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Offering free Chinese study resources is our priority. This series showcases idioms and proverbs, widely applicable phrases. Today’s idiom is 「立馬萬言」, explained here.

Today, we explore the idiom 「立馬萬言」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.

Leaning against the horse, he immediately wrote an article. Describes quick thinking.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

lì mǎ wàn yán

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

lap6 ma5 maan6 yin4

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