钳马衔枚
qián​mǎ​xián​méi

to march in utter silence

  • created sense approved 钳马衔枚/鉗馬銜枚 · qián​mǎ​xián​méi · to march in utter silence — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    钳马衔枚 / 鉗馬銜枚

    qián​mǎ​xián​méi

    to march in utter silence

    (idiom) with horses and soldiers gagged, meaning that a marching army is moving in complete silence to avoid detection during a surprise attack

    钳 (literal) → 钳/鉗 · qián · to restrain 马 (literal) → 马/馬 · mǎ · horse 衔枚 (literal) → 衔枚/銜枚 · xián​méi · to gag soldiers

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