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利馬
lì mǎ
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Lima, capital of Peru
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利馬竇
lì mǎ dòu
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Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), Jesuit missionary and translator in Ming China;
erroneous spelling of 利瑪竇|利玛窦
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利馬索爾
lì mǎ suǒ ěr
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Limassol, Cyprus;
Lemesos
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加足馬力
jiā zú mǎ lì
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to go at full throttle;
(fig.) to go all out;
to kick into high gear
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勒馬
lè mǎ
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to guide a horse with the reins;
to rein in a horse
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北叟失馬
běi sǒu shī mǎ
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lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom);
fig. a blessing in disguise;
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
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北馬里亞納
běi mǎ lǐ yà nà
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Northern Mariana Islands
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北馬里亞納群島
běi mǎ lǐ yà nà qún dǎo
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Northern Mariana Islands
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匹馬力
pǐ mǎ lì
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horsepower
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千軍萬馬
qiān jūn wàn mǎ
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magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower;
all the King's horses and all the King's men
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千里馬
qiān lǐ mǎ
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lit. ten thousand mile horse;
fine steed
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千里馬常有，而伯樂不常有
qiān lǐ mǎ cháng yǒu ， ér bó lè bù cháng yǒu
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lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom);
fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it
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午馬
wǔ mǎ
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Year 7, year of the Horse (e.g. 2002)
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半人馬
bàn rén mǎ
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centaur (mythology)
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半人馬座
bàn rén mǎ zuò
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Centaurus (constellation)
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卡拉馬佐夫兄弟
kǎ lā mǎ zuǒ fū xiōng dì
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Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky 陀思妥耶夫斯基
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卡爾・馬克思
kǎ ěr ・ mǎ kè sī
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Karl Marx (1818-1883), German socialist philosopher, political activist and founder of Marxism
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危地馬拉
wēi dì mǎ lā
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Guatemala;
see also 瓜地馬拉|瓜地马拉[Gua1 di4 ma3 la1]
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危地馬拉人
wēi dì mǎ lā rén
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Guatemalan (person)
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原班人馬
yuán bān rén mǎ
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original cast;
former team
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又要馬兒好，又要馬兒不吃草
yòu yào mǎ r hǎo ， yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo
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see 又要馬兒跑，又要馬兒不吃草|又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草[you4 yao4 ma3 r5 pao3 , you4 yao4 ma3 r5 bu4 chi1 cao3]
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又要馬兒跑，又要馬兒不吃草
yòu yào mǎ r pǎo ， yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo
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lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom);
fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
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古羅馬
gǔ luó mǎ
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ancient Rome
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台北金馬影展
tái běi jīn mǎ yǐng zhǎn
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Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
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司馬
sī mǎ
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Minister of War (official title in pre-Han Chinese states);
two-character surname Sima
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