冷馬

Chinese

		cold	horse; surname
trad. (冷馬)		冷	馬
simp. (冷马)		冷	马

Etymology

airconditioned bus

By analogy with 熱狗／热狗 (jit⁶ gau², “unairconditioned bus”, literally “hot dog”).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): laang⁵ maa⁵

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: laang⁵ maa⁵
    • Yale: láahng máh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: laang⁵ maa⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: lang⁵ ma⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /laːŋ¹³ maː¹³/

Noun

冷馬

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) dark horse (racehorse or person with unexpected capabilities)
2. (Hong Kong Cantonese, humorous) airconditioned bus

   Antonym: 熱狗／热狗 (jit⁶ gau²) (Cantonese)

Synonyms

• (dark horse):
  • 黑馬／黑马 (hēimǎ)
  • 爆冷 (bàolěng), 爆冷門／爆冷门 (bào lěngmén)
  • (Min Nan) 烏馬／乌马