천리마

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 千里馬, from 千里 (“one thousand li”) + 馬 (“horse”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ʎʎima̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [철리마]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheollima
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheonlima
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏllima
Yale Romanization?	chenlima

Noun

천리마 • (cheollima) (hanja 千里馬)

1. Chollima, a mythical Korean winged horse

Descendants

• English: Chollima
• Chinese:
  • Mandarin: 千里馬 (qiānlǐmǎ)
• Japanese: 千(チョン)里(リ)馬(マ) (chonrima), 千(チョル)里(リ)馬(マ) (chorurima)