Usage of the character 韁
jiāng
缰
[韁]
- bridle
- reins
- halter
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