古谣谚 卷三十三

齐人为騶衍邹奭淳于髡谚

別录

谈天騶。

雕龙奭。

炙轂过髡。

Zouyan’s knowledge is very extensive; Zoushi is very careful and exact such as carving dragon; Chun Yukun is influenced by both of them.

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齐人为田駢语

七略

天口駢。

Tianpian is good at talking.

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齐人为邹赫子语

七略

雕龙赫赫。

The article of Zou Hezi is rather accurate and pointed looking like carving.

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钱起闻鬼谣

郡斋读书志

曲终人不见。

江上数峰青。

Qianqi heard somebody playing zither, but the player did not appear when the music ended.

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场中为沈顏语

郡斋读书志

下水船。

The article written by Shenyan includes all kind of things. People say that his articld is like a ship launching out.

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人目郑獬滕达道语

郡斋读书志

滕屠郑沽。

Zhengxie is an official, who is bold and unconstrained, but he is in financial straits finally because he and his best friend Teng Dadao are addicted to drinking.

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鍾繇引里语论与夺

淳化阁帖

何以罚。

与以夺。

何以怒。

许不与。

What is punishment? Grant and deprive. What is angry? Promise and break.

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休官俚谚

集古录

相逢尽道休官好。

林下何曾见一人。

People always say it is carefree leaving officialdom, but actually they do want to keep the position.

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优孟歌

金石古文

贪吏而不可为而可为。

廉吏而可为而不可为。

贪吏而不可为者。

当时有汙名。

而可为者。

子孙以家成。

廉吏而可为者。

当时有清名。

而不可为者。

子孙困穷﹑被褐而卖薪。

贪吏常苦富。

廉吏常苦贫。

独不见楚相孙叔敖。

廉洁不受钱。

Sun Shu’ao, prime minister in Chu guo, is honest and upright, even though he has good opportunity to corrupt, he does not. His descendants are suffering from poverty.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

燉煌乡人为曹全谚

金石文字记

重亲致欢﹑曹景完。

Cao Jingyuan is a good example of dutiful son.

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西魏时童谣

史通

獾獾头团圞。

河中狗子破尔苑。

Zhou Taizu is named black otter.

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刘子玄引谚

史通

季与厥昆。

爭知嫂讳。

During Chunqiu, many virtuous and talent person appeared from different nations.Until Han, some gentlemen disobeyed classics and considered themselves infallibility.

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卖丝糶谷谣

读史管见

二月卖新丝。

五月糶新谷。

To sell new raw silk in Feb; To sell new grain in May.

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中州谚

通鑑纲目

中洲过学前。

浏阳出状元。

Zhongzhou is located in Liuyang county--Xueqian; Some Number One Scholar come from Liuyang county.

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时人为蔡京蔡卞章惇语

续通鑑纲目

大蔡小蔡。

破坏天下。

大惇小惇。

殃及子孙。

Dacai, Xiaocai and Dachun, Xiaochun bring calamity to the country and the people.