伯樂
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Chinese[edit]
father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle; eldest of brothers; respectful form of address |
music; happy; laugh music; happy; laugh; cheerful | ||
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trad. (伯樂) | 伯 | 樂 | |
simp. (伯乐) | 伯 | 乐 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
伯樂
- (historical) Bo Le (a horse tamer in the Spring and Autumn period)
- 世有伯樂,然後有千里馬。千里馬常有,而伯樂不常有。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Han Yu, On Horses (馬說)
- Shì yǒu bóyuè, ránhòu yǒu qiānlǐmǎ. Qiānlǐmǎ cháng yǒu, ér bóyuè bù cháng yǒu. [Pinyin]
- There was Bo Le at first, and then there were thousand-mile horses. There are often thousand-mile horses, but there aren't always people (who can judge good horses) like Bo Le.
世有伯乐,然后有千里马。千里马常有,而伯乐不常有。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Derived terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
伯樂
- (figurative) good judge of talent; talent scout