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一言既出，駟馬難追
yī yán jì chū ， sì mǎ nán zhuī
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lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
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一馬平川
yī mǎ píng chuān
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flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom); wide expanse of flat country
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一馬當先
yī mǎ dāng xiān
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to take the lead
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三馬同槽
sān mǎ tóng cáo
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three horses at the same trough (idiom, alluding to Sima Yi 司馬懿|司马懿[Si1 ma3 Yi4] and his two sons); conspirators under the same roof
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三駕馬車
sān jià mǎ chē
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troika
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上馬
shàng mǎ
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to get on a horse;
to mount
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下馬
xià mǎ
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to dismount from a horse;
(fig.) to abandon (a project)
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下馬威
xià mǎ wēi
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display of severity immediately on taking office;
(fig.) initial show of strength
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中箭落馬
zhòng jiàn luò mǎ
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lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse;
to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
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乞力馬扎羅山
qǐ lì mǎ zhā luó shān
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Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
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亂穿馬路
luàn chuān mǎ lù
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to jaywalk
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亞拉巴馬
yà lā bā mǎ
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Alabama, US state
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亞拉巴馬州
yà lā bā mǎ zhōu
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Alabama, US state
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亞馬孫
yà mǎ sūn
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Amazon
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亞馬孫河
yà mǎ sūn hé
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Amazon River
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亞馬遜
yà mǎ xùn
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Amazon
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亞馬遜河
yà mǎ xùn hé
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Amazon River
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人仰馬翻
rén yǎng mǎ fān
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to suffer a crushing defeat (idiom);
in a pitiful state;
in a complete mess;
to roll (with laughter)
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人喊馬嘶
rén hǎn mǎ sī
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lit. people shouting and horses neighing (idiom);
fig. tumultuous;
hubbub
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人困馬乏
rén kùn mǎ fá
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riders tired and horses weary (idiom);
worn out;
exhausted;
spent;
fatigued
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人有失手，馬有失蹄
rén yǒu shī shǒu ， mǎ yǒu shī tí
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lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom);
fig. everyone makes mistakes;
even the best fall down sometimes
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人頭馬
rén tóu mǎ
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Rémy Martin cognac
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人馬
rén mǎ
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men and horses;
troops;
group of people;
troop;
staff;
centaur
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人馬座
rén mǎ zuò
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Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
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人馬臂
rén mǎ bì
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Sagittarius spiral arm (of our galaxy)
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