欲擒故縱

In order to capture, one must let loose. / to loosen the reins only to grasp them better

desire / appetite / passion / lust / greed

to wish for / to desire / variant of 慾|欲[yu4]

to capture

happening / instance / reason / cause / intentional / former / old / friend / therefore / hence / (of people) to die, dead

warp (the vertical threads in weaving) / vertical / longitudinal / north-south (lines of longitude) / lengthwise / to release / to indulge / even if