| 脱缰之马 |
tuō jiāng zhī mǎ |
lit. a horse that has thrown off the reins (idiom); runaway horse / out of control |
| 脱 |
tuō |
to shed / to take off / to escape / to get away from |
| 脱缰 |
tuō jiāng |
(of a horse etc) to break free from the reins / (fig.) to become unconstrained |
| 缰 |
jiāng |
variant of 缰 |
| 缰 |
jiāng |
bridle / reins / halter |
| 之 |
zhī |
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) / him / her / it |
| 马 |
Mǎ |
surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 马来西亚 |
| 马 |
mǎ |
horse / CL:匹 / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess |