雷化。說著也怕。
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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辛文房引諺論富家積書
唐才子傳
金玉有餘。 買鎮宅書。Those wealthy people purchase books to put on their book shelves for display rather than for reading.
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饒州民為陶安歌
明良錄略
千里榛蕪。侯來之初。萬姓耕闢。侯去之日。
湖水悠悠。侯澤之流。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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顧璘引諺
國寶新編
瓊玫蚤折。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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陶嬰歌
古列女傳
黃鵠之早寡兮。七年不雙。鵷頸獨宿兮。不與眾同。
夜半悲鳴兮。想其故雄。天命早寡兮。獨宿何傷。
寡婦念此兮。泣下數行。嗚呼哉兮。死者不可忘。
飛鳥尚然兮。況於貞良。雖有賢雄兮。終不重行。
A song sung by the widow Tao Ying. The song is expressing her determination to maitain her widowhood.
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秋胡子引諺
古列女傳
力田﹑不如逢豐年。力桑﹑不如見國卿。刺繡文﹑不如倚市門。
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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趙津女娟歌
古列女傳
升彼阿兮。面觀清水。揚波兮杳冥冥。禱求福兮醉不醒。
誅將加兮妾心驚。罰既釋兮瀆乃清。妾持戢兮操其維。蛟龍助兮主將歸。呼來櫂兮行忽疑。
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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時人為湛賁彭伉語
廣列女傳
湛郎及第。彭伉落驢。
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.
【打 印】 【来源：读书之家-dushuzhijia.com】
