萬馬齊喑

wànmǎqíyīn

ten thousand horses standing mute—a lifeless atmosphere

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wan4 ma3 qi2 yin1

thousands of horses, all mute (idiom); no-one dares to speak out, an atmosphere of political oppression

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萬馬齊喑|万马齐喑 [wàn mǎ qí yīn] ► thousands of horses, all mute (idiom); no-one dares to speak out ► an atmosphere of political oppression