Three links and five links
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is s ā nhu á NW ǔ K ò u, which means to describe binding. From the three heroes and five righteousness.
The origin of Idioms
The fifth chapter of the three heroes and five righteousness: "the fourth master catches up with a step, presses down, unties his belt, and binds it in three rings and five buttons."
Idiom usage
Used as an attributive or adverbial; used in writing.
Three links and five links
shelter evil people and countenance evil practices - cáng wū nà gòu
The punishment of escaping from heaven - dùn tiān zhī xíng