Learn more about 钳马衔枚
| Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|
| with horses and soldiers gagged (idiom)/(of a marching army) in utter silence |
| Simplified Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|
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钳
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pincers/pliers/tongs/claw (of animal)/to grasp with pincers/to pinch/to clamp/to restrain/to restrict/to gag | |
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马
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abbr. for malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4] / horse / horse or cavalry piece in chinese chess / knight in western chess / surname ma | |
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衔
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bit (of a bridle) / to hold in the mouth / to harbor (feelings) / to link / to accept / rank / title | |
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衔
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variant of 銜|衔[xian2] | |
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枚
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classifier for coins, rings, badges, pearls, sporting medals, rockets, satellites etc / tree trunk / whip / wooden peg, used as a gag for marching soldiers (old) / surname mei |
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