"懸崖勒馬" meaning in Chinese

See 懸崖勒馬 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ jä³⁵ lɤ⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ jaɪ̯³⁵ lɤ⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /jyːn²¹ ŋaːi̯²¹ lɐk̚² maː¹³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /hiɛn²⁴⁻²² ɡai²⁴⁻²² liɪk̚⁴⁻³² mã⁵³/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ jä³⁵ lɤ⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ jaɪ̯³⁵ lɤ⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /jyːn²¹ ŋaːi̯²¹ lɐk̚² maː¹³/, /hiɛn²⁴⁻²² ɡai²⁴⁻²² liɪk̚⁴⁻³² mã⁵³/ Chinese transliterations: xuányálèmǎ [Mandarin, Pinyin], xuányáilèmǎ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄚˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄇㄚˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄞˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄇㄚˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jyun⁴ ngaai⁴ lak⁶ maa⁵ [Cantonese, Jyutping], hiân-gâi-le̍k-má, xuányálèmǎ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], syuányálèmǎ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], hsüan²-ya²-lê⁴-ma³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], sywán-yá-lè-mǎ [Mandarin, Yale], shyuanyalehmaa [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], сюаньялэма [Mandarin, Palladius], sjuanʹjalɛma [Mandarin, Palladius], xuányáilèmǎ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], syuányáilèmǎ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], hsüan²-yai²-lê⁴-ma³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], sywán-yái-lè-mǎ [Mandarin, Yale], shyuanyailehmaa [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], сюаньяйлэма [Mandarin, Palladius], sjuanʹjajlɛma [Mandarin, Palladius], yùhn ngàaih lahk máh [Cantonese, Yale], jyn⁴ ngaai⁴ lak⁹ maa⁵ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yun⁴ ngai⁴ leg⁶ ma⁵ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], hiân-gâi-le̍k-má [Hokkien, POJ], hiân-gâi-li̍k-má [Hokkien, Tai-lo], hien'gailegmar [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 懸崖勒馬
  1. to desist from doing something before it is too late; to pull back before it is too late Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: 臨崖勒馬/临崖勒马, 臨崖勒馬, 临崖勒马
    Sense id: en-懸崖勒馬-zh-phrase-MMccV9lm Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with multiple pronunciations

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      "zh-pron": "sjuanʹjalɛma"
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      "ipa": "/ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ jä³⁵ lɤ⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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      "zh-pron": "syuányáilèmǎ"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "hsüan²-yai²-lê⁴-ma³"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "sywán-yái-lè-mǎ"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "сюаньяйлэма"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "sjuanʹjajlɛma"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ jaɪ̯³⁵ lɤ⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "POJ"
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      "zh-pron": "hiân-gâi-le̍k-má"
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        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hiân-gâi-li̍k-má"
    },
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        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
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        "Xiamen"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ jaɪ̯³⁵ lɤ⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jyːn²¹ ŋaːi̯²¹ lɐk̚² maː¹³/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/hiɛn²⁴⁻²² ɡai²⁴⁻²² liɪk̚⁴⁻³² mã⁵³/"
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        "bopomofo"
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    },
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        "Jyutping"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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    },
    {
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "shyuanyalehmaa"
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        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сюаньялэма"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjuanʹjalɛma"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ jä³⁵ lɤ⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "xuányáilèmǎ"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syuányáilèmǎ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsüan²-yai²-lê⁴-ma³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sywán-yái-lè-mǎ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shyuanyailehmaa"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сюаньяйлэма"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjuanʹjajlɛma"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ jaɪ̯³⁵ lɤ⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yùhn ngàaih lahk máh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyn⁴ ngaai⁴ lak⁹ maa⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yun⁴ ngai⁴ leg⁶ ma⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jyːn²¹ ŋaːi̯²¹ lɐk̚² maː¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hiân-gâi-le̍k-má"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hiân-gâi-li̍k-má"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hien'gailegmar"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hiɛn²⁴⁻²² ɡai²⁴⁻²² liɪk̚⁴⁻³² mã⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ jä³⁵ lɤ⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ jaɪ̯³⁵ lɤ⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jyːn²¹ ŋaːi̯²¹ lɐk̚² maː¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hiɛn²⁴⁻²² ɡai²⁴⁻²² liɪk̚⁴⁻³² mã⁵³/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "臨崖勒馬/临崖勒马"
    },
    {
      "word": "臨崖勒馬"
    },
    {
      "word": "临崖勒马"
    }
  ],
  "word": "懸崖勒馬"
}

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