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(shù)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(dá)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(yōu)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(dāng)時有汙名。而可為者。子孫以家成。

廉吏而可為者。當(dāng)時有清名。而不可為者。

子孫困窮﹑被褐而賣薪。貪吏?？喔弧Ａ舫？嘭?。

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(xiāng)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(xué)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(xù)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.