma Hill (a hill in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China)

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