騏驥

騏驥

1. (literary) fine horse; steed

   • 騏驥驊騮，一日而馳千里，捕鼠不如狸狌，言殊技也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     骐骥骅骝，一日而驰千里，捕鼠不如狸狌，言殊技也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Zhuangzi, circa 3^rd – 2^nd centuries BCE

     Qíjì huáliú, yīrì ér chí qiānlǐ, bǔ shǔ bùrú lílíshēng, yán shūjì yě. [Pinyin]

     The (horses) Qi-ji and Hua-liu could in one day gallop 1000 li, but for catching rats they were not equal to a wild dog or a weasel - the gifts of creatures are different.

   • 騏驥一躍，不能十步；駑馬十駕，功在不舍。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     骐骥一跃，不能十步；驽马十驾，功在不舍。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Xunzi, c. 3^rd century BCE

     Qíjì yī yuè, bùnéng shí bù; númǎ shí jià, gōng zài bù shè. [Pinyin]

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   • 乘騏驥以馳騁兮，來吾道夫先路。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     乘骐骥以驰骋兮，来吾道夫先路。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Verses of Chu, 4^th century BCE – 2^nd century CE

     Chéng qíjì yǐ chíchěng xī, lái wú dào fū xiān lù. [Pinyin]

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• 驊騮／骅骝 (huáliú)
• 騄駬／𫘧𱅋 (Lù'ěr)
• 駿馬／骏马 (jùnmǎ)

• “Entry #98585”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.