懸崖勒馬

See also: 悬崖勒马

Chinese

		cliff; precipice	to rein in one's horse
trad. (懸崖勒馬)		懸崖	勒馬
simp. (悬崖勒马)		悬崖	勒马
Literally: “to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xuányá lèmǎ, xuányái lèmǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄚˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄇㄚˇ, ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄞˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄇㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ ngaai⁴ lak⁶ maa⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: xuányá lèmǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄚˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄇㄚˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyuanya lehmaa
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syuányá lèmǎ
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕɥɛn³⁵ jä³⁵ lɤ⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: xuányái lèmǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄞˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄇㄚˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyuanyai lehmaa
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syuányái lèmǎ
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕɥɛn³⁵ jaɪ̯³⁵ lɤ⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁴ ngaai⁴ lak⁶ maa⁵
  - Yale: yùhn ngàaih lahk máh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ ngaai⁴ lak⁹ maa⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ ngai⁴ leg⁶ ma⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ ŋäːi̯²¹ lɐk̚² mäː¹³/

Idiom

懸崖勒馬

to act in the nick of time; to wake up to danger at the last moment

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