万马齐喑 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• thousands of horses, all mute ; no-one dares to speak out
• an atmosphere of political oppression

Character by character

• 万wànten thousand; innumerable
• 马mǎhorse; surname
• 齐qíeven, uniform, of equal length
• 喑yīndumb, mute; the sobbing of an infant

Idioms sharing a character

• 一本万利 yī běn wàn lì
• 以一驭万 yǐ yī yù wàn
• 以防万一 yǐ fáng wàn yī
• 光芒万丈 guāng máng wàn zhàng
• 千刀万剐 qiān dāo wàn guǎ
• 千千万万 qiān qiān wàn wàn
• 千家万户 qiān jiā wàn hù
• 千差万别 qiān chā wàn bié
• 千恩万谢 qiān ēn wàn xiè
• 千真万确 qiān zhēn wàn què

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