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人喊馬嘶

简人喊马嘶 · 繁人喊馬嘶

Mandarin · pinyin rén hǎn mǎ sī

lit. people shouting and horses neighing (idiom)
fig. tumultuous
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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
喊: hǎn · shout, call out, yell; howl; cry
馬: Look up this written character
嘶: sī · neighing of a horse; gravel voiced, husky throated; (Cant.) to hiccough
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

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2–3–3–1 · ren2 han3 ma3 si1

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jan4 haam3 maa5 sai1

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