鞅

商鞅

shāng yāng

Shang Yang (c. 390-338 BC), legalist philosopher and statesman of the state of Qin 秦國|秦国[Qin2 guo2], whose reforms paved the way for the eventual unification of the Chinese empire by the Qin dynasty 秦朝|秦朝[Qin2 chao2]

逸尘断鞅

yì chén duàn yāng

lit. kicking up the dust and breaking the harness

鞅掌

yāng zhǎng

(literary) busy (with work etc)

鞅牛

yàng niú

ox harnessed for plowing

鞅鞅

yāng yāng

dissatisfied; displeased; aggrieved

商鞅变法

shāng yāng biàn fǎ

Shang Yang's political reform of Qin state 秦國|秦国 of 356 BC and 350 BC, that put it on the road to world domination

牛鞅

niú yàng

wooden yoke for a draft ox