寒蟬仗馬
hán​chán​zhàng​mǎ

to keep quiet out of fear

  • created reference approved 寒蝉仗马/寒蟬仗馬 → 仗马寒蝉/仗馬寒蟬 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    寒蝉仗马 / 寒蟬仗馬 hán​chán​zhàng​mǎ

    仗马寒蝉 / 仗馬寒蟬 zhàng​mǎ​hán​chán

    variant

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  • created sense approved 寒蝉仗马/寒蟬仗馬 · hán​chán​zhàng​mǎ · to keep quiet out of fear — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    寒蝉仗马 / 寒蟬仗馬

    hán​chán​zhàng​mǎ

    to keep quiet out of fear

    Cicadas in winter and horses in a royal guard; used to describe someone who keeps their mouth shut and dares not speak for fear of getting into trouble

    寒蝉 (literal) → 寒蝉/寒蟬 · hán​chán · winter cicada 仗 (literal) → 仗 · zhàng · to wield 马 (literal) → 马/馬 · mǎ · horse

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

    created sense