What does Mahler mean?

The bridle, also known as the chewing ring and bridle, is a kind of device that is worn around the neck to control animals such as horses and cows, and generally consists of a chewing ring and a reins.

① halter. Five Poems of Yuefu, Hengfeng Song and Mulan: "Buy horses in the east, saddles in the west, reins in the south and whips in the north." The second song of Tang Du Fu's "Going to the Front": "Take off your horse's bridle and take off your hair." The fifth and sixth times of Journey to the West: "The elder couldn't hold the reins, so he had to pull the saddle and let him hold the reins all the way. He had to open the field for twenty miles before walking slowly. "

② Dialect. Loosen the reins and let the horse run. Go back to Chapter 28 of The Appearance of Officialdom: "At that time, three people got on the horse at the same time, and one of them went to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment."

③ refers to fast driving. Mao Dun's "Midnight" XVII: "There is no one here, only we have a boat, and you drive too fast and have no taste! Let's go back to the bustling places around the Bund Park. Let's play with the reins. That's not bad! "

④ Metaphorical essentials. Lu Xun's "Two Hearts Collection: Secrets of Writing Ancient Chinese and Being a Good Person": "The advantage of this accident is that if you have been conscious for 30 years, you still can't tell a concise program on how to write ancient Chinese and be a good person, so you grabbed the reins at once."

⑤. Control the chewing and reins of animals. "Mulan Poetry" "Buy horses in the east, saddles in the west, reins in the south and whips in the north."