xuan2
ya2
le4
ma3
  1. lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom)
  2. 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]

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