tiger tally (a two-piece object made in the shape of a tiger, used in ancient China as proof of authority. One half of a tally could be issued to a military officer and this would be matched with the other half when verification was required.)
the Legalist school of political philosophy, which rose to prominence in the Warring States period (475-221 BC) (The Legalists believed that social harmony could only be attained through strong state control, and advocated for a system of rigidly applied punishments and rewards for specific behaviors.) / a Legalist
household responsibility system, introduced in the early 1980s, under which each rural household could freely decide what to produce and how to sell, as long as it fulfilled its quota of products to the state
tiger tally (a two-piece object made in the shape of a tiger, used in ancient China as proof of authority. One half of a tally could be issued to a military officer and this would be matched with the other half when verification was required.) / see 虎符[hu3 fu2]
if you take too big a stride, you could easily rip your balls (catchphrase) (line spoken by actor 葛優|葛优[Ge3 You1] in the 2010 action comedy movie 讓子彈飛|让子弹飞[Rang4 Zi3 dan4 Fei1]) / (fig.) take things one step at a time
lit. the boot hits the floor (idiom) / fig. a much-anticipated, impactful development has finally occurred (an allusion to a joke from the 1950s in which a young man would take off a boot and throw it onto the floor, waking the old man sleeping downstairs who could then not get back to sleep until he had heard the second boot hit the floor)
(idiom) To possess so much gold and jade that they could be piled up / it describes immense wealth, often with a critical nuance concerning hoarding riches.
(idiom) Gongs and drums resound loudly. The expression mainly describes a festive, joyful, lively atmosphere, though it originally could also refer to military signals.
(idiom) Originally, the expression indicated that the Chu army could not win. It later came to describe a competitor whose strength is insufficient to prevail.
(idiom) It describes crimes so numerous that they could not all be recorded. By extension, it refers to countless facts or misdeeds that cannot be fully recounted.
(idiom) A pavilion placed every ten li where travelers could rest and where relatives and friends often said farewell. The expression refers to a place of parting.
(idiom) There cannot be two suns in the sky. In former usage, this meant that a country could not have two rulers / more broadly, one matter cannot be governed by two dominant powers.
(idiom) How could anyone bear it? The expression indicates that someone has reached the point at which the situation is emotionally or physically unbearable.
(idiom) To be very easy to obtain, as if it could be reached simply by extending one’s hand. It describes a goal or benefit that seems within easy reach.
(idiom) How could one let someone sleep soundly beside one’s own bed? It refers to a sphere of influence in which outside interference is not tolerated.
(idiom) How could one let someone sleep soundly beside one’s own bed? It refers to a sphere of influence or interest that does not allow others to intrude.
(idiom) To describe a calm and undisturbed state of mind, unaffected by outside influences. In older usage, it could refer to a widow who did not wish to remarry.
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