钳马衔枚

qián mǎ xián méi

释义

1. (of a marching army) in utter silence

钳马衔枚 的构成词

• 枚 méi: classifier for coins, rings, badges, pearls, sporting medals, rockets, satellites etc
• 马 mǎ: horse
• 钳 qián: pincers
• 衔 xián: bit (of a bridle)
• 马衔 mǎ xián: bit