钳马衔枚

with horses and soldiers gagged (idiom) / (of a marching army) in utter silence

pincers / pliers / tongs / claw (of animal) / to grasp with pincers / to pinch / to clamp / to restrain / to restrict / to gag

surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]

horse / CL:匹[pi3] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess

bit / mouthpiece

variant of 銜|衔[xian2]

variant of 銜|衔[xian2]

bit (of a bridle) / to hold in the mouth / to harbor (feelings) / to link / to accept / rank / title

surname Mei

classifier for coins, rings, badges, pearls, sporting medals, rockets, satellites etc / tree trunk / whip / wooden peg, used as a gag for marching soldiers (old)