懸崖勒馬 — xuan2 ya2 le4 ma3 — Chinese Dictionary

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懸

崖

勒

馬

懸

崖

勒

馬

Definitions4 characters

xuan² ya² le⁴ ma³

lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom)/fig. to act in the nick of time

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

懸

崖

勒

馬

As word

1

xuan²

lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom)/fig. to act in the nick of time

2

ya²

lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom)/fig. to act in the nick of time

3

le⁴

lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom)/fig. to act in the nick of time

4

ma³

lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom)/fig. to act in the nick of time