卷三十
留俗逸文
殿上成群君。
Wordsreferringtotheoutstandingscholar,XuYan,whowasgoodatexplicatingpoemsfromtheLukingdom——
猴羹
海物志逸文
人人千石之羹。不人猴羹。
WordssaidaboutastrangecustomofaforeigntribeAnJia.Thesepeoplewerefondofathicksoupmadeofmonkeybrain——
榔俗
海物志逸文
榔扶留。可以忘。
Wordssaidaboutthesoothingeffectsofchewingbeetlenutstogetherwithsomekindofvineandoystershellpowder——
桃
海物志逸文
桃蹙。一三熟。
ThefruitYangTaoisproducedonlythreetimesayear——
木奴
北逸文
木奴千。凶年。
IfonehadathousandMuNutrees,onewouldneverstarvesincetheMuNufruitcanbebarteredforrice——
振二州人
表逸文
跳石牛骨碌。好笑又好哭。PeoplebetweentheQiongandZhenareamakingfunofcowsandthepeopleridingthem,whotrytojumpacrossariverwitharockyriverbed.Whenthecowsfailtojumpacross,boththepeopleandthecowflowdowntheriver——
翰秋歌
中
秋起兮佳景。江水兮正肥。三千里兮家。恨得兮仰天悲。
AsongsungbyZhangHan,whoservedasanofficialforPrinceQi.Onedaywhenhewasinthecapitalandtheautumnwindstartedtoblow,hesangthissongtoexpresshisfeelingsfortheautumnlandscapeandthefishintheWuRiver.Thismadehimhomesick,andhedecidedthatsincehewasnothappywithhisjobanyway,hewouldquitandgohome——
大中姑小唱
中
沈逍。
Ashortchildren’ssongintheWuarea.Itcorrectlypredictedthewrongfulaccusation,duetoapoliticalstruggleinthecourt,ofillegalmintingbyZhangYan.Beforethistime,theWuareahadnotseenturmoilofanykindforoverthreehundredyears——
桂林古
桂海虞衡志
癸水城。永不刀兵。
AfolksayingaboutthecityofGuiLin,wheretheLiRiverprotectsagainstinvasionbysurroundingitseasternedge——
周去非引南人言甘獐肉
外代答
甘一熟。獐一日肥。
WordssaidbypeopleinsouthernChinaaboutonetypeofstonefruitbythenameofYuGan,whichisonlygoodforafewhoursafteritripens.Themeatoftheroebuckisonlygoodonthedaytheroebuckhappenstobefat——
杭人西湖
武林事
金。
WordssaidaboutXiHu(theWestLake)intheCityofHangZhou,concerningthelargenumberoftouristswhogothereallyearround,spendingmuchmoneythere——
武林事
冬。年【】。
Wordssaidaboutmerchants’customoftakingthreedaysoffjustbeforethewintersolstice.Theyeatsomedumplingsastheirfestivefood——
擂
武林事
杭州人一日三十丈木。WordssaidaboutthelargequantityofricethatthepeopleinHangZhouconsumeinoneday——
自牧引杭人日用
梁
菜西水。南柴北米。
WordssaidaboutthedirectionsofthesourcesofdailyproduceandgoodsneededbythepeopleofHangZhou——
自牧引俗善
梁
作善者降百祥。天神之。作者降千。鬼神之。
Peoplewhodovirtuousdeedshaveauspiciousnessdescendinguponthemandheavenlydeitiesprotectingthem.Peoplewhodobaddeedsshallonlyencounterthousandsofdisastersandhaveghoststroublingthem——
自牧引俗宴
梁
香茶。挂插花。四般事。不宜累家。
Wordssaidabouttheeaseofholdingbanquets,solongasoneknowshowtousetherightservantstomakeproperarrangements——
友仁引占年
中事
甲甲自可。乙酉怕人。
WordssaidbyfarmersoftheWuarea(nearthepresentdaySuZhou).IfitrainsduringcertainhoursduringthelunarMaymonth,thentheywillnotbeabletoharvesttheirwheatcrop——
少引人俚
中事
等人易得久。人易得。
Ittakesforevertowaitforotherpeople.Beingangrywithotherpeoplemakesoneugly——
州除夕群呼
平江事。千汝。汝。多送。要我。
WordsthatchildrencalloutonNewYear’sEveonthestreetsofSuZhou.Thewordsaccusepeopleofthatareaofbeingfools——
元延中太民二
平江事
打碗花子。今搬州。
郎屋上走。州住不久。AfolksongpredictingthedesignationofTaiChangasthecapitaloftheStateofKunShanduringtheYuanZheneraandthecancellationofthatdesignationduringtheZhiZhengera——
人太守
曹平分。傅白。
WordssaidbypeopleoftheWuareaabouttheirgovernors,whoimposedgovernor’staxonthemerchants——
代湖州
西枝乘
放生。放命。放湖州作百姓。
DuringtheFiveDyanstiesera,thesouthoftheYang-ZiRiverwasinconstantwarfare.HuZhouwastheonlypeacefulplace——
土人
西枝乘
大菜。小。WordssaidbythenativesofWuXingabouttwokindsofregionaldelicacy,namely,akindoffishandakindofvegetablenativetothearea——
人食品
部疏
山食獐。海食。
WordssaidabouttwokindsofdelicacyintheMinarea,namely,quailsandtheChangfish——
李引入出
蜀
入有雨出晴。
Wordssaidaboutthetenrainydaysaftertheautumnalequinox——
李引占
蜀
晴。山雨。
WordssaidbypeopleoftheShuarea(presentdaySiChuan)aboutthewaytheytellifrainiscoming.Whenthemountainlooksfoggy,itissurelygoingtorain——
旁二
南越
撞石鼓。家我。吹士角。我兵宰。
官有兵。我有山。兵我去。兵去我。
TwosongssungbythebanditsinsouthernChina,whoheldanuprisingagainstthecentralgovernmentduringtheWanLieraoftheMingdynasty.Thewordsareexpressingtheadvantageofhavingaverymountanousregiontohidein——
行旅振高芝歌
南越
榕高松。手重重。高松榕。道。
AsongsungbytravelerstoXinZhouinsouthernChinaabouttheirappreciationofthetwogovernorswhoplantedtwotypeoftrees,pineandbanyan.
殿上成群君。
Wordsreferringtotheoutstandingscholar,XuYan,whowasgoodatexplicatingpoemsfromtheLukingdom——
猴羹
海物志逸文
人人千石之羹。不人猴羹。
WordssaidaboutastrangecustomofaforeigntribeAnJia.Thesepeoplewerefondofathicksoupmadeofmonkeybrain——
榔俗
海物志逸文
榔扶留。可以忘。
Wordssaidaboutthesoothingeffectsofchewingbeetlenutstogetherwithsomekindofvineandoystershellpowder——
桃
海物志逸文
桃蹙。一三熟。
ThefruitYangTaoisproducedonlythreetimesayear——
木奴
北逸文
木奴千。凶年。
IfonehadathousandMuNutrees,onewouldneverstarvesincetheMuNufruitcanbebarteredforrice——
振二州人
表逸文
跳石牛骨碌。好笑又好哭。PeoplebetweentheQiongandZhenareamakingfunofcowsandthepeopleridingthem,whotrytojumpacrossariverwitharockyriverbed.Whenthecowsfailtojumpacross,boththepeopleandthecowflowdowntheriver——
翰秋歌
中
秋起兮佳景。江水兮正肥。三千里兮家。恨得兮仰天悲。
AsongsungbyZhangHan,whoservedasanofficialforPrinceQi.Onedaywhenhewasinthecapitalandtheautumnwindstartedtoblow,hesangthissongtoexpresshisfeelingsfortheautumnlandscapeandthefishintheWuRiver.Thismadehimhomesick,andhedecidedthatsincehewasnothappywithhisjobanyway,hewouldquitandgohome——
大中姑小唱
中
沈逍。
Ashortchildren’ssongintheWuarea.Itcorrectlypredictedthewrongfulaccusation,duetoapoliticalstruggleinthecourt,ofillegalmintingbyZhangYan.Beforethistime,theWuareahadnotseenturmoilofanykindforoverthreehundredyears——
桂林古
桂海虞衡志
癸水城。永不刀兵。
AfolksayingaboutthecityofGuiLin,wheretheLiRiverprotectsagainstinvasionbysurroundingitseasternedge——
周去非引南人言甘獐肉
外代答
甘一熟。獐一日肥。
WordssaidbypeopleinsouthernChinaaboutonetypeofstonefruitbythenameofYuGan,whichisonlygoodforafewhoursafteritripens.Themeatoftheroebuckisonlygoodonthedaytheroebuckhappenstobefat——
杭人西湖
武林事
金。
WordssaidaboutXiHu(theWestLake)intheCityofHangZhou,concerningthelargenumberoftouristswhogothereallyearround,spendingmuchmoneythere——
武林事
冬。年【】。
Wordssaidaboutmerchants’customoftakingthreedaysoffjustbeforethewintersolstice.Theyeatsomedumplingsastheirfestivefood——
擂
武林事
杭州人一日三十丈木。WordssaidaboutthelargequantityofricethatthepeopleinHangZhouconsumeinoneday——
自牧引杭人日用
梁
菜西水。南柴北米。
WordssaidaboutthedirectionsofthesourcesofdailyproduceandgoodsneededbythepeopleofHangZhou——
自牧引俗善
梁
作善者降百祥。天神之。作者降千。鬼神之。
Peoplewhodovirtuousdeedshaveauspiciousnessdescendinguponthemandheavenlydeitiesprotectingthem.Peoplewhodobaddeedsshallonlyencounterthousandsofdisastersandhaveghoststroublingthem——
自牧引俗宴
梁
香茶。挂插花。四般事。不宜累家。
Wordssaidabouttheeaseofholdingbanquets,solongasoneknowshowtousetherightservantstomakeproperarrangements——
友仁引占年
中事
甲甲自可。乙酉怕人。
WordssaidbyfarmersoftheWuarea(nearthepresentdaySuZhou).IfitrainsduringcertainhoursduringthelunarMaymonth,thentheywillnotbeabletoharvesttheirwheatcrop——
少引人俚
中事
等人易得久。人易得。
Ittakesforevertowaitforotherpeople.Beingangrywithotherpeoplemakesoneugly——
州除夕群呼
平江事。千汝。汝。多送。要我。
WordsthatchildrencalloutonNewYear’sEveonthestreetsofSuZhou.Thewordsaccusepeopleofthatareaofbeingfools——
元延中太民二
平江事
打碗花子。今搬州。
郎屋上走。州住不久。AfolksongpredictingthedesignationofTaiChangasthecapitaloftheStateofKunShanduringtheYuanZheneraandthecancellationofthatdesignationduringtheZhiZhengera——
人太守
曹平分。傅白。
WordssaidbypeopleoftheWuareaabouttheirgovernors,whoimposedgovernor’staxonthemerchants——
代湖州
西枝乘
放生。放命。放湖州作百姓。
DuringtheFiveDyanstiesera,thesouthoftheYang-ZiRiverwasinconstantwarfare.HuZhouwastheonlypeacefulplace——
土人
西枝乘
大菜。小。WordssaidbythenativesofWuXingabouttwokindsofregionaldelicacy,namely,akindoffishandakindofvegetablenativetothearea——
人食品
部疏
山食獐。海食。
WordssaidabouttwokindsofdelicacyintheMinarea,namely,quailsandtheChangfish——
李引入出
蜀
入有雨出晴。
Wordssaidaboutthetenrainydaysaftertheautumnalequinox——
李引占
蜀
晴。山雨。
WordssaidbypeopleoftheShuarea(presentdaySiChuan)aboutthewaytheytellifrainiscoming.Whenthemountainlooksfoggy,itissurelygoingtorain——
旁二
南越
撞石鼓。家我。吹士角。我兵宰。
官有兵。我有山。兵我去。兵去我。
TwosongssungbythebanditsinsouthernChina,whoheldanuprisingagainstthecentralgovernmentduringtheWanLieraoftheMingdynasty.Thewordsareexpressingtheadvantageofhavingaverymountanousregiontohidein——
行旅振高芝歌
南越
榕高松。手重重。高松榕。道。
AsongsungbytravelerstoXinZhouinsouthernChinaabouttheirappreciationofthetwogovernorswhoplantedtwotypeoftrees,pineandbanyan.