fēi

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Word · NounTraditional騑

side horse; outer horse in team

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

outer horse harnessed to a carriage (in ancient times); trace horse

literary

Refers specifically to the horses harnessed on both sides of the central shaft horses (服) in ancient four-horse carriage teams. This is a classical term now mainly found in historical texts or discussions of ancient rituals.

Gǔ古
dài代
tiān天
zǐ子
zhī之
chē车
jià驾
liù六
mǎ马
 ，
zhū诸
hóu侯
zé则
jià驾
sì四
mǎ马
 ，
liǎng两
páng旁
zhī之
mǎ马
wèi谓
zhī之
fēi騑
 。

In ancient times, the Son of Heaven rode in a carriage drawn by six horses, while feudal lords used four horses, with the outer horses being called 'fēi'.

Cān驂
fēi騑
 （
jíc
zhǐā
jiàn
zàif
chēē
liǎngi
 ）
páng即
de指
mǎ驾
pǐ在
 车
 两
 旁
 的
 马
 匹
 。

'Cānfēi' refers to the horses harnessed on both sides of the carriage.

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Zhè这
liǎng两
fēi騑
mǎ马
máo毛
sè色
guāng光
liàng亮
 ，
xiǎn显
de得
wēi威
fēng风
lǐn凛
lǐn凛
 。

These two outer horses had shiny coats and looked imposing.