骑士 | qí shì | horseman / cavalryman / knight (i.e. European nobility) / (Tw) bike rider (scooter, bicycle etc) | |
骑师 | qí shī | jockey / horse rider / horseman / equestrian | |
骑马者 | qí mǎ zhě | horseman / rider / mounted soldier | |
杀君马者道旁儿 | shā jūn mǎ zhě dào páng ér | lit. bystanders killed the king's horse (idiom) (based on an ancient story in which people along the road cheered a horseman on as he galloped past, until the horse died of exhaustion) / fig. beware of becoming complacent when everyone is cheering you on |