钳马衔枚

Traditional: 鉗馬銜枚

qián mǎ xián méi

Dictionary entry

with horses and soldiers gagged (idiom)

What does 钳马衔枚 mean?

钳马衔枚 (qián mǎ xián méi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1with horses and soldiers gagged (idiom)

2(of a marching army) in utter silence

Character breakdown

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钳qiánpincers · pliers 马Mǎsurname Ma · abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]衔xiánvariant of 銜|衔[xian2]枚Méisurname Mei

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钳马衔枚

qián mǎ xián méi

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