万马齐喑

Traditional: 萬馬齊喑

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Dictionary entry

thousands of horses, all mute (idiom); no-one dares to speak out

What does 万马齐喑 mean?

万马齐喑 (wàn mǎ qí yīn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1thousands of horses, all mute (idiom); no-one dares to speak out

2an atmosphere of political oppression

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万mòused in 万俟[Mo4 qi2]马Mǎsurname Ma · abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]齐Qí(name of states and dynasties at several different periods) · surname Qi 喑yīnmute

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