铁马冰河入梦来

鐵馬冰河入夢來

tiěmǎbīnghérùmènglái

phrase

Meanings

1 armored horses and frozen rivers come into my dreams
2 the old patriot dreams of war and the northern frontier

Characters

(directional: toward)

Examples

老将军晚年常常铁马冰河入梦来。

Lǎo jiāngjūn wǎnnián chángcháng tiě mǎ bīng hé rù mèng lái.

In his later years the old general often dreamed of armored horses and frozen rivers.

读陆游，最让人动容的就是那句铁马冰河入梦来。

Dú Lù Yóu, zuì ràng rén dòngróng de jiùshì nà jù tiě mǎ bīng hé rù mèng lái.

Reading Lu You, the most moving line is 'armored horses, frozen rivers, enter my dreams.'

Tips

history

From 陆游 Lu You (Southern Song) 《十一月四日风雨大作》: 夜阑卧听风吹雨，铁马冰河入梦来 — 'deep in the night I lie listening to wind and rain; armored horses and frozen rivers enter my dreams.' Written when Lu You was old and sick, still aching to recover the lost North from the Jurchen Jin.

usage

铁马 = 'iron horses' — armored cavalry. Always quoted with the preceding 夜阑卧听风吹雨 for full pathos.

Stroke Order

铁 tiě

马 mǎ

冰 bīng

河 hé

入 rù

梦 mèng

来 lái