Word information
Simplified万马齐喑
Traditional萬馬齊喑
Pinyinwàn mǎ qí yīn
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Chinese word dictionary
万马齐喑
wàn mǎ qí yīn · thousands of horses, all mute (idiom); no-one dares to speak out; an atmosphere of political oppression
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万wàn
surname Wan; ten thousand; a great number
马mǎhorse; CL:匹[pi3]; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess; surname Ma; abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]
马路mǎlùstreet; road; CL:條|条[tiao2]
马上mǎshàngat once; right away; immediately; on horseback (i.e. by military force)
千万qiānwànten million; countless; many; one must by all means
齐qí(name of states and dynasties at several different periods); surname Qi; neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; all together; to even sth out