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    婢作管家。匙不手刺。

    Adescriptionofhowitisabadideatospoilthemaidtotheextentthatshedominatestheentirehousehold——

    慎引俗密不雨

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    往。一空。往西。泥。

    往南。水潭潭。往北。好。

    Describinghowthedirectionofthemovementsofcloudsaffectsrain——

    慎引童子歌竹

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    冠花。蓐草。

    JiGuanflower(theflowerthatlookslikearooster’scomb),andLuRugrass——

    慎引人之

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    心安茅屋。Whenone’sheartisatpeace,soisone’sthatch-roofedhouse——

    慎引俗羞

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    梳。洗澡。

    Combyourhairwhenyouarehungry,takeabathwhenyouarefull——

    慎引化土

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    晴如刀。雨如膏。

    Acertainkindofmudissharplikeknifewhentheskyisclearandsoftlikeointmentwhenitisraining——

    草

    雅注

    苦如

    BitterasXigrass——

    熙引里

    名

    不不。不成姑公。Ifoneisnotdeafanddumbyet,oneisnotamother-in-laworfather-in-lawtoawoman——

    古引

    匡正俗

    底中道回。

    Ifbanditsdonothaveaninsidertohelpout,theywillturnbackhalfway——

    佃引俗

    埤雅

    精於目。

    Thesharpestorgansofadragonareitseyes——

    佃又引俗

    埤雅

    性沙抱。

    ThenatureofthefishShaistohugsand——

    佃又引俗虎

    埤雅

    食桑葚醉。食荷醉。虎食狗醉。ThebirdJiougetsintoxicatedbyeatingmulberries,catsgetintoxicatedbyeatingmints,andtigersgetintoxicatedbyeatingdogs——

    佃又引俗二豺

    埤雅

    豺群噬虎。

    瘦如豺。

    TheanimalCaicaneattigersasagroup——

    佃又引里狼

    埤雅

    狼卜食。

    Wolveschoosetherightdirectiontogoforhuntingfortheirfood——

    佃又引世

    埤雅

    薄荷醉。死引竹。

    Mintsintoxicatecatsanddeadcatsinturninducethegrowthofbamboo——

    佃又引俗熊

    埤雅

    熊眼直。人目。

    Thebearslookstraightaheadandevilpeoplelooktotheside——

    佃又引世二

    埤雅

    交而感。涎而孕。

    枝。茹沫。AfemaleMandarinduckgetsimpregnatedbycrossingitsnecktoamaleduckandacrowgetsimpregnatedbycatchingsaliva.ThebirdQuigetsimpregnatedbybeingattachedtosometwigsoftreesandthebirdYabyeatingsaliva——

    佃又引人

    埤雅

    天雨。逐。

    Whenitisabouttorain,themaleJiubirdschaseawaythefemales——

    佃又引

    埤雅

    相逐成胎。

    Heronsgetimpregnatedafterthechase——

    佃又引

    埤雅

    舌。兔脾。

    ThebirdBaodoesnothaveatongueandrabbitsdonothavespleens——

    佃又引俗蚊

    埤雅

    蚊有昏市。

    Mosquitoesopentheirmarketatdusk——

    佃又引二桃

    埤雅

    白桃。

    桃三李四。梅子十二。Onecanplantapeachtreeandgetfruitevenifoneisoldwithgrayhair.Ittakesthreeyearsforpeachtreestobearfruit,fouryearsforthekindofplumtreecalledLiandtwelveyearsforthekindofplumtreecalledMei——

    佃又引俗梅

    埤雅

    梅於香。桃於色。

    Plumflowersaresuperiorinfragrance,butpeachflowersaresuperiorincolor——

    佃又引木瓜

    埤雅

    梨百一益。百益一。

    Thereisonlyonebenefitandhundredsofbadeffectsfromeatingpears.ButeatingMaohashundredsofbenefitsandjustonebadeffect——

    佃又引俗芡

    埤雅

    荷日舒夜。芡合宵炕。

    Lotusflowersbloomduringthedayandcloseatnight,butQianflowerscloseduringthedayandbloomfiercelyatnight——

    佃又引俗藕

    埤雅

    藕生月。月生一。益一。

    Lotusrootsgrowallyearround.Everymonth,thegrowanothersection,andduringintercalarymonths,theygetevenmoretimetogrow——

    嵇含引

    雅翼

    百。所螫。

    IhaveoverahundredfaultsandthereforegetbitbyChai(akindofpoisonousinsectrelatedtoscorpion)——

    引河豚

    雅翼

    得一部。典一。Ifonewantstobuythreeglobefish,onehastosellapairofpants——

    又引

    雅翼

    上竹。

    ThefishZhanclimbsuponbambooshrubs——

    又引蟹

    雅翼

    中得蟹。可。

    Ifonecatchesonlycrabsinthenet,thentherearenofishtosell——

    又引蛇

    雅翼

    一之地。三蛇九鼠。Anacreoflandcontainsthreesnakesandninegroundhogs——

    越人土歌

    文

    其山崔巍以嵯峨。其水溢沓而波。其人而英多。

    Thatmountainisverytallandthatwatersodeepthatwavesform.Thatpersonisgiftedwithsomanygoodqualities——

    池

    城失火。殃及池。Therewasafireinthecitygatearea.Asthewaterfromthefishpondwasusedtoputoutthefire,thefishdiedfromlackofwater——

    人曜

    商山四皓。不如淮一老。

    ThefourintelligentpeopleinShangmountainarenotasgoodasthatoldmaninHuiYang——

    慎引蜀童

    注古音略

    雀叫。央。

    ThebirdYangChui’scallislikeshouting,thebirdTiGui’scallsoundspeaceful.