Cut the strings
The Chinese idiom, Ji é Yu á nd ù P è I in pinyin, means to stop others from coming. It comes from Beishan Yiwen.
The origin of Idioms
In the Southern Dynasty, Qi and Kong Zhili's Beishan Yiwen said, "cut off the yuan at the mouth of the valley, and Du wantonly bridle at the end of the suburb."
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or attributive; used in writing. I hope you will be able to do what the sage says. If you send a letter, all countries will be very lucky. Wang Yucheng, Song Dynasty
Chinese PinYin : jié yuán dù pèi
Cut the strings
Prison goods are not precious. yù huò fēi bǎo
cravenly cling to life instead of braving death. tān shēng pà sǐ
treatment chosen according to the variability of an individual. yīn rén zhì yí
learn from each other by an exchange of views. qiē cuō zhuó mó
leadership rendered ineffectual by recalcitrant subordinates. mò dà bù diào