懸jyun4崖ngaai4勒lak6馬maa5

simp悬崖勒马

jyun4 ngaai4 lak6 maa5jyun4 ngaai4 laak6 maa5xuán yá lè mǎ

English

lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom)
fig. to act in the nick of time
to pull back before it is too late; literally: to stop the horse at the brink of a precipice by pulling its reint

粵語 — Cantonese

喺情況急轉直下之前，及時停止

Examples

唔好再繼續打劫喇，賺夠喇，懸崖勒馬啦。
It's time for you to stop robbing before it's too late. You've earned enough.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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