qián mǎ xián méi

Traditional: 鉗馬銜枚

钳马衔枚 (qián mǎ xián méi) is a Chinese word meaning “with horses and soldiers gagged (idiom); (of a marching army) in utter silence”.

Meanings

  1. 1with horses and soldiers gagged (idiom)
  2. 2(of a marching army) in utter silence

Characters in 钳马衔枚

钳qián · pincers马mǎ · horse衔xián · bit (of a bridle)枚méi · classifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs, fingerprints etc (more formal than 個|个[ge4])

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