勢如奔馬

See also: 势如奔马

Chinese

		power; force; tendency power; force; tendency; conditions; influence	as (if); such as	galloping horse
trad. (勢如奔馬)		勢	如	奔馬
simp. (势如奔马)		势	如	奔马

Etymology

勢 (aura; presence) + 如 (like) + 奔馬 (galloping horses)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shì rú bēnmǎ

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄅㄣ ㄇㄚˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shì rú bēnmǎ
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄅㄣ ㄇㄚˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shìh rú benmǎ
    • Wade–Giles: shih⁴ ju² pên¹-ma³
    • Yale: shr̀ rú bēn-mǎ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyh ru benmaa
    • Palladius: ши жу бэньма (ši žu bɛnʹma)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ pən⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

勢如奔馬

1. to have an imposing manner; to have an intimidating presence