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万马齐喑
萬馬齊喑
wànmǎqíyīn
1. thousands of horses, all mute (idiom); no-one dares to speak out
2. an atmosphere of political oppression

Character Breakdown

万
wàn
ten thousand; innumerable
HSK 3 3 丶
马
mǎ
horse; surname
HSK 3 3 丶
齐
qí
even, uniform, of equal length
HSK 5 6 丶
喑
yīn
dumb, mute; the sobbing of an infant
12 丶

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