勒馬

to guide a horse with the reins / to rein in a horse

to rein in / to compel / to force / to carve / to engrave / (literary) to command / to lead / bridle / (physics) abbr. for 勒克斯[le4 ke4 si1], lux

to strap tightly / to bind

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

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