2 the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)
妙趣横生
miào qù héng shēng
1 endlessly interesting (idiom)
2 very witty
提纲挈领
tí gāng qiè lǐng
1 to concentrate on the main points (idiom); to bring out the essentials
枝节横生
zhī jié héng shēng
1 side issues keep arising (idiom)
横七竖八
héng qī shù bā
1 in disorder
2 at sixes and sevens (idiom)
横刀夺爱
héng dāo duó ài
1 to rob sb of sth they cherish (idiom)
横征暴敛
héng zhēng bào liǎn
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
眼泪横流
yǎn lèi hèng liú
1 to be overflowing with tears (idiom)
纲举目张
gāng jǔ mù zhāng
1 if you lift the headrope the meshes spread open (idiom)
2 take care of the big things and the little things will take care of themselves
3 (of a piece of writing) well-structured and ordered