千军万马 千軍萬馬 qiān jūn wàn mǎ magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom) / impressive display of manpower / all the King's horses and all the King's men syn 征驾 征駕 zhēng jià horses and wagons for an expedition / vehicles and horses used in battle 驱赶 驅趕 qū gǎn to drive (vehicle) / to drive out / to chase away / to herd (people towards a gate) syn 放牧 fàng mù to graze (livestock) / to herd (livestock) syn 人云亦云 rén yún yì yún to say what everyone says (idiom) / to conform to what one perceives to be the majority view / to follow the herd syn 赫德 hè dé Hart or Herd (name) / Robert Hart (1835-1911), Englishman who served 1863-1911 in Qing dynasty customs office 害群之马 害群之馬 hài qún zhī mǎ lit. a horse that brings trouble to its herd (idiom) / fig. troublemaker / black sheep / rotten apple syn 群 qún group / crowd / flock, herd, pack etc syn 牧 mù to herd / to breed livestock / to govern (old) / government official (old) syn 麈 zhǔ leader of herd / stag syn 噳 yǔ herd / stag / buck 麌 wú stag / herd 害马 害馬 hài mǎ lit. the black horse of the herd / fig. troublemaker / the black sheep of the family 牧群 mù qún herd of sheep 群落免疫 herd immunity 从众行为 從眾行為 herd behaviour 赶羊 趕羊 gǎn yáng to drive sheep / to herd sheep 群体免疫 群體免疫 qún tǐ miǎn yì herd immunity 人马 人馬 rén mǎ men and horses / troops / group of people / troop / staff / centaur syn 驿站 驛站 yì zhàn relay station for post horses (old) 兵马 兵馬 bīng mǎ troops and horses / military forces syn 铁骑 鐵騎 tiě qí armored horses / crack horsemen syn 兵马俑 兵馬俑 bīng mǎ yǒng figurines of warriors and horses buried with the dead / Terracotta Army (historic site) syn 车马 車馬 chē mǎ vehicles and horses syn 口齿 口齒 kǒu chǐ mouth and teeth / enunciation / to articulate / diction / age (of cattle, horses etc) syn 分道扬镳 分道揚鑣 fēn dào yáng biāo lit. to take different roads and urge the horses on (idiom) / fig. to part ways syn 牛马 牛馬 niú mǎ oxen and horses / beasts of burden / (fig.) drudge / laborer 招兵买马 招兵買馬 zhāo bīng mǎi mǎ lit. to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom) / fig. to raise an army / to recruit new staff syn 马队 馬隊 mǎ duì cavalry / caravan of horses carrying goods 走马灯 走馬燈 zǒu mǎ dēng lantern with a carousel of paper horses rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节[Yuan2 xiao1 jie2] / (fig.) revolving door / musical chairs (metaphor for people being shuffled around into different jobs) 马帮 馬幫 mǎ bāng caravan of horses carrying goods 万马奔腾 萬馬奔騰 wàn mǎ bēn téng lit. (like) ten thousand horses galloping (idiom) / fig. going full steam ahead syn 牧马人 牧馬人 mù mǎ rén herdsman (of horses) / wrangler 兵强马壮 兵強馬壯 bīng qiáng mǎ zhuàng lit. strong soldiers and sturdy horses (idiom) / fig. a well-trained and powerful army syn 马店 馬店 mǎ diàn inn that also provides facilities for visitors' horses 人困马乏 人困馬乏 rén kùn mǎ fá riders tired and horses weary (idiom) / worn out / exhausted / spent / fatigued syn 万马齐喑 萬馬齊喑 wàn mǎ qí yīn thousands of horses, all mute (idiom) / no-one dares to speak out / an atmosphere of political oppression syn 骑 騎 qí to sit astride / to ride (a horse, bike etc) / classifier for saddle horses syn 哒 噠 dā (phonetic) / command to a horse / clatter (of horses' hoofs) syn 骈 駢 pián (of a pair of horses) to pull side by side / to be side by side / to be fused together / parallel (literary style) syn 枥 櫪 lì type of oak / stable (for horses) 驷 駟 sì team of 4 horses 骖 驂 cān outside horses of a team of 4 軏 yuè crossbar for yoking horses 一个萝卜一个坑 一個蘿蔔一個坑 yī gè luó bo yī gè kēng lit. every turnip to its hole (idiom) / fig. each person has his own position / each to his own / horses for courses / every kettle has its lid 三马同槽 三馬同槽 sān mǎ tóng cáo three horses at the same trough (idiom, alluding to Sima Yi 司馬懿|司马懿[Si1 ma3 Yi4] and his two sons) / conspirators under the same roof 乘坚策肥 乘堅策肥 chéng jiān cè féi to live in luxury / lit. to ride a solid carriage pulled by fat horses 宝马香车 寶馬香車 bǎo mǎ xiāng chē precious horses and magnificent carriage (idiom) / rich family with extravagant lifestyle / ostentatious display of luxury 肥马轻裘 肥馬輕裘 féi mǎ qīng qiú lit. stout horses and light furs / fig. to live in luxury 轻裘肥马 輕裘肥馬 qīng qiú féi mǎ lit. light furs and stout horses / fig. to live in luxury syn 香车宝马 香車寶馬 xiāng chē bǎo mǎ magnificent carriage and precious horses (idiom) / rich family with extravagant lifestyle / ostentatious display of luxury 香轮宝骑 香輪寶騎 xiāng lún bǎo qí magnificent carriage and precious horses (idiom) / rich family with extravagant lifestyle / ostentatious display of luxury 驫 biāo a horde of horses 騑 fēi side horse (in a team of harnessed horses) / horse 駾 tuì approach at swift gallop (on horses) 一言既出，驷马难追 一言既出，駟馬難追 yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom) / a promise must be kept 奇蹄类 奇蹄類 jī tí lèi Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates, such as horses, zebras etc) 尥蹶子 liào juě zi (of mules, horses etc) to kick backward / to kick with the hind legs / fig. to flare up in anger / to display defiance syn 栃 lì archaic variant of 櫪|枥, oak / type of tree in ancient books / stable (for horses) 牧圉 mù yǔ horse breeder / pasture for cattle and horses 边声 邊聲 biān shēng outlandish sounds (wind blowing on frontier, wild horses neighing etc) 钳马衔枚 鉗馬銜枚 qián mǎ xián méi with horses and soldiers gagged (idiom) / (of a marching army) in utter silence 人喊马嘶 人喊馬嘶 rén hǎn mǎ sī lit. people shouting and horses neighing (idiom) / fig. tumultuous / hubbub 田忌赛马 田忌賽馬 tián jì sài mǎ Tian Ji races his horses (and accepts one loss in order to ensure two wins) (idiom) 骉 驫 biāo a horde of horses 千里马常有，而伯乐不常有 千里馬常有，而伯樂不常有 qiān lǐ mǎ cháng yǒu , ér bó lè bù cháng yǒu lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom) / fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it 𬸚 鸑 yuè used in 鸑鷟|𬸚𬸦[yue4 zhuo2] / crossbar for yoking horses 跑马灯 跑馬燈 pǎo mǎ dēng lantern with a carousel of paper horses rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节[Yuan2 xiao1 jie2] / chaser lights / self-scrolling horizontal text display, such as a news ticker 铁菱 鐵菱 tiě líng (military) caltrop (spiky metal device laid on the ground to create a hazard for enemy horses or troops in ancient times) 