- 穿小鞋 chuānxiǎoxié to make life difficult for someone(idiom) to make things hard for someone by abusing one's power, specifically through petty obstacles or secret retaliation; literally "to wear tight shoes"
- 玻璃小鞋 bōlixiǎoxié invisible mistreatmentMaking things difficult for subordinates through subtle or hard-to-detect abuse of power; often used with the verb [[穿|穿|chuan1]] to mean making someone's life difficult under the guise of being fair.