捕風繫影(Using a rope to tie up the wind and a net to catch a shadow.)

雕蟲篆刻(Two ancient scripts: one resembling the shapes of insects and birds, and the other resembling seal carvings.)

行雲流水(Walking Clouds and Flowing Water)

傾蓋如故(We were like two people driving different carriages who were brought together by chance and had a brief conversation. After this brief exchange, we unexpectedly found ourselves to be incredibly compatible and became very good friends.)

鳩佔鵲巢(A dove has taken over a magpie's nest)

精金美玉(Refined pure gold and jade of the finest quality)

獺祭魚(Otters arrange fish along the riverbank as an offering to their ancestors.)

骨瘦如豺(This person was so thin that the bones in his body were clearly visible, and he resembled a jackal.)

么麼小醜(Ugly and wicked people of low status and little power.)

修身慎行(Cultivating Moral Character and Being Cautious in One's Actions)

不可復得(Cannot be attained again.)

人各有志(We all have different aspirations in life.)

涕如綆縻(Their tears flowed continuously, like a rope.)

惴惴不安(Fear, worry and unease)

寒耕暑耘(To cultivate the land in the cold and toil in the heat.)

茹苦含辛(They endured toil and pain as though it were food, chewing and swallowing it whole.)