mounted bandit; horse-riding robber
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
mounted bandit; horse-riding robber; highwayman
archaicRefers to bandits in historical China (especially during the late Qing and Republican eras) who operated on horseback in groups. Primarily used in historical, literary, or fictional contexts today.
Nà那
yí一
dài带
jīng经
cháng常
yǒu有
mǎ马
zéi贼
chū出
mò没
。
That area was often frequented by mounted bandits.
Tā他
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
céng曾
bèi被
mǎ马
zéi贼
bǎng绑
jià架
guo过
。
He was once kidnapped by mounted bandits when he was young.
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Zhè这
gè个
cūn村
zi子
yǐ以
qián前
shēn深
shòu受
mǎ马
zéi贼
zhī之
hài害
。
This village used to suffer greatly from mounted bandits in the past.