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懸崖勒馬

悬
懸
崖
崖
勒
勒
马
馬
lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom) / fig. to act in the nick of time

Characters and words in 懸崖勒馬

悬
懸
xuán = xu + an2
to hang or suspend / to worry / public announcement / unresolved / baseless / without foundation
Add a new mnemonic for 悬 = 县 + 心
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悬
懸
崖
崖
precipice / overhanging cliff
崖
yá = y + a2
precipice / cliff / Taiwan pr. [yai2]
Add a new mnemonic for 崖 = 厓 + 山
勒
lè = l + e4
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
Add a new mnemonic for 勒 = 力 + 革
勒
lēi = l + ei1
to strap tightly / to bind
Add a new mnemonic for 勒 = 力 + 革
勒
勒
马
馬
to guide a horse with the reins / to rein in a horse
马
馬
mǎ = m + a3
surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]
Add a new mnemonic for 马 = ㇖ + ㇉ + 一
马
馬
mǎ = m + a3
horse / CL:匹[pi3] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess
Add a new mnemonic for 马 = ㇖ + ㇉ + 一

Words with 懸崖勒馬

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Sentences with 懸崖勒馬

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