chollima

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noun

A mythical horse that originates from the Chinese classics and is commonly portrayed in East Asian mythology.

OriginKorean 천리마(千里馬) →
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Meanings

nounchollima (plural chollimas)

plural chollimas

  1. A mythical horse that originates from the Chinese classics and is commonly portrayed in East Asian mythology.

    Comrade Kim asked the workers to work with the speed of Chollima, the legendary winged horse. They did. The production was soon doubled from 60,000 tons a year to 120,000, and it has kept rising ever since.

    1972 October 1, Nark Gaya, quoting Editor Pak, “The cult of Kim”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Sep 2024, Section SM, page 16

Origin

  1. Korean천리마(千里馬)
  2. Englishchollima

Borrowed from Korean 천리마(千里馬) (cheollima).

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APA

chollima. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chollima

MLA

“chollima.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chollima. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chollima,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chollima.

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