jiōng

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Word · Adjective · NounTraditional駉

stout horse; steed

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

adjective

stout and strong; fat and vigorous (of horses)

literary

Literary term describing a horse's robust physique. Often appears in the reduplicated form 駉駉.

Jiōng駉
jiōng駉
mǔ牡
mǎ马
 ，
zài在
jiōng坰
zhī之
yě野
 。

Stout and strong are the stallions, in the distant open fields.

Bǐ彼
jiōng駉
zhě者
 ，
shí食
yě野
zhī之
píng苹
 。

Those stout horses feed on the duckweed in the fields.

2.

noun

fine horse; steed; thoroughbred

literary

Refers to a superior, strong horse, often used in classical literature.

Cǐ此
jiōng駉
nǎi乃
qiān千
lǐ里
zhī之
xuǎn选
yě也
 。

This steed is a choice candidate for traveling a thousand li.

Chéng乘
jiōng駉
xíng行
yuǎn远
dào道
 ，
bù不
zhī知
pí疲
juàn倦
 。

Riding a fine horse on a long journey, one knows no weariness.