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万马齐喑

wàn mǎ qí yīn

4-character word Traditional 萬馬齊喑

What 万马齐喑 means

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

The characters in 万马齐喑

• 万wànten thousand; a great number
• 马mǎhorse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess
• 齐qíneat; even; level with
• 喑yīnmute