Chinese word dictionary

脱缰之马

tuō jiāng zhī mǎ · lit. a horse that has thrown off the reins (idiom); runaway horse; out of control

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Word information

Simplified脱缰之马

Traditional脫韁之馬

Pinyintuō jiāng zhī mǎ

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Character breakdown

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脱tuō

to take off, to shed; to escape from

缰jiāng

bridle, reins

之zhī

marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to

马mǎ

horse; surname

How to learn 脱缰之马

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Words with the same characters

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之zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it

马mǎ

horse; 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mǎlù

street; road; CL:條|条[tiao2]

马上mǎshàng

at once; right away; immediately; on horseback (i.e. by military force)

脱tuō

to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from

之zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it