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Language Idiom Literal meaning Chinese: 塞翁失馬 (Sài Wēng Shī Mǎ) The old man on the frontier lost (his) horse Vietnamese: 1. Tái ông thất mã 2. Tái ông mất ngựa Korean: 새옹지마 (Sae Ong Ji Ma) The horse of the old man on the frontier Japanese: 塞翁が馬 (Sai Ou Ga Uma)
A proper translation of his name is They Fear Even His Horses or His Horse Is Feared, meaning that the bearer of the name was so feared in battle that even the sight of his horse would inspire fear. During and after his lifetime, American sources and written records mistranslated his name as Young Man Afraid of His Horses or uncommonly as His ...
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The old man lost his horse; S. San zhi xiao zhu; Seek truth from facts; Seven necessities; T. Three men make a tiger; Heaven is high and the emperor is far away; W ...
from charpoy चारपाई,چارپائی Teen payi (तीन पाय) in Hindi-Urdu, meaning "three legged" or "coffee table". [26] Thug from Thagi ठग,ٹھگ Thag in Hindi-Urdu, meaning "thief or con man". [27] Tickety-boo possibly from Hindi ठीक है, बाबू (ṭhīk hai, bābū), meaning "it's all right, sir". [28]
Urdu in its less formalised register is known as rekhta (ریختہ, rek̤h̤tah, 'rough mixture', Urdu pronunciation:); the more formal register is sometimes referred to as زبانِ اُردُوئے معلّٰى, zabān-i Urdū-yi muʿallá, 'language of the exalted camp' (Urdu pronunciation: [zəbaːn eː ʊrdu eː moəllaː]) or لشکری ...
Pommel horse is Nedoroscik's specialty, and the sole reason he was tapped for Team USA. On July 29, the Worcester, Massachusetts native sat on the sideline for almost three hours as his teammates ...
Once, following the traces of his lost horse Rakhsh, he enters the kingdom of Samangan, where he becomes the guest of the king during his search. There, Rostam meets princess Tahmina. She admires Rostam and knows of his reputation. She goes into his room at night and asks if he will give her a child, and in return, she will bring his horse.