《古谣谚》 卷二十
四皓隱歌
高士传
莫莫高山。深谷逶迤。曄曄紫芝。可以疗飢。
唐虞世远。吾將何归。駟马高盖。其忧甚大。
富贵之畏人兮。不如贫贱之肆志。
Living in this deep mountain and eating some purple fungus to stop hunger, we cannot go back to the society because of that tyrant. Having wealth and prestige by being a court official comes at a cost. Being poor and having low social status give people freedom.
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时人为张氏谚
文士传逸文
相里张。 多贤良。 积善应。 子孙昌。
Words people said about the excellent and prosperous descendants of Zhang Liang who helped Liu Bang in establishing the Han dynasty.
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时人为竇武语
群辅录
天下忠诚\﹑竇游平。The most loyal and faithful in the world is Dou You Ping.
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时人为陈蕃语
群辅录
天下义府﹑陈仲举。The most unselfish person in the world is Chen Zhong Ju.
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时人为刘淑语
群辅录
天下德弘﹑刘仲承。The most virtuous person in the world is Liu Zhong Cheng.
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时人为郭泰语
群辅录
天下和雍﹑郭林宗。
The most amiable person in the world is Guo Lin Zong.
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时人为夏馥语
群辅录
天下慕恃﹑夏子治。
The most admired person in the world is Xia Zi Zhi.
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时人为尹勋语
群辅录
天下英藩﹑尹伯元。
The most outstanding person in the world is Yi Buo Yuan.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
时人为羊陟语
群辅录
天下清苦﹑羊嗣祖。
The most frugal person in the world is Yang Si Zu.
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时人为刘儒语
群辅录
天下宝金﹑刘叔林。The precious gold of the world is Liu Shi Lin.
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时人为蔡衍语
群辅录
天下雅志﹑蔡孟喜。
The most elegant person in the world is Cai Meng Xi.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
时人为巴肃语
群辅录
天下臥虎﹑巴恭祖。
Ba Gong Zu is like a tiger that is hidden.
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时人为宗慈语
群辅录
天下通儒﹑宗孝初。
The most learned scholar in the world is Zong Xiao Chu.
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时人为陈翔语
群辅录
海內贵珍﹑陈子鳞。Chen Zi Lin is the rare and precious jewel of the world.
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时人为张俭语
群辅录
海內忠烈﹑张元节。
Zhang Yuan Jie is the loyal martyr of the world.
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时人为范滂语
群辅录
海內謇諤﹑范孟博。
The most honest person in the world is Fan Meng Buo.
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时人为檀敷语
群辅录
海內通士﹑檀文有。
The most knowledgeable person in the world is Tan Wen You.
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时人为孔昱语
群辅录
海內才珍﹑孔世元。
Kong Shi Yuan is one of the world’s rare talented people.
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时人为苑康语
群辅录
海內彬彬﹑苑真。
Yuan Zhen has the best manner in the world.
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时人为岑晊语
群辅录
海內珍好﹑岑公孝。Chen Gong Xiao is loved by people in the world.
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时人为刘表语
群辅录
海內所称﹑刘景升。
Liu Jing Sheng is the most complimented person in the world.
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时人为王商语
群辅录
海內贤智﹑王伯义。
Wang Buo Yi is known in the world to be wise.
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时人为蕃向语
群辅录
海內修整﹑蕃嘉景。
Fan Jia Jing is the most particular with regard to his clothing.
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时人为秦周语
群辅录
海內贞良﹑秦平王。
Qin Ping Wang is the most loyal subject in the world.
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时人为胡母班语
群辅录
海內珍奇﹑胡母季皮。
The most unusual person the world is Hu Me Ji Pi.
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时人为刘翔语
群辅录
海內光光﹑刘子相。
The most lustrous person in the world is Liu Zi Xiang.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
时人为王考语
群辅录
海內依怙﹑王文祖。Wang Wen Zu is who the world relies on.
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时人为张邈语
群辅录
海內严恪﹑张孟卓。
The most stringent regarding manners is Zhang Meng Zhuo.
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时人为度尚语
群辅录
海內清明﹑度博平。The most honest official is Du Buo Ping.
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荆楚为文殊金像谣
莲社高贤传
陶惟剑椎。像以神標。云翔泥宿。
邈可遥遥。可以诚\至。难以力招。
A song sung by people of Jing Chu about a gold statue of Bodhisattva Manjushri. A government official was trying to take it away for his own possession but the statue sank into the river. However, when a Buddhist temple was built, the statue emerged to the surface for people to enshrine it in the temple.
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时人为寇准语
宋名臣言行录
寇准上殿。 百僚股栗。
When Kou Zhun got into the imperial court, all court officials were scared of him naming their faults.
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京师为台官语
宋名臣言行录
绝市无台官。
All the officials responsible for giving ethical advice to the emperor were chased away.
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人为岭南八州言
宋名臣言行录
春循奉新。与死为邻。高竇雷化。说著也怕。
There are eight states that are not inhabitable in southern China. If one is sent in exile there, it is like a death sentence. Officials who might offend whoever is in power in the court should be aware of this danger of getting sent to one of those states.
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辛文房引谚论富家积书
唐才子传
金玉有余。 买镇宅书。Those wealthy people purchase books to put on their book shelves for display rather than for reading.
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饶州民为陶安歌
明良录略
千里榛芜。侯来之初。万姓耕辟。侯去之日。
湖水悠悠。侯泽之流。湖水有塞。我思侯德。A song sung by people of Rao Zhou praising their Governor Tao An.
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顾璘引谚
国宝新编
琼玫蚤折。白石巀嶪。
A proverb referring to how good things or people do not last long and are always hard to find.
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陶婴歌
古列女传
黄鵠之早寡兮。七年不双。鵷颈独宿兮。不与眾同。
夜半悲鸣兮。想其故雄。天命早寡兮。独宿何伤。
寡妇念此兮。泣下数行。呜呼哉兮。死者不可忘。
飞鸟尚然兮。况於贞良。虽有贤雄兮。终不重行。
A song sung by the widow Tao Ying. The song is expressing her determination to maitain her widowhood.
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秋胡子引谚
古列女传
力田﹑不如逢丰年。力桑﹑不如见国卿。刺绣文﹑不如倚市门。
Working hard in the field is not as good as having a good crop year. Working hard on raising silk worms is not as good as meeting a government official. Working hard on embroidery is not as good as selling oneself in the market.
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赵津女娟歌
古列女传
升彼阿兮。面观清水。扬波兮杳冥冥。祷\求福兮醉不醒。
诛將加兮妾心惊。罚既释兮瀆乃清。妾持戢兮操其维。蛟龙助兮主將归。呼来櫂兮行忽疑。
A song sung about the wife of Jian Zi. It described how Jian Zi met her and how they got married.
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时人为湛賁彭伉语
广列女传
湛郎及第。彭伉落驴。
Zhan Peng passed the civil service test and became a high ranking official. When Peng Kang, who became a county official before Zhan did, heard about the news, he was so shocked that he fell under the as he was riding on.