临崖勒马
lín​yá​lè​mǎ

to stop at the last moment

  • created sense approved 临崖勒马/臨崖勒馬 · lín​yá​lè​mǎ · to stop at the last moment — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    临崖勒马 / 臨崖勒馬

    lín​yá​lè​mǎ

    to stop at the last moment

    To pull the reins of a horse just before reaching a cliff; used to describe recognizing danger and stopping just in time to avoid disaster.

    临 (literal) → 临/臨 · lín · to face 崖 (literal) → 崖 · yá · cliff 勒马 (literal) → 勒马/勒馬 · lè​mǎ · to rein in a horse

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

    created sense