馬不及鞍

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See also: 马不及鞍

Chinese

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horse; surname to not do something in time; to be too late; to not reach saddle
trad. (馬不及鞍) 不及
simp. (马不及鞍) 不及

Etymology

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Literally: not enough time to saddle one's horse

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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馬不及鞍

  1. in a hurry; literally - no time to saddle the horses