wàn mǎ qí yīn
thousands of horses, all mute (idiom); no-one dares to speak out
an atmosphere of political oppression
万
wàn
ten thousand
马
mǎ
abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]
齐
qí
(name of states and dynasties at several different periods)
喑
yīn
mute
