千里草

Chinese

one thousand li; any great distance; fine horse
one thousand li; any great distance; fine horse; fine steed; fast horse
 
grass; straw; draft (of a document)
grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
 
trad. (千里草) 千里 草
simp. #(千里草) 千里 草

Etymology

千 (one thousand) + 里 (li) + 草 (grass)

The Chinese character for Dong is 董. The character 董 is composed of three components: 千 (one thousand) + 里 (li) + 艹 (grass). In other words, the phrase, "The grass spreads out for thousands of li" is a veiled reference to the Dong surname.

Pronunciation

Noun

千里草

  1. (literary) a veiled reference to the Dong (董) surname
  2. (literary) which spreads out for more than 1,000 li
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