马谡

馬謖
Mǎ Sù
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Ma Su (190–228), Shu Han officer who lost the battle of Jieting and was executed by Zhuge Liang

Examples

HSK 5
Mǎ Sù shì Shǔhàn de jiànglǐng.
Ma Su was an officer of Shu Han.
HSK 7-9
Mǎ Sù diū le Jiētíng, Zhūgě Liàng zhǐhǎo hánlèi zhǎn le tā.
When Ma Su lost Jieting, Zhuge Liang had no choice but to execute him, in tears.

Tips

culture
挥泪斩马谡, 'executing Ma Su in tears', is said when a leader punishes someone close to him to keep discipline. 刘备 had warned that his words outran his ability: 言过其实.

Stroke Order

马 mǎ
谡 sù