駟し馬ば

noun

four-horse carriage

Archaic term for a carriage drawn by four horses. Found in classical Chinese texts and historical Japanese contexts. The reading しめ is also attested but rare.

• 古こ典てんには「駟し馬ばも追おい難がたし」という表ひょう現げんがある。

  In classical literature, there is an expression 'even a four-horse carriage cannot catch up'.