木马 木馬 mù mǎ wooden horse / rocking horse / vaulting horse (gymnastics) / trojan horse (computing) 麻花 má huā fried dough twist (crisp snack food made by deep-frying plaited dough) / worn out or worn smooth (of clothes) syn 天马 天馬 tiān mǎ (mythology) celestial horse / fine horse / Ferghana horse / (Western mythology) Pegasus 野马 野馬 yě mǎ feral horse / free-roaming horse / wild horse 驽马恋栈 駑馬戀棧 nú mǎ liàn zhàn lit. a worn-out horse is reluctant to leave the stable (idiom) / fig. a mediocre worker clings to a good position 头巾 頭巾 tóu jīn cloth head covering worn by men in ancient times / headscarf (typically worn by women) / kerchief / turban syn 直裰 zhí duō everyday robe worn at home in ancient times / robe worn by priests, monks and scholars syn 脱缰之马 脫韁之馬 tuō jiāng zhī mǎ lit. a horse that has thrown off the reins (idiom) / runaway horse / out of control 淘汰 táo tài to wash out / (fig.) to cull / to weed out / to eliminate / to die out / to phase out syn 知难而退 知難而退 zhī nán ér tuì lit. to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom) / fig. to back out of an awkward situation / to get out on finding out what it's really like syn 马尾 馬尾 mǎ wěi ponytail (hairstyle) / horse's tail / slender fibers like horse's tail (applies to various plants) 赛马 賽馬 sài mǎ horse race / horse racing syn 跑马 跑馬 pǎo mǎ horse race / to ride a horse at a fast pace / (dialect) wet dream syn 马步 馬步 mǎ bù (martial arts) horse stance (with legs wide apart, as when riding a horse) 马贼 馬賊 mǎ zéi horse thief / (old) group of horse-mounted bandits 勒马 勒馬 lè mǎ to guide a horse with the reins / to rein in a horse 马 馬 mǎ horse / CL:匹[pi3] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess syn 驯马 馴馬 xùn mǎ to break in a horse / a trained saddle horse 骊 驪 lí black horse / jet steed / good horse / legendary black dragon 秣 mò feed a horse with grain / horse feed syn 蹇 jiǎn lame / cripple / unfortunate / slow / difficult / nag (inferior horse) / donkey / lame horse syn 騺 zhì heavy horse / horse unable to move because of twisted leg / plodding 骍 騂 xīng horse (or cattle) of reddish color / bay horse 騑 fēi side horse (in a team of harnessed horses) / horse 汗血马 汗血馬 hàn xuè mǎ (in ancient times) Ferghana horse / (later) fine horse 套马 套馬 tào mǎ to harness a horse / to lasso a horse 征马 征馬 zhēng mǎ horse capable of long expedition / army horse 普氏野马 普氏野馬 pǔ shì yě mǎ Przevalski horse (Equus przewalskii) wild horse of Central Asia first identified in 1881 by Nikolai Mikhailovich Przevalski 普爾熱瓦爾斯基|普尔热瓦尔斯基 木马计 木馬計 mù mǎ jì wooden horse stratagem (cf Trojan horse) 杀君马者道旁儿 殺君馬者道旁兒 shā jūn mǎ zhě dào páng ér lit. bystanders killed the king's horse (idiom) (based on an ancient story in which people along the road cheered a horseman on as he galloped past, until the horse died of exhaustion) / fig. beware of becoming complacent when everyone is cheering you on 更换 更換 gēng huàn to replace (a worn-out tire etc) / to change (one's address etc) syn 废旧 廢舊 fèi jiù worn out / old-fashioned and dilapidated 破烂 破爛 pò làn worn-out / dilapidated / tattered / ragged / (coll.) rubbish / junk syn 劳累 勞累 láo lèi tired / exhausted / worn out / to toil syn 报废 報廢 bào fèi to scrap / to dispose of (sth worn-out or damaged) 倦怠 juàn dài worn out / exhausted / dispirited 破鞋 pò xié broken shoes / worn-out footwear / loose woman / slut syn 累垮 lèi kuǎ to collapse / to be worn out / to break down 人困马乏 人困馬乏 rén kùn mǎ fá riders tired and horses weary (idiom) / worn out / exhausted / spent / fatigued syn 破 pò broken / damaged / worn out / lousy / rotten / to break, split or cleave / to get rid of / to destroy / to break with / to defeat / to capture (a city etc) / to expose the truth of syn 敝屣 bì xǐ worn-out shoes / a worthless thing 烂 爛 làn soft / mushy / well-cooked and soft / to rot / to decompose / rotten / worn out / chaotic / messy / utterly / thoroughly / crappy / bad syn 敝 bì my (polite) / poor / ruined / shabby / worn out / defeated syn 弃若敝屣 棄若敝屣 qì ruò bì xǐ to throw away like worn out shoes 视如敝屣 視如敝屣 shì rú bì xǐ lit. to view as worn-out shoes (idiom) / fig. to consider to be worthless 身心交病 shēn xīn jiāo bìng worn out in body and soul (idiom) 身心交瘁 shēn xīn jiāo cuì worn out in body and soul (idiom) 儽 lěi lazy / tired out, worn fatigued 敝帚千金 bì zhǒu qiān jīn lit. my worn-out broom, a thousand in gold (idiom) / fig. sentimental value / I wouldn't be parted with it for anything. syn 淄蠹 zī dù to be worn out 顇 cuì variant of 悴, haggard / worn out 勚 勩 yì (literary) toilsome / laborious / (of an edge etc) worn out / blunt 劳倦 勞倦 láo juàn exhausted / worn out 弃之如敝屣 棄之如敝屣 qì zhī rú bì xǐ to toss away like a pair of worn-out shoes (idiom) 挼 ruá (dialect) (of paper or cloth) wrinkled / crumpled / (dialect) (of clothes) worn out / (dialect) (of a fire's intensity, one's physical condition etc) weak / feeble / (dialect) (of skill) poor / inferior 力竭 lì jié exhausted / worn out 试探 試探 shì tàn to sound out / to probe / to feel out / to try out syn 灭 滅 miè to extinguish or put out / to go out (of a fire etc) / to exterminate or wipe out / to drown syn 拔 bá to pull up / to pull out / to draw out by suction / to select / to pick / to stand out (above level) / to surpass / to seize syn 熄 xī to extinguish / to put out (fire) / to quench / to stop burning / to go out (of fire, lamp etc) / to come to an end / to wither away / to die out / Taiwan pr. [xi2] syn 塞翁失马 塞翁失馬 sài wēng shī mǎ 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 指鹿为马 指鹿為馬 zhǐ lù wéi mǎ making a deer out to be a horse (idiom) / deliberate misrepresentation syn 北叟失马 北叟失馬 běi sǒu shī mǎ 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 是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛 是騾子是馬，牽出來遛遛 shì luó zi shì mǎ , qiān chū lai liù liu lit. to see whether it's a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk (idiom) / fig. the proof of the pudding is in the eating / to show what one is made of 贴身 貼身 tiē shēn worn next to the skin / close-fitting / personal (servant etc) 霓裳 ní cháng nichang, rainbow colored clothes worn by the Eight Immortals 八仙[Ba1 xian1] 老套 lǎo tào hackneyed / well-worn (phrase etc) / same old story / stereotypical fashion 发髻 髮髻 fà jì hair worn in a bun or coil syn 风尘仆仆 風塵僕僕 fēng chén pú pú lit. covered in dust (idiom) / fig. travel-worn syn 浴衣 yù yī bathrobe / yukata, lightweight informal kimono worn in summer 胸牌 xiōng pái badge / name tag / ID card (worn on the chest) 中山装 中山裝 zhōng shān zhuāng Chinese tunic suit, a jacket style introduced by Sun Yat-sen 孫中山|孙中山[Sun1 Zhong1shan1] and often worn by Mao Zedong 棉裤 棉褲 mián kù quilted cotton trousers / cotton-padded trousers (worn in winter) 乌纱帽 烏紗帽 wū shā mào black gauze hat (worn by an imperial official as a sign of his position) / (fig.) official post syn 高帽子 gāo mào zi tall conical paper hat worn as a public humiliation / dunce cap / (fig.) flattery syn 盘头 盤頭 pán tóu to coil hair into a bun / hair worn in bun / turban / hair ornament / to interrogate 绶带 綬帶 shòu dài ribbon (as a decoration) / cordon (diagonal belt worn as a sign of office or honor) syn 褡裢 褡褳 dā lian cloth pouch open in the middle, forming two bags / jacket worn for Chinese wrestling syn 蟒袍 mǎng páo official robe worn by ministers during the Ming 明 (1368-1644) and Qing 清 (1644-1911) dynasties syn 罩袍 zhào páo Chinese-style long robe worn as outermost garment / burqa syn 旧 舊 jiù old / opposite: new 新 / former / worn (with age) syn 号衣 號衣 hào yī jacket worn esp. by soldiers in former times, with large insignia on the front and back indicating unit affiliation 瘁 cuì care-worn / distressed / tired / overworked / sick / weary syn 帼 幗 guó cap worn by women / feminine 癯 qú thin / emaciated / worn / tired 鹇 鷴 xián silver pheasant (Phasianus nycthemerus) / silver pheasant badge worn by civil officials of the 5th grade 鬘 mán (of woman's hair) beautiful / flower garland worn as an ornament 绖 絰 dié hempen band worn on the head or waist by a mourner 襆 fú (bound form) a kind of headscarf worn by men in ancient China (variant of 幞[fu2]) / variant of 袱[fu2] / Taiwan pr. [pu2] 鷴 xián silver pheasant badge worn by civil officials of the 5th grade 鞍马劳顿 鞍馬勞頓 ān mǎ láo dùn travel-worn syn 步摇 步搖 bù yáo dangling ornament worn by women 珶 dì white jade worn on belt 絰 dié hempen cloth worn by mourner 皁 zào black / police runners, from the black clothes formerly worn by them 冷气衫 冷氣衫 lěng qì shān warm clothes such as padded jacket to be worn in air conditioning (esp. in Hong Kong) 抱抱装 抱抱裝 bào bào zhuāng "hug shirt" worn by members of the Free Hugs Campaign (see 抱抱團|抱抱团[bao4 bao4 tuan2]) 认脚 認腳 rèn jiǎo (of a shoe) designed to be worn on a specific foot – either the left or the right 陈货 陳貨 chén huò shop-worn goods / remnants 