Thousands of horses thundered across the grassland - a magnificent sight.
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From Ling Mengchu's (凌濛初) Ming story collection 《初刻拍案惊奇》: 空中如万马奔腾，树杪似千军拥沓 - 'the sky roared like ten thousand horses galloping, the treetops like a thousand armies closing in.' Originally a sound metaphor.
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Captures large-scale, surging energy - sound (drums, thunder, applause), sight (horses, crowds), or abstract momentum (an era, an economy). Often in 场面 (scene) or 气势 (momentum) collocations.
