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Usage of the character 缰

jiāng
[韁]
  • bridle
  • reins
  • halter
jiāng
[繮]
  • variant of 韁/缰 (jiāng)
tuōjiāng
脱缰
[脫韁]
  • to throw off the reins
  • runaway (horse)
  • fig. out of control
jiāngshéng
缰绳
[韁繩]
  • reins
tuōjiāngyěmǎ
脱缰野马
[脫韁野馬]
  • a wild horse that refuses to be bridled (a metaphor for sth that runs wild)
tuōjiāngzhīmǎ
脱缰之马
[脫韁之馬]
  • lit. a horse that has thrown off the reins (idiom); runaway horse
  • out of control
míngjiānglìsuǒ
名缰利锁
[名韁利鎖]
  • lit. fettered by fame and locked up by riches (idiom); tied down by reputation and wealth
  • the victim of one's own success