千里草

Chinese

		one thousand li; any great distance; fine horse one thousand li; any great distance; fine horse; fine steed; fast horse	grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
trad. (千里草)		千里	草
simp. #(千里草)		千里	草

Etymology

千 (one thousand) + 里 (li) + 草 (grass)

The Chinese character for Dong is 董. The character 董 is composed of three components: 千 (one thousand) + 里 (li) + 艹 (grass). In other words, the phrase, "The grass spreads out for thousands of li" is a veiled reference to the Dong surname.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiānlǐcǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ ㄘㄠˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiānlǐcǎo [Phonetic: qiānlícǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ ㄘㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cianlǐcǎo
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien¹-li³-tsʻao³
    • Yale: chyān-lǐ-tsǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chianliitsao
    • Palladius: цяньлицао (cjanʹlicao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

千里草

1. (literary) a veiled reference to the Dong (董) surname
2. (literary) which spreads out for more than 1,000 li