齊人為騶衍鄒奭淳于髡諺
別錄
談天騶。雕龍奭。炙轂過髡。
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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齊人為田駢語
七略
天口駢。
Tianpian is good at talking.
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齊人為鄒赫子語
七略
雕龍赫赫。
The article of Zou Hezi is rather accurate and pointed looking like carving.
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錢起聞鬼謠
郡齋讀書志
曲終人不見。江上數峰青。
Qianqi heard somebody playing zither, but the player did not appear when the music ended.
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場中為沈顏語
郡齋讀書志
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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人目鄭獬滕達道語
郡齋讀書志
滕屠鄭沽。
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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鍾繇引里語論與奪
淳化閣帖
何以罰。與以奪。何以怒。許不與。
What is punishment? Grant and deprive. What is angry? Promise and break.
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休官俚諺
集古錄
相逢盡道休官好。林下何曾見一人。
People always say it is carefree leaving officialdom, but actually they do want to keep the position.
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優孟歌
金石古文
貪吏而不可為而可為。廉吏而可為而不可為。貪吏而不可為者。當時有汙名。而可為者。子孫以家成。
廉吏而可為者。當時有清名。而不可為者。
子孫困窮﹑被褐而賣薪。貪吏常苦富。廉吏常苦貧。
獨不見楚相孫叔敖。廉潔不受錢。
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.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
燉煌鄉人為曹全諺
金石文字記
重親致歡﹑曹景完。
Cao Jingyuan is a good example of dutiful son.
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西魏時童謠
史通
獾獾頭團圞。河中狗子破爾苑。
Zhou Taizu is named black otter.
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劉子玄引諺
史通
季與厥昆。爭知嫂諱。
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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賣絲糶穀謠
讀史管見
二月賣新絲。五月糶新穀。To sell new raw silk in Feb; To sell new grain in May.
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中州諺
通鑑綱目
中洲過學前。瀏陽出狀元。Zhongzhou is located in Liuyang county--Xueqian; Some Number One Scholar come from Liuyang county.
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時人為蔡京蔡卞章惇語
續通鑑綱目
大蔡小蔡。破壞天下。大惇小惇。殃及子孫。
Dacai, Xiaocai and Dachun, Xiaochun bring calamity to the country and the people.
