chollima means A mythical horse that originates from the Chinese classics and is commonly portrayed in East Asian mythology. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 77 out of 100.
Why this word is great
CHOLLIMA — [Noun] A mythical winged horse from East Asian legend, capable of traversing a thousand *li* in a day, later adopted as a state emblem of relentless progress. Borrowed from Korean 천리마 (cheollima), from Sino-Korean 千里 (cheolli, "thousand li") + 馬 (ma, "horse"). Unlike Pegasus, tethered to Greco-Roman narratives of individual heroism, or the workhorse, signifying patient, earthbound toil, the Chollima is an engine of collective will harnessed for ideological thrust. It is the blur of hooves never touching the steppe, the bronze statue straining forward in the square, and the spectral steed galloping through the smoke of postwar reconstruction—a myth of velocity so potent it seeks to outrun time itself.
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- A mythical horse that originates from the Chinese classics and is commonly portrayed in East Asian mythology.“Comrade Kim asked the workers to work with the speed of Chollima, the legendary winged horse. They did. The production was soon doubled from 60,000 tons a year to 120,000, and it has kept rising ever since.”