Xiāo Hé
Xiao He (-193 BC), famous strategist and chancellor, fought on Liu Bang's 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] side during the Chu-Han Contention 楚漢戰爭|楚汉战争[Chu3 Han4 Zhan4 zheng1]
yāo he
to shout
to bawl
to yell (to urge on an animal)
to hawk (one's wares)
to denounce loudly
to shout slogans
cuō he
to play matchmaker
to act as a middleman
còu he
to bring together
to make do in a bad situation
to just get by
to improvise
passable
not too bad
Zhào zhōu qiáo
Zhaozhou bridge over Xiao River 洨河[Xiáo hé] in Zhao county 趙縣|赵县[Zhào xiàn], Shijiazhuang, Hebei, dating back to the Sui dynasty 隋代[Súi dài] (581-617) and the world's oldest extant stone arch bridge
chéng yě Xiāo Hé , bài yě Xiāo Hé
raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom); success or failure depends solely on one individual
chéng yě Xiāo Hé , bài yě Xiāo Hé
lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4] being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军[da4 jiang1 jun1]
fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor
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