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脫韁野馬

简脱缰野马 · 繁脫韁野馬

Mandarin · pinyin tuō jiāng yě mǎ

a wild horse that refuses to be bridled (a metaphor for sth that runs wild)

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野: yě · open country, field; wilderness
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脱: tuō · take off
缰: jiāng · reins, bridle
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

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1–1–3–3 · tuo1 jiang1 ye3 ma3

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