小鞋 (xiǎo xié) — (idiom) to deliberately make things difficult for someone (especially a superior toward a subordinate)

Définition

Refers to 'giving someone hard-to-see trouble' as a superior punishing a subordinate. Almost always used in the set phrase 穿小鞋 (chuān xiǎoxié), meaning to be quietly made to suffer.

idiom
to deliberately make things difficult for someone (especially a superior toward a subordinate)

Exemples

  • 小鞋
    Tā yīn wèi tí yì jiàn, bèi lǐng dǎo chuān le xiǎo xié.
    Because he offered feedback, his boss made trouble for him.
  • 小鞋
    Tā hài pà bèi chuān xiǎo xié, suǒ yǐ bù gǎn biǎo dá bù tóng yì jiàn.
    She's afraid of being given a hard time, so she doesn't dare express dissent.
  • 小鞋
    Nà ge dān wèi de guǎn lǐ zhě jīng cháng gěi xià shǔ chuān xiǎo xié.
    The manager of that unit often makes trouble for subordinates.
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