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甩繩馬騮
  lat1 sing4*2 maa5 lau4*1   jyutping
crazed; uncontrolled; unruly children beyond parental control
[lit] a monkey unleashed

This is the first part of a 歇後語 with 冇王管 as the second part. 冇王管 literally means "having no ruler to control them", and figuratively means "uncontrolled, crazed".
Idiom

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
甩繩馬騮 / 甩绳马骝

This word has been viewed 2355 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 27th Jul 2007 19:56 and last edited on 26th Feb 2014 19:54
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Characters in this word:

 lat1  -  to lose; to get rid of; to leave behind
 sing4 sing4*2  -  rope, cord, string
 maa5  -  horse
 lau4  -  red horse
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