- lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom)
- fig. to act in the nick of time
Characters
- 悬 (懸): to hang or suspend; to worry; public announcement; unresolved; baseless; without foundation
- 崖 (崖): precipice; cliff; Taiwan pr. [yai2]
- 勒 (勒): (literary) bridle; halter; headstall; to rein in; to compel; to force; (literary) to carve; to engrave; (literary) to command; to lead (an army etc); (physics) lux (abbr. for 勒克斯[le4 ke4 si1])
- 马 (馬): surname Ma; abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]
Resources
- Wiktionary: 悬崖勒马
- MDBG: 悬崖勒马
- Examples with 悬崖勒马 on Tatoeba
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