| make bad blood | fight fire with fire |
| courteous to the wise and condescending to the scholarly | beat the grass and frighten away the snake |
| size up the situation | cut the weeds and dig up the roots— destroy root and branch |
| push the boat along with the current— make use of an opportunity to gain one’ s end | hypercorrection |
| act according to circumstances | hit a man who is down |
| brainstorm | not yield an inch |
| Zerenrenshi | Servant Buyi |
| be vigilant in peace time | Yanjinzhiyuan |
| Fangmoududuan | stoop to conquer |
| draw snake out of its hole | Banzhuchihu |
| kick sb. upstairs | Shoujingdaquan |
| to honor the emperor and repel the barbarians (a slogan common in days before the republic) | Yishisanniao |
| Yufucangjian | a deliberate act as a warning to the opponent |
| Bianzhuang Village Cihu | Yidaozhidao |
| Xianmou what happened afterwards | Ximuweixin |
| long sleeves help one to dance skilfully, it shows person with money and power could do things easily | graft |
| serve a double purpose | Second, killing three persons Peach |
| make providence | dispense rewards or honors according to merit; award people according to their contributions |
| Quyi Ingratiate | forestall |
| Cut the Gordian knot | reap the spoils of victory without lifting a finger |
| Careers | Emperor to the nobility of |
| to give rewards or punishment strictly and impartially | feline amenity ties |
| His predecessor | be extremely open-minded |
| to do things in a pragmatic manner | great person given an important post by another country |
| plant | Qinzeiqinwang |
| Yiroukegang | scheming |
| remove from military position by means of cups of wine | Murder requirements will |
| If the mood of Dayong | Prevention patients think |
| Fake crazy not insane | Sun Bin epsom |
| Tao of the total dark | Chubianbujing |
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