探馬
tàn​mǎ

mounted scout

  • created reference approved 探马/探馬 → 探子 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    探马 / 探馬 tàn​mǎ

    探子 tàn​zi

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 探马/探馬 · tàn​mǎ · mounted scout — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    探马 / 探馬

    tàn​mǎ

    mounted scout

    (archaic) a scout on horseback used for gathering military intelligence; also used in early vernacular literature for a messenger or courier

    探 (literal) → 探 · tàn · to spy or scout 马 (literal) → 马/馬 · mǎ · horse

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense