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[[File:Chollima statue.png|thumb|Chollima Monument in [[Pyongyang]]]]
[[File:Chollima statue.png|thumb|Chollima Monument in [[Pyongyang]]]]
The '''chŏllima''' (lit. thousand-ri horse; often mistranslated as "unicorn" by [[Bourgeois media|Western media]]) is a legendary flying horse in [[People's Republic of China|Chinese]], [[Korea|Korean]], and [[Japan|Japanese]] mythology. It is able to run 1,000 ri (500 km) in a single day. In the [[Democratic People's Republic of Korea|DPRK]], it is used as a symbol of the heroic stamina of the [[Proletariat|working class]].<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=[[Rodong Sinmun]]|title=Monument Symbolizing Heroic People|date=2023-08-20|url=http://rodong.rep.kp/en/index.php?MTJAMjAyMy0wOC0yMC1IMDA0QDExQDBAQ2hvbGxpbWFAMEAx==|retrieved=2023-08-22}}</ref>
The '''chŏllima''' (lit. thousand-ri horse; often mistranslated as "unicorn" by [[Bourgeois media|Western media]]) is a legendary flying horse in [[People's Republic of China|Chinese]], [[Korea|Korean]], and [[Japan|Japanese]] mythology. It is able to run 1,000 ri (500 km) in a single day. In the [[Democratic People's Republic of Korea|DPRK]], it is used as a symbol of the heroic stamina of the [[Proletariat|working class]].<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=[[Rodong Sinmun]]|title=Monument Symbolizing Heroic People|date=2023-08-20|url=http://rodong.rep.kp/en/index.php?MTJAMjAyMy0wOC0yMC1IMDA0QDExQDBAQ2hvbGxpbWFAMEAx==|retrieved=2023-08-22}}</ref>
== Mallima ==
In 2016, [[Kim Jong-un]] announced that the DPRK has begun the mallima age. Mallima means "ten-thousand ri horse" and is ten times as fast as a chollima.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=DPRK Today|title=Great Leadership for New History of Mallima Speed Movement|date=2019-05-23|url=https://dprktoday.com/abroad/news/15526|retrieved=2023-08-22}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
[[Category:Democratic People's Republic of Korea]]
[[Category:Democratic People's Republic of Korea]]

Revision as of 12:18, 22 August 2023

Chollima Monument in Pyongyang

The chŏllima (lit. thousand-ri horse; often mistranslated as "unicorn" by Western media) is a legendary flying horse in Chinese, Korean, and Japanese mythology. It is able to run 1,000 ri (500 km) in a single day. In the DPRK, it is used as a symbol of the heroic stamina of the working class.[1]

Mallima

In 2016, Kim Jong-un announced that the DPRK has begun the mallima age. Mallima means "ten-thousand ri horse" and is ten times as fast as a chollima.[2]

References

  1. "Monument Symbolizing Heroic People" (2023-08-20). Rodong Sinmun. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  2. "Great Leadership for New History of Mallima Speed Movement" (2019-05-23). DPRK Today. Retrieved 2023-08-22.