cold-shoulder treatment

transient - shāo zòng jí shì

in name but not in reality - tù sī yàn mài

disparaging and insulting articles - tú dú bǐ mò

except so-and-so , none of them was worth a dime - zì kuài yǐ xià

hide one 's smile - yǎn kǒu ér xiào

Take a high step - jiǎn shì gāo bù

remain honest and clean - niè ér bù zǐ

first then make all known to the emperor - xiān zhǎn hòu zòu

Tie the rafters to the pillars - shù chuán wéi zhù

Smoke in the dark - wù suǒ yān mí