Chinese

馬上

/mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/
at once; immediately; without delay; in a minute; soon
  • TOCFL 2
  • 马上

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Origin

From 馬背上 (mǎ bèi shàng), "on horseback", by extension, "at once; immediately", on account of the horse being the fastest mode of transportation in ancient times.

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Lineage

  • characterChinese馬 “horse (Classifier: 匹 m c; 隻／只 m c h mn; 條／条 h)”
  • characterChinese上 “upper part; high position; up”

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