韁绳 | jiāng sheng | rein | |
勒马 | lè mǎ | to guide a horse with the reins / to rein in a horse | |
悬崖勒马 | xuán yá lè mǎ | lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom) / fig. to act in the nick of time | |
任 | rèn | to assign / to appoint / to take up a post / office / responsibility / to let / to allow / to give free rein to / no matter (how, what etc) / classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友) | |
勒 | lè | to rein in / to compel / to force / to carve / to engrave / (literary) to command / to lead / bridle / (physics) abbr. for 勒克斯[le4 ke4 si1], lux | |
逞 | chěng | to show off / to flaunt / to carry out or succeed in a scheme / to indulge / to give free rein to | |
撙 | zǔn | to reduce or cut down on / to rein in / to restrain | |
絏 | xiè | leash / rein | |
纵令 | zòng lìng | to indulge / to give free rein / even if | |
放开手脚 | fàng kāi shǒu jiǎo | to have free rein (idiom) |