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萬馬奔騰
简 万马奔腾 · 繁 萬馬奔騰Mandarin · pinyin wàn mǎ bēn téng
Meanings
- lit. (like) ten thousand horses galloping (idiom)
- fig. going full steam ahead
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4–3–1–2 · wan4 ma3 ben1 teng2
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maan6 maa5 ban1 tang4
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phrase
- (idiomatic) thousands of horses galloping, used to describe the magnificence of a scene
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