reverse cause and effect

beheaded - tóu zú yì chǔ

a vagrant - luò pò jīng hú

be all eyes and all ears - yǎn guān sì lù，ěr tīng bā fāng

put in a good word for sb - shàn wéi shuō cí

A piece of bamboo - yùn hè piáo dān

the vicissitudes of official life - huàn hǎi fú chén

It's hard to reach the sky - nán yú shàng qīng tiān

be on a par with - bù fēn bó zhòng

Perseverance - jiān zhí bù cóng

besiege a city to annihilate the enemy reinforce - wéi chéng dǎ yuán