临崖勒马 línyálèmǎ to stop at the last moment Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 临 臨 lín verb to face to face; to overlook from a height; to be near to or adjacent to崖 yá noun cliff precipice; cliff; steep bank勒马 勒馬 lèmǎ to rein in a horse To pull on the reins to guide a horse or make it stop
