脫韁之馬

简 脱缰之马 · 繁 脫韁之馬
Mandarin · pinyin tuō jiāng zhī mǎ

Meanings

  1. lit. a horse that has thrown off the reins (idiom); runaway horse
  2. out of control
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脫
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韁
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之
zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
馬
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脱
tuō · take off
缰
jiāng · reins, bridle
马
mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
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1–1–1–3 · tuo1 jiang1 zhi1 ma3

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脫韁之馬 · tuo1 jiang1 zhi1 ma3
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Exact source record脫韁之馬 脱缰之马 [tuo1 jiang1 zhi1 ma3] /lit. a horse that has thrown off the reins (idiom); runaway horse/out of control/