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逸塵斷鞅

简逸尘断鞅 · 繁逸塵斷鞅

Mandarin · pinyin yì chén duàn yāng

lit. kicking up the dust and breaking the harness
fig. to ride like the wind (idiom)

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逸: yì · flee, escape, break loose
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鞅: yāng · leather strap over horse's neck
尘: chén · dust, dirt, ashes, cinders
断: duàn · sever, cut off; interrupt

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4–2–4–1 · yi4 chen2 duan4 yang1

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jat6 can4 dyun6 joeng2

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