xuán yá lè mǎ

Traditional: 懸崖勒馬

悬崖勒马 (xuán yá lè mǎ) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom); fig. to act in the nick of time”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to act in the nick of time

Characters in 悬崖勒马

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