一马不被双鞍
yī​mǎ​bù​bèi​shuāng'ān

one horse doesn't wear two saddles

  • created sense approved 一马不被双鞍/一馬不被雙鞍 · yī​mǎ​bù​bèi​shuāng'ān · one horse doesn't wear two saddles — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一马不被双鞍 / 一馬不被雙鞍

    yī​mǎ​bù​bèi​shuāng'ān

    one horse doesn't wear two saddles

    metaphor for a loyal servant not serving two masters or a widow never remarrying

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 马 (literal) → 马/馬 · mǎ · horse 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 被 (literal) → 被 · bèi · to cover 双 (literal) → 双/雙 · shuāng · two 鞍 (literal) → 鞍 · ān · saddle

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense