牽衣投轄 / 牵衣投辖
qiān yī tóu xiá
“pull garment throw linchpin”
(轄 xiá / linchpin — a pin passed through the end of an axle to keep a wheel in position)
This is a saying to describe the extent the host goes to in an attempt to make the guest stay.
The 投轄 tóu xiá here is throwing the linchpin of the [guest’s] cart into a well, so that they can’t leave.
I can understand pulling at the guest’s clothes to stop them from leaving, but throwing their cart’s linchpin into the well?! I just love the imagery! Hahahahaha.
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