信馬由韁

Chinese

		letter; true; to believe letter; true; to believe; sign; evidence	horse; surname	follow; from; it is for...to follow; from; it is for...to; reason; cause; because of; due to; by; to; to leave it (to someone)	bridle; reins
trad. (信馬由韁)		信	馬	由	韁
simp. (信马由缰)		信	马	由	缰
alternative forms		信馬游韁／信马游缰

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xìnmǎyóujiāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄤ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xìnmǎyóujiāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sìnmǎyóujiang
    • Wade–Giles: hsin⁴-ma³-yu²-chiang¹
    • Yale: syìn-mǎ-yóu-jyāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinnmaayoujiang
    • Palladius: синьмаюцзян (sinʹmajuczjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

信馬由韁

1. to give a horse free rein; having free rein

   信馬由韁地遊蕩／信马由缰地游荡  ―  xìnmǎyóujiāng de yóudàng  ―  to wander freely