钳马衔枚
钳马衔枚
qián mǎ xián méi
with horses and soldiers gagged (idiom); (of a marching army) in utter silence
idiom
Traditional: 鉗馬銜枚
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- (idiom) with horses and soldiers gagged (idiom)
- (of a marching army) in utter silence
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Related Words
兵强马壮(bīng qiáng mǎ zhuàng)— lit. strong soldiers and sturdy horses (idiom)
→招兵买马(zhāo bīng mǎi mǎ)— to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom); to raise a large army
→一个萝卜一个坑(yī gè luó bo yī gè kēng)— lit. every turnip to its hole (idiom)
→兵马俑(bīng mǎ yǒng)— figurines of warriors and horses buried with the dead
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