lián xì
connection
contact
relation
to get in touch with
to integrate
to link
to touch
xì
to connect
to arrest
to worry
jì
to tie
to fasten
to button up
wéi xì
to maintain
to keep up
to hold together
bǎo chí lián xì
to keep in touch
to stay in contact
jì shang
to tie on
to buckle up
to fasten
yǒu lián xì
to be connected
to be related
hù xiāng lián xì
mutually related
interconnected
xiè xì
to arrest and shackle
to clap in irons
jiě líng xì líng
see 解鈴還須繫鈴人|解铃还须系铃人[jie3 ling2 hai2 xu1 xi4 ling2 ren2]
jiě líng hái xū xì líng rén
lit. whoever hung the bell on the tiger's neck must untie it (idiom)
fig. whoever started the trouble should end it