qián mǎ xián méi
with horses and soldiers gagged (idiom)
(of a marching army) in utter silence
钳
qián
pincers
马
mǎ
abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]
衔
xián
bit (of a bridle)
枚
méi
classifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs, fingerprints etc (more formal than 個|个[ge4])