旱涝保收 旱澇保收 hàn lào bǎo shōu to provide a stable crop, regardless of drought or flood / to bring a stable income 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 稳定 穩定 wěn dìng steady / stable / stability / to stabilize / to pacify syn 巩固 鞏固 gǒng gù to consolidate / to strengthen / firm / solid / stable syn 安定 ān dìng stable / calm / settled / to stabilize / Valium / diazepam syn 坚固 堅固 jiān gù firm / firmly / hard / stable syn 稳健 穩健 wěn jiàn firm / stable and steady syn 稳固 穩固 wěn gù stable / steady / firm / to stabilize syn 安稳 安穩 ān wěn steady / stable / sedate / calm / (of sleep) sound / (of a transition) smooth syn 上岸 shàng àn to go ashore / to climb ashore / (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admitted to a desirable university, or finally pay off one's debts) syn 稳当 穩當 wěn dang reliable / secure / stable / firm syn 亡羊补牢 亡羊補牢 wáng yáng bǔ láo lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom) / fig. to act belatedly / better late than never / to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted syn 马夫 馬伕 mǎ fū groom / stable lad / horsekeeper / pimp / procurer syn 马厩 馬廄 mǎ jiù stable syn 四平八稳 四平八穩 sì píng bā wěn everything steady and stable (idiom) / overcautious and unimaginary syn 马房 馬房 mǎ fáng horse stable 稳 穩 wěn settled / steady / stable syn 磐 pán firm / stable / rock syn 圉 yǔ horse stable / frontier 夜不闭户 夜不閉戶 yè bù bì hù lit. doors not locked at night (idiom) / fig. stable society syn 安家立业 安家立業 ān jiā lì yè stable household, established profession (idiom) / settled and comfortably off syn 老马恋栈 老馬戀棧 lǎo mǎ liàn zhàn lit. the old horse loves his stable / fig. sb old but reluctant to relinquish their post (idiom) 老骥伏枥 老驥伏櫪 lǎo jì fú lì lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom) / fig. aged person with great aspirations syn 驽马恋栈 駑馬戀棧 nú mǎ liàn zhàn lit. a worn-out horse is reluctant to leave the stable (idiom) / fig. a mediocre worker clings to a good position 老骥伏枥志在千里 老驥伏櫪志在千里 lǎo jì fú lì zhì zài qiān lǐ (lit.) an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 li / (fig.) old people may still cherish high aspirations 人寿年丰 人壽年豐 rén shòu nián fēng long-lived people, rich harvests (idiom) / stable and affluent society / prosperity syn 廐 jiù variant of 廄|厩, stable / barn 栘 yí shadbush or shadberry (genus Amelanchier) / name for a stable during the Han Dynasty 槽头 槽頭 cáo tóu feeding trough in stable 氰基 qíng jī cyan / cyanide radical -CN, stable triple bond with chemical properties like halogens 稳定物价 穩定物價 wěn dìng wù jià stable prices / commodity prices fixed by government (in a command economy) / to valorize (a commodity) 稳恒 穩恆 wěn héng steady / stable and permanent / constant / steady-state 稳恒态 穩恆態 wěn héng tài steady state / stable and permanent attitude 老骥伏枥，志在千里 老驥伏櫪，志在千里 lǎo jì fú lì , zhì zài qiān lǐ lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom) / fig. old people may still cherish high aspirations 豢圉 huàn yǔ pen for animals / animal barn or stable 稳定气团 稳定气团 穩定氣團 穩定氣團 stable air 马圈 馬圈 mǎ juàn stable 单稳 單穩 dān wěn monostable / single-side stable (relays) 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 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 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 马群 馬群 mǎ qún herd of horses 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) 