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Q: How many of you are born in 马(mǎ)年(nián)horse year ?

 

2014 is horse year 马(mǎ)年(nián)

How many of you  are born in horse year ?

And how many Chinese words or phrases can you think of related to 马(mǎ)horse ?

If you take a look around you can see a lot

Introduce three idioms for expressing your new year wishes to Chinese

 

The most popular one (super hot now )

1 马上有一切(mǎshàngyǒuyíqiè) wish you get everything soon in the horse year

2 马到功成(mǎdàogōngchéng)   wish you succeed very soon

3 一马当先(yìmǎdāngxiān) very brave to be the first one in front of the others , not afraid of anything

More commonly used  idioms

单枪匹马(dānqiāngpǐmǎ) mange doing sth. all by yourself indicate you are very brave     

车水马龙(chēshuǐmǎlóng):crowded with people and vehicles

天马行空(tiānmǎxíngkōng) :  a powerful and unconstrained style or your ideas are very talented

快(kuài)马(mǎ)加(jiā)鞭(biān)  do/ run /ride very fast like you are riding a horse

一(yì)言(yán)既(jì)出(chū),驷(sì)马(mǎ)难(nán)追(zhuī) : once I say it , I really mean it, like a promise ,you can really count on me .

 

So you have any other words/idioms ?

 

To sum up, I wish everyone in 马(mǎ)年(nián)2014

一(yì)马(mǎ)当(dāng)先(xiān),快(kuài)马(mǎ)加(jiā)鞭(biān),马(mǎ)到(dào)功(gōng)成(chéng),马(mǎ)上(shàng)有(yǒu)一(yí)切(qiè)

 

12 years 15 weeks ago in  Culture - Shenzhen

 
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  I was born in the year of the monkey myself, but apart from picking stuff out of my butt and eating it, you wouldn't know.

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I'm a dog, but my wife, parents and in-laws are all horses. Giddy up!

canuck888:

so are you 43 or 55.

A trick question is to ask what animal of the Chinese zodiac a person is and one can then guess their age pretty accurately. I always answer Bu Zhi Dao when I am asked and that way they do not know my age 

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i'm 31, my in-laws are 43/44 and my parents are 55/56

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if you say ma in the second tone it means marijuana. 

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Thanks, this is my year! I am excited about it but my wife does not want me to tell anyone because people will be able to figure out how old I am. LOL!

Paulberger:

haha that's funny.. so we know your age is a multiple of 12...

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dom87:

wont be 24 i guess :D

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