Qianlima

Qianlima
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese千里馬
Simplified Chinese千里马
Literal meaningthousand li horse
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinqiānlǐmǎ
Wade–Gileschʻien1-li3-ma3
IPA[tɕʰjɛ́nlǐmà]
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabetthiên lý mã
Hán-Nôm千里馬
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl천리마
Hancha千里馬
Transcriptions
Revised Romanizationcheollima
McCune–Reischauerch'ŏllima
Japanese name
Kanji千里馬
Kana
せんりま
チョンリマ
Transcriptions
Romanizationsenrima
chonrima

The qianlima ([tɕʰjɛ́nlǐmà]; also chollima or cheollima in Korean, and senrima in Japanese; lit.'thousand-li horse') is a mythical horse that originates from the Chinese classics and is commonly portrayed in East Asian mythology. The winged horse is said to be too swift and elegant to be mounted by any mortal man and is named after its ability to travel one thousand li in a single day.

Since the 3rd century BCE, the qianlima was used as a metaphor for exceptionally talented people and animals, such as Red Hare. The chollima is an important symbol in North Korea and is the namesake of the Chollima Movement.