诡衔窃辔 / 詭銜竊轡

guǐ​xián​qiè​pèi

rebellion against restraint

The more you force a horse, the more it resists; used to describe people who rebel more strongly as they are increasingly constrained.

诡 (literal) → 诡/詭 · guǐ · to contradict 衔 (literal) → 衔/銜 · xián · bit 窃 (literal) → 窃/竊 · qiè · secretly 辔 (bound) → 辔/轡 · pèi · bridle

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:58 PM