钳马衔枚 in English qian2 ma3 xian2 mei2 Meaning

Meanings

  • with horses and soldiers gagged (idiomatic expression)
  • (of a marching army) in utter silence

Simplified Characters

钳 马 衔 枚

Traditional Characters

鉗 馬 銜 枚

Pinyin

qian2 ma3 xian2 mei2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

钳qian2pincers 马ma3surname Ma 衔xian2variant of 銜|衔[xian2] 枚mei2surname Mei