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Chinese Traditional: 下馬威
Chinese Simplified: 下马威
Pinyin: xia4 ma3 wei1
Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄨㄟ
English Meaning: to warn against by enforcing strict disciplinary action when one first takes office

Related Words:

下下

xià

1. under, down 2. next 3. to go down 4. to play (chess) 5. number of times 6. to drop, to fall (rain, snow) 7. to form (a decision, an opinion) 8. to put in 9. (a measure word for the frequency of an action) 10. to alight, to get out of, to leave

Here: to alight, to go down

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馬马

mǎ

1. horse 2. Ma (Chinese surname) 3. (abbreviation for Malaysia)

Here: horse

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威威

wēi

1. power, might 2. prestige 3. to dominate

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