chollimaとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Borrowed from Korean 천리마 (cheollima).

名詞

chollima (plural chollimas)

1. A mythical horse that originates from the Chinese classics and is commonly portrayed in East Asian mythology.
   • 1972 October 1, Nark Gaya, quoting Editor Pak, “The cult of Kim”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on September 09, 2024, Section SM, page 16‎:

     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.