Meaning of 万马齐喑
万马齐喑 means thousands of horses are silent; a metaphor for a situation where people are afraid to speak out or express their opinions. Pronounced wàn mǎ qí yīn.
- thousands of horses are silent; a metaphor for a situation where people are afraid to speak out or express their opinions
Definitions & Examples
Dāng当
shí时
wén文
tán坛
wàn万
mǎ马
qí齐
yīn喑
，
hěn很
shǎo少
yǒu有
chuàng创
xīn新
de的
zuò作
pǐn品
chū出
xiàn现
。
At that time, the literary world was deadly silent, with very few innovative works emerging.
Zài在
nà那
zhǒng种
yā压
yì抑
de的
huán环
jìng境
xià下
，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
wàn万
mǎ马
qí齐
yīn喑
，
bù不
gǎn敢
fā发
biǎo表
zhēn真
shí实
xiǎng想
fǎ法
。
In that oppressive environment, everyone remained silent, afraid to express their true thoughts.
Zhè这
gè个
huì会
yì议
kāi开
de得
wàn万
mǎ马
qí齐
yīn喑
，
méi没
yǒu有
rén人
gǎn敢
tí提
chū出
fǎn反
duì对
yì意
jiàn见
。
The meeting was conducted in complete silence, with no one daring to raise objections.