钳马衔枚 qián mǎ xián méi

with horses and soldiers gagged (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. with horses and soldiers gagged (idiom)
  2. 2. (of a marching army) in utter silence

Characters

Character Meaning
钳 qián
pliers; tongs; pincers
马 mǎ HSK 3
horse; surname Ma
衔 xián HSK 6
to hold in the mouth; to link; title
枚 méi HSK 6
measure word for small objects