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懸崖勒馬
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悬崖勒马
Contents
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Chinese
1.1
Pronunciation
1.2
Idiom
1.2.1
Synonyms
Chinese
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cliff
;
precipice
to
rein
in one's
horse
trad.
(
懸崖勒馬
)
懸崖
勒馬
simp.
(
悬崖勒马
)
悬崖
勒马
Literally:
“to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice”.
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
xuányálèmǎ
,
xuányáilèmǎ
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄚˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄇㄚˇ, ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄞˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄇㄚˇ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
jyun
4
ngaai
4
lak
6
maa
5
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
,
Mainland
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
xuányálèmǎ
Zhuyin
:
ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄚˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄇㄚˇ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
syuányálèmǎ
Wade–Giles
:
hsüan
2
-ya
2
-lê
4
-ma
3
Yale
:
sywán-yá-lè-mǎ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
shyuanyalehmaa
Palladius
:
сюаньялэма
(sjuanʹjalɛma)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ jä³⁵ lɤ⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
(
Standard Chinese
,
Taiwan
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
xuányáilèmǎ
Zhuyin
:
ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄞˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄇㄚˇ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
syuányáilèmǎ
Wade–Giles
:
hsüan
2
-yai
2
-lê
4
-ma
3
Yale
:
sywán-yái-lè-mǎ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
shyuanyailehmaa
Palladius
:
сюаньяйлэма
(sjuanʹjajlɛma)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ jaɪ̯³⁵ lɤ⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
jyun
4
ngaai
4
lak
6
maa
5
Yale
:
yùhn ngàaih lahk máh
Cantonese Pinyin
:
jyn
4
ngaai
4
lak
9
maa
5
Guangdong Romanization
:
yun
4
ngai
4
leg
6
ma
5
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/jyːn
²¹
ŋaːi̯
²¹
lɐk̚² maː¹³/
Idiom
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懸崖勒馬
to
desist
from doing something before it is too
late
; to
pull back
before it is too late
Synonyms
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臨崖勒馬
/
临崖勒马