Chinese–English
悬崖勒马
xuán yá lè mǎ · xuan ya le ma
Traditional 懸崖勒馬
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom)
- fig. to act in the nick of time
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