to attempt all tasks at once / to manage every detail regardless of its importance
大跃进
Dà yuè jìn
Great Leap Forward (1958-1960), Mao's attempt to modernize China's economy, which resulted in economic devastation, and millions of deaths from famine caused by misguided policies
to shoot fish in a barrel / to attempt sth too easy
苟且偷安
gǒu qiě tōu ān
seeking only ease and comfort (idiom) / making no attempt to improve oneself / taking things easily without attending to responsibilities
华北事变
Huá běi Shì biàn
North China Incident of October-December 1935, a Japanese attempt to set up a puppet government in north China
边控
biān kòng
border control (abbr. for 邊境控制|边境控制[bian1 jing4 kong4 zhi4]) / to place sb on a border control list (a list of people to be detained if they attempt to enter or leave the country)
张勋复辟
Zhāng Xūn Fù bì
Manchu Restoration of 1917, an attempt by general 張勳|张勋[Zhang1 Xun1] to reinstate the monarchy in China by restoring the abdicated emperor Puyi 溥儀|溥仪[Pu3 yi2] to the throne