to rule, control, or dictate the course of something

to kill animals for food or processing; to butcher

prime minister in imperial China

to slaughter an animal for meat or to butcher

a facility where animals are slaughtered for food

to exploit customers by charging exorbitant or unfair prices

to ride roughshod over, dominate, or take advantage of others

to be at someone's mercy; to be exploited or mistreated without the ability to resist

to charge a customer an excessive or unfair price

to kill the pigs and slaughter the sheep (idiom)

to exercise control, mastery, or a prevailing influence over someone or something

Iron Chancellor, refers to Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898), Prussian politician and the first Chancellor of Germany

(coll.) (typically used hyperbolically) to kill (someone)

Zai Yu (522-458 BC), a disciple of Confucius

Zai Yu sleeps by day (idiom); refers to the story in the Analects where Confucius scolds his student for sleeping during lectures.

a general term for senior officials in ancient China who held executive power, such as the chancellor or prime minister

Pazeh, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan

to be overcharged or cheated

to prepare a grand feast, especially as a sign of hospitality or celebration

kill the chickens and butcher the geese; to prepare a lavish feast for guests (idiom)