created reference approved 信马由缰/信馬由韁 → 信马游缰/信馬遊韁 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
信马由缰 / 信馬由韁 xìnmǎyóujiāng
信马游缰 / 信馬遊韁 xìnmǎyóujiāng
variant
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 信马由缰/信馬由韁 · xìnmǎyóujiāng · to ride with loose reins — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
信马由缰 / 信馬由韁
xìnmǎyóujiāng
to ride with loose reins
To let a horse wander at will while riding without pulling on the reins
信 (literal) → 信 · xìn · at will 马 (literal) → 马/馬 · mǎ · horse 由 (literal) → 由 · yóu · to let 缰 (literal) → 缰/韁 · jiāng · reins
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 信马由缰/信馬由韁 · xìnmǎyóujiāng · to lack one's own opinion — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
信马由缰 / 信馬由韁
xìnmǎyóujiāng
to lack one's own opinion
To have no fixed opinion and allow oneself to be led by others or by circumstances.
信 (literal) → 信 · xìn · at will 马 (literal) → 马/馬 · mǎ · horse 由 (literal) → 由 · yóu · to let 缰 (literal) → 缰/韁 · jiāng · reins
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 信马由缰/信馬由韁 · xìnmǎyóujiāng · to stroll aimlessly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
信马由缰 / 信馬由韁
xìnmǎyóujiāng
to stroll aimlessly
To wander or act without a specific purpose or plan, or to give free rein to something such as one's imagination
信 (literal) → 信 · xìn · at will 马 (literal) → 马/馬 · mǎ · horse 由 (literal) → 由 · yóu · to let 缰 (literal) → 缰/韁 · jiāng · reins
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition