Learn more about 懸崖勒馬
| Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|
| lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom); fig. to act in the nick of time |
| Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|
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懸
|
to hang or suspend / to worry / public announcement / unresolved / baseless / without foundation | |
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崖
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precipice / cliff / Taiwan pr. [yai2] | |
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勒
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to rein in / to compel / to force / to carve / to engrave / (literary) to command / to lead / lux (unit of illumination) / (literary) bridle | |
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馬
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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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