1 to tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force
横挑鼻子竖挑眼
héng tiāo bí zi shù tiāo yǎn
1 to pick on sth incessantly (idiom)
2 to criticize right and left
横正暴敛
héng zhèng bào liǎn
1 to levy exorbitant taxes (idiom)
横生枝节
héng shēng zhī jié
1 to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)
横眉怒目
héng méi nù mù
1 lit. furrowed brows and blazing eyes
2 to dart looks of hate at sb (idiom)
横冲直撞
héng chōng zhí zhuàng
1 lit. bashing sideways and colliding straight on (idiom); to push through shoving and bumping
2 to barge
3 to charge around violently
燕雀相贺
yàn què xiàng hè
1 lit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom); fig. to congratulate sb on completion of a building project
2 congratulations on your new house!
牡丹虽好,终须绿叶扶持
mǔ dan suī hǎo , zhōng xū lu:4 yè fú chí
1 Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
眼泪横流
yǎn lèi hèng liú
1 to be overflowing with tears (idiom)
纵横交错
zòng héng jiāo cuò
1 criss-crossed (idiom)
老气横秋
lǎo qì héng qiū
1 old and decrepit
2 proud of one's age and experience (idiom)
血肉横飞
xuè ròu héng fēi
1 flesh and blood flying (idiom); carnage
2 people blown to pieces
解铃还须系铃人
jiě líng hái xū xì líng rén
1 lit. whoever hung the bell on the tiger's neck must untie it (idiom)
2 fig. whoever started the trouble should end it
飞来横祸
fēi lái hèng huò
1 sudden and unexpected disaster (idiom)
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