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萬馬齊喑

简万马齐喑 · 繁萬馬齊喑

Mandarin · pinyin wàn mǎ qí yīn

thousands of horses, all mute (idiom); no-one dares to speak out
an atmosphere of political oppression

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齊: qí · even, uniform, of equal length; Kangxi radical 210
喑: yīn · to be dumb; the sobbing of infants
万: wàn · mò · ten thousand; innumerable
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
齐: qí · even, uniform, of equal length

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4–3–2–1 · wan4 ma3 qi2 yin1

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