韁 jiāng

reins, halter; bridle

DEFINITIONS

  • reins, halter
  • bridle
  • variant of 韁|缰[jiang1]
  • bridle
  • reins
  • halter

WORDS

名韁利鎖 míng jiāng lì suǒ lit. fettered by fame and locked up by riches (idiom); tied down by reputation and wealth; the victim of one's own success
脫韁 tuō jiāng to throw off the reins; runaway (horse); fig. out of control
脫韁之馬 tuō jiāng zhī mǎ lit. a horse that has thrown off the reins (idiom); runaway horse; out of control
脫韁野馬 tuō jiāng yě mǎ a wild horse that refuses to be bridled (a metaphor for sth that runs wild)
韁繩 jiāng shéng reins
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