1.lit. bystanders killed the king's horse (idiom) (based on an ancient story in which people along the road cheered a horseman on as he galloped past, until the horse died of exhaustion)2.fig. beware of becoming complacent when everyone is cheering you on
1.(lit.) when a person attains enlightenment and immortality, even his chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven with him (idiom)2.(fig.) when somebody attains a position of power and influence, their relatives and friends also benefit
1.lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[wèi hé] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 刘邦[liú bāng] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 项羽[xiàng yǔ] of Chu)2.fig. to feign one thing while doing another3.to cheat under cover of a diversion
1.If sb has grasped the truth before you, take him as your teacher (Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韩愈[hán yù]).2.We should learn from one who knows the way.
General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964), US commander in Pacific during WW2, sacked in 1951 by President Truman for exceeding orders during the Korean war
(saying) as one climbs higher on the path of righteousness, one faces ever greater challenges from evil; no sooner does one overcome one obstacle than another arises
More moral strength increases one's safety, more power and influence increases one's danger (idiom, from Records of the Historian 史记). cf Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it (William Pitt the Elder, 1770).
1.to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹[zhū xī])2.to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game; to give sb a taste of his own medicine