《古谣谚》 卷三十二
作者：杜文澜
岱县人为功曹小吏语
何氏姓苑
九百小吏万功曹。
The official’s last name is nine hundred, and Gongcao’s last name is ten thousand.
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蓬州父老为吴几復歌
万姓统谱
使君来兮﹑父母鞠我。礼化行兮﹑民无寒饿。
使君去兮﹑不可復留。人意悵悵兮﹑泪双墮。
Wu Jifu had a great achievement and benefited his people when he was an official in Pengzhou. When he left, local people felt very sorrow.
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应劭引里语
汉官仪
任智不正车生咀。
Holding a post should be justice and competent for the duty.
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应劭引里谚
汉官仪逸文
仕宦不止﹑车生耳。
Officials should accumulate merits, then their authorities can last long.
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时人为石抱忠刘奇张询古许子儒语
御史台记逸文
有钱石下好。无钱刘下好。士大夫张下好。
硕学师刘子。儒生用与言。
今年柿子屏遭霜。为语石榴须早摘。
The persimmons are injured by frost this year, so the pomegranates should be picked up early.
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湖苏二郡人为牧掾语
衣冠盛事
湖接两头。苏连三尾。
Two counties located in Huzhou are neighboring and two men coming from these two counties passed the highest imperial exam at the same time.
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河清县军民为王元规歌
州县提纲
第一奇。民吏不识县儿。
The biggest surprise in the county is that common people do not know the son of the magistrate.
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吕居仁引谚论勤
官箴
劳心不如劳力。
To labor mentally is rather harder than to labor physically.
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吕居仁引谚论忍
官箴
忍事敌灾星。
Tolerance is the rival of fight.
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胡大初引谚
昼帘绪论
捉贼\须捉赃。捉奸须捉双。
To catch the bandit should catch the booty; To catch the adultery should catch the couple.
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贺嶠妻于氏引鄙谚
通典
黄鸡生卵。乌鸡伏之。但知为乌鸡之子。不知为黄鸡之儿。
Yellow hen lays eggs and black chick hatches. Metaphor: People only cares the result without knowing the origin.
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鸚鵡谷水世语
唐会要
此水清。天下平。The great harvest, and clear water in the valley are the sign of peaceful, flourishing age.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
左史谚
唐会要
螭头有水。
It is good time to mix prepared Chinese ink using the water dripped in the hornless dragon stages.
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淮人为徐协功许子中胡与可语
建炎以来朝野杂记
徐协恭。许子中。胡元功。三人鼎足说脱空。
Xu Xiegong, Xu Zizhong and Hu Yuangong are powerful to arrange fields in south and north Huai river.
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澠水谚
通志
瘦马不渡澠水。Tired horse can not pass Mian river because it’s current is rather rapid.
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时人为张敞语
通志
殴君马者路旁儿。
It is not unusual to kill the certain official’s horse, because the official does not have serious and powerful appearance.
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淳熙中梁宋间语
文献通考
黄河灾。天水来。
The Yellow river is flooding, the Tianshui’s are coming.
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淳熙末莎衣道人歌
文献通考
胡孙死。闹啾啾。也须还我一百州。
The feudal princes fought each other after the King died, but the persons of integrity hoped the country peaceful.
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广明初都人语
文献通考
黄贼\打黑贼\。
Since Huangchao came into the capital the common people lived on yellow rice and black beans.
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北人为巍王谚
文献通考
寧违敕旨。无违魏王白帖子。People would rather disobey imperial orders than violate the king of Wei guo’s meaningless documents.
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两淮民为范【璁】歌
两淮盐法志
盐政奚废公未逢。盐政奚兴逢我公。
范来早。我人饱。范来迟。我人飢。
If Fan, who was in charge of south and north Huai river areas, assumed office early then the common people would not be suffered from hungry.
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戚继光引谚论人心
练兵实记
皇天不负好心人。皇天不负苦心人。
Heaven never lets hardworkers and kind-hearted people down.
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戚继光引谚论死生
练兵实记
人是苦虫。
No one does not love life; No one does not fear death. However both life and death are controled by the God. There is a time for everything -- A time to be born and a time to die.
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戚继光引谚三则论货利
练兵实记
朱门生饿殍。白屋出公卿。
儿孙自有儿孙福。
天不生无禄之人。
People born in rich family may die of famine; People born in common family may become the highest-rank official; Children have their own good furtunes.
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戚继光引东南谣语论兵患
练兵实记
贼\是木梳。兵是竹篦。
Theives are like comb; Soliders are like double-edged comb who rob all kinds of things without anything left.
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戚继光引俗语论奉承
练兵实记
马上房子。
Some people are good at flattering the superior, but the words they said are against their own consciences.
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汤若望引谚
则克录
宝剑必付烈士。奇方必须良医。
A double-edged sword should give the valiant ; An rare prescription must come from good doctor.
何氏姓苑
九百小吏万功曹。
The official’s last name is nine hundred, and Gongcao’s last name is ten thousand.
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蓬州父老为吴几復歌
万姓统谱
使君来兮﹑父母鞠我。礼化行兮﹑民无寒饿。
使君去兮﹑不可復留。人意悵悵兮﹑泪双墮。
Wu Jifu had a great achievement and benefited his people when he was an official in Pengzhou. When he left, local people felt very sorrow.
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应劭引里语
汉官仪
任智不正车生咀。
Holding a post should be justice and competent for the duty.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
应劭引里谚
汉官仪逸文
仕宦不止﹑车生耳。
Officials should accumulate merits, then their authorities can last long.
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时人为石抱忠刘奇张询古许子儒语
御史台记逸文
有钱石下好。无钱刘下好。士大夫张下好。
硕学师刘子。儒生用与言。
今年柿子屏遭霜。为语石榴须早摘。
The persimmons are injured by frost this year, so the pomegranates should be picked up early.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
湖苏二郡人为牧掾语
衣冠盛事
湖接两头。苏连三尾。
Two counties located in Huzhou are neighboring and two men coming from these two counties passed the highest imperial exam at the same time.
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河清县军民为王元规歌
州县提纲
第一奇。民吏不识县儿。
The biggest surprise in the county is that common people do not know the son of the magistrate.
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吕居仁引谚论勤
官箴
劳心不如劳力。
To labor mentally is rather harder than to labor physically.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
吕居仁引谚论忍
官箴
忍事敌灾星。
Tolerance is the rival of fight.
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胡大初引谚
昼帘绪论
捉贼\须捉赃。捉奸须捉双。
To catch the bandit should catch the booty; To catch the adultery should catch the couple.
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贺嶠妻于氏引鄙谚
通典
黄鸡生卵。乌鸡伏之。但知为乌鸡之子。不知为黄鸡之儿。
Yellow hen lays eggs and black chick hatches. Metaphor: People only cares the result without knowing the origin.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
鸚鵡谷水世语
唐会要
此水清。天下平。The great harvest, and clear water in the valley are the sign of peaceful, flourishing age.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
左史谚
唐会要
螭头有水。
It is good time to mix prepared Chinese ink using the water dripped in the hornless dragon stages.
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淮人为徐协功许子中胡与可语
建炎以来朝野杂记
徐协恭。许子中。胡元功。三人鼎足说脱空。
Xu Xiegong, Xu Zizhong and Hu Yuangong are powerful to arrange fields in south and north Huai river.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
澠水谚
通志
瘦马不渡澠水。Tired horse can not pass Mian river because it’s current is rather rapid.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
时人为张敞语
通志
殴君马者路旁儿。
It is not unusual to kill the certain official’s horse, because the official does not have serious and powerful appearance.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
淳熙中梁宋间语
文献通考
黄河灾。天水来。
The Yellow river is flooding, the Tianshui’s are coming.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
淳熙末莎衣道人歌
文献通考
胡孙死。闹啾啾。也须还我一百州。
The feudal princes fought each other after the King died, but the persons of integrity hoped the country peaceful.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
广明初都人语
文献通考
黄贼\打黑贼\。
Since Huangchao came into the capital the common people lived on yellow rice and black beans.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
北人为巍王谚
文献通考
寧违敕旨。无违魏王白帖子。People would rather disobey imperial orders than violate the king of Wei guo’s meaningless documents.
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两淮民为范【璁】歌
两淮盐法志
盐政奚废公未逢。盐政奚兴逢我公。
范来早。我人饱。范来迟。我人飢。
If Fan, who was in charge of south and north Huai river areas, assumed office early then the common people would not be suffered from hungry.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
戚继光引谚论人心
练兵实记
皇天不负好心人。皇天不负苦心人。
Heaven never lets hardworkers and kind-hearted people down.
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戚继光引谚论死生
练兵实记
人是苦虫。
No one does not love life; No one does not fear death. However both life and death are controled by the God. There is a time for everything -- A time to be born and a time to die.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
戚继光引谚三则论货利
练兵实记
朱门生饿殍。白屋出公卿。
儿孙自有儿孙福。
天不生无禄之人。
People born in rich family may die of famine; People born in common family may become the highest-rank official; Children have their own good furtunes.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
戚继光引东南谣语论兵患
练兵实记
贼\是木梳。兵是竹篦。
Theives are like comb; Soliders are like double-edged comb who rob all kinds of things without anything left.
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戚继光引俗语论奉承
练兵实记
马上房子。
Some people are good at flattering the superior, but the words they said are against their own consciences.
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汤若望引谚
则克录
宝剑必付烈士。奇方必须良医。
A double-edged sword should give the valiant ; An rare prescription must come from good doctor.