馬首是瞻
Chinese
| horse; surname | head; chief; first (occasion) head; chief; first (occasion); first (thing); measure word for poems |
be; yes; this | gaze; view | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (馬首是瞻) | 馬 | 首 | 是 | 瞻 | |
| simp. (马首是瞻) | 马 | 首 | 是 | 瞻 | |
Etymology
From Zuozhuan:
- 荀偃令曰：「雞鳴而駕，塞井夷灶，唯余馬首是瞻！」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4th century BCE
- Xún yǎn lìng yuē: “Jīmíng ér jià, sài jǐng yí zào, wéi yú mǎshǒushìzhān!” [Pinyin]
- Xun Yan ordered, "At cockcrow, move your chariots. Fill the wells and level the furnaces. Look only at my horses' heads, [and follow me]!"
荀偃令曰：“鸡鸣而驾，塞井夷灶，唯余马首是瞻！” [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
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