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脫韁之馬

简脱缰之马 · 繁脫韁之馬

Mandarin · pinyin tuō jiāng zhī mǎ

lit. a horse that has thrown off the reins (idiom); runaway horse
out of control

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之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
馬: Look up this written character
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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