- 河东区 hédōngqū Hedong District (Tianjin)An urban district of Tianjin municipality
- 河东狮吼 hédōngshīhǒu outburst of a shrewish wifethe lioness from Hedong roars; used to describe a shrewish or overbearing wife losing her temper, or a henpecked husband's fear of his wife. This idiom originates from a poem by the Song Dynasty writer [[苏轼|蘇軾|su1 shi4]] about his friend whose wife was notoriously fierce.
- 三十年河东,三十年河西 sānshíniánhédōngsānshíniánhéxī change is the only constant(proverb) the river flows thirty years to the east and thirty years to the west; used to describe the ever-changing nature of the world where fortunes rise and fall over time
- 河东狮 hédōngshī shrewa fierce and bad-tempered woman; a term used for an overbearing wife
- 河东狮子 hédōngshīzi shrewA fierce or domineering wife; a woman with a bad temper. This idiom originated from a poem by Su Shi referring to his friend's terrifying wife.