Qianlima
The qianlima ([tɕʰjɛ́nlìmà]; 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.
| Qianlima | |||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 千里馬 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 千里马 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | thousand li horse | ||||||||||
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| Vietnamese alphabet | thiên lý mã | ||||||||||
| Hán-Nôm | 千里馬 | ||||||||||
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| Chosŏn'gŭl | 천리마 | ||||||||||
| Hancha | 千里馬 | ||||||||||
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| Kanji | 千里馬 | ||||||||||
| Kana | せんりまチョンリマ | ||||||||||
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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.
Despite its mythical endurance, when converted to modern metric system. 1 li is about 500-600 meters, so it's actually quite easily achievable and conceivable for an average horse to travel 500-600km in a day .