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逸尘断鞅

yì chén duàn yāngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. kicking up the dust and breaking the harness / fig. to ride like the wind (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

逸塵斷鞅 逸尘断鞅 [yi4 chen2 duan4 yang1] /lit. kicking up the dust and breaking the harness/fig. to ride like the wind (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 逸塵斷鞅

  • 逸
    yì

    (bound form) to flee / to escape / (bound form) (of a book, author etc) lost (to the ages) (variant of 佚[yì]) / (bound form) leisurely / relaxed / (bound form) to surpass the ordinary / outstanding / (bound form) reclusive

  • 尘
    chén

    dust / dirt / earth

  • 断
    duàn

    to break / to snap / to cut off / to give up or abstain from sth / to judge / (usu. used in the negative) absolutely / definitely / decidedly

  • 鞅
    yāng

    martingale (part of a horse's harness) / used in 鞅鞅[yāng yāng]

    yàng

    wooden yoke for a draft ox

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