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1 Jian Zoupianfeng, pseudonym of prolific modern novelist

1 to drink one's fill (idiom)

1 to walk a tightrope (literally or figuratively)

1 lit. to enter by the back door

2 fig. to gain influence by pull or unofficial channels

3 back door or under the counter connections

1 lantern with carousel of paper horses, rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节

2 fig. constant busy circulation of people

1 to lose shape

2 to deform

1 birds and animals

2 the beasts of the field and the birds of the air

1 to go to the brothel on horseback (idiom); to visit prostitutes

1 the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom)

2 fig. unexpected winning move

3 unconventional gambit

1 to take a risk out of desperation (idiom)

1 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily

2 to bustle about

3 to hopscotch

4 also 東跑西顛|东跑西颠[dōng pǎo xī diān]

1 to leap onto roofs and vault over walls (usually associated with martial arts)

1 the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom)

2 fig. unexpected winning move

3 unconventional gambit

1 to leave home (to live somewhere else)

1 lit. peddlers and carriers

2 common people

3 lower class

1 to walk around the stage (to indicate scene changes)

1 to lead by the nose

1 out of shape

2 to lose shape

3 to deform

1 to ride out hawking (idiom); to hunt