快馬加鞭

Chinese

		fast; quick; swift	horse; surname	to add; plus	a whip or lash; to flog; slash or whip
trad. (快馬加鞭)		快	馬	加	鞭
simp. (快马加鞭)		快	马	加	鞭
Literally: “to whip a fast horse”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kuàimǎjiābiān

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄚㄅㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): faai³ maa⁵ gaa¹ bin¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: kuàimǎjiābiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄚㄅㄧㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuaymaajiabian
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kuàimǎjiabian
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰwaɪ̯⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕjä⁵⁵ pjɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: faai³ maa⁵ gaa¹ bin¹
  - Yale: faai máh gā bīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faai³ maa⁵ gaa¹ bin¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: fai³ ma⁵ ga¹ bin¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fäːi̯³³ mäː¹³ käː⁵⁵ piːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

快馬加鞭

(of a fast person or thing) to go even faster

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