驷 (駟) sì
noun
a team of four horses
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
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Notes: (Unihan '駟')
Contained in
- 一言既出，驷马难追(一言既出，駟馬難追) once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it; a promise must be kept ; a word spoken is an arrow let fly
Also contained in
驷马高车 、 驷马难追 、 高车驷马 、 君子一言，驷马难追 、 驷不及舌 、 驰车千驷
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 3: The Essential Points of Understanding People - People and Affairs 卷三 識人之要 人與事 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 5 - The Incense of the World 《星雲法語5－人間有花香》 — count: 6
- Text - Refining the Mind 文 ■鍊心法 Buddhism Series 9 - Art and Literature 《佛教叢書9－藝文》 — count: 1
- Songs 1 歌 ■之一 Buddhism Series 9 - Art and Literature 《佛教叢書9－藝文》 — count: 1
- Virtue and Merit in Life Scroll 3: The Virtue of Wholesome Words 卷三 道德福命 善語之德 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 2 - The Buddha in Our Lives 《星雲法語2－生活的佛教》 — count: 1
Collocations
- 千驷 (千駟) 千駟莫追 — Hsing Yun Dharma Words 2 - The Buddha in Our Lives 《星雲法語2－生活的佛教》, Virtue and Merit in Life Scroll 3: The Virtue of Wholesome Words 卷三 道德福命 善語之德 — count: 2
- 中驷 (中駟) 上駟對中駟 — Hsing Yun Dharma Words 5 - The Incense of the World 《星雲法語5－人間有花香》, Scroll 3: The Essential Points of Understanding People - People and Affairs 卷三 識人之要 人與事 — count: 2