戎马生涯 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• army life
• the experience of war

Character by character

• 戎róngarms, armaments; military affairs
• 马mǎhorse; surname
• 生shēnglife, lifetime; birth; growth
• 涯yáborder, horizon; river bank, shore

Idioms sharing a character

• 兵戎相见 bīng róng xiāng jiàn
• 投笔从戎 tóu bǐ cóng róng
• 一马平川 yī mǎ píng chuān
• 一马当先 yī mǎ dāng xiān
• 中箭落马 zhòng jiàn luò mǎ
• 五马分尸 wǔ mǎ fēn shī
• 人仰马翻 rén yǎng mǎ fān
• 人喊马嘶 rén hǎn mǎ sī
• 人困马乏 rén kùn mǎ fá
• 兵强马壮 bīng qiáng mǎ zhuàng

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