脫韁之馬 tuō jiāng zhī mǎ

out of control

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. out of control
  2. 2. lit. a horse that has thrown off the reins (idiom); runaway horse

Characters

Character Meaning
脫 tuō
to take off; to shed; to get away from
韁 jiāng
bridle; reins; halter
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
馬 mǎ
horse; surname Ma