Chinese

Noun

角馬

1. wildebeest; gnu

Synonyms

• (gnu): 牛羚 (niúlíng)

Pronunciation

Noun

角馬

1. A horned horse.
2. (archaic, literary, figuratively) Losing one's original colours or true features.
   • 2 BCE, 揚雄, 太玄經，卷三·更：

     「次五，童牛角馬，不今不古。測曰：『童牛角馬，變天常也。』」。

3. (archaic, literary, figuratively) Something impossible to achieve; impossibility.

Related terms

• 童牛角馬／童牛角马 (tóng niú jué mǎ, “hornless oxen and horned horses; neither fish nor fowl; nondescript”)
• 馬生角／马生角 (mǎ shēng jiǎo, “impossibility”)
• 烏頭白，馬生角／乌头白，马生角 (wū tóu bái mǎ shēng jiǎo, “impossibility”)
• 天雨粟，馬生角／天雨粟，马生角 (tiān yù sù mǎ shēng jiǎo, “impossibility”)
• 天粟馬角／天粟马角 (tiān sù mǎ jiǎo, “impossibility”)

References

• 角馬 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh
  
• wildebeest on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Japanese

Noun

角馬 ‎(hiragana つのうま, romaji tsuno uma)

1. (very rare) wildebeest; gnu

Synonyms

• ヌー ‎(nū)

Proper noun

角馬 ‎(hiragana かくま, romaji Kakuma)

1. A surname​.
2. A given name.

角馬 ‎(hiragana かどま, romaji Kadoma)

1. A surname​.