古謠諺

虎子

　　梁武帝時雉山童謠
　　梁陳故事
　　鳥山出天子。
　　An emperor shall come from a mountain with the name of a bird. A children's song predictingfrom where the next emperor would originate.
　　
　　梁武帝時童謠
　　梁陳故事
　　天子之居﹑在三餘。
　　The residence of the future emperor is at San Yu. Another children's song correctly predicting theresidence of the next emperor in line.
　　
　　開元末天下唱得寶歌
　　開天傳信記
　　得寶耶。弘農耶。弘農耶。得寶耶。
　　A song marking the cause of the change of era name for Tang's Emperor Xuan.
　　
　　陝州士民為盧奐語
　　開元天寶遺事
　　不須賽神明。不必求巫祝。爾莫犯盧公。立便有禍福。
　　Words said by people of Shan Zhou about their governor Lu Huan who disliked the local rituals.The words said that so long as one does not offend Lu Huan, one would have a good fortunewithout bothering to pray to deities and or doing any ritualistic supplication.
　　
　　宣和初金民唱臻蓬蓬歌
　　宣政雜錄
　　臻蓬蓬。外頭花花裏頭空。但看明年正二月。
　　滿城不見主人翁。
　　A song sung by the Jin people who were allowed to live in the Song dynasty capital ( Hanpeople). The song correctly predicted the abduction of Song's Emperor Hui and Qin by the Jinarmy in the following year.
　　
　　民間為張惇蔡京蔡卞謠
　　宣和遺事
　　二蔡一惇。必定沙門。藉沒家財。禁錮子孫。
　　大惇小惇。入地無門。大蔡小蔡。還他命債。
　　A song sung by ordinary people during the Xuan He era concerning the evil deeds of theemperor's chief advisor Zhang Chun and his close associates Cai Jing and Cai Bian.
　　
　　靖康初民間為言路謠
　　宣和遺事
　　城門閉。言路開。城門開。言路閉。
　　Words said among the general population about the court's slow reaction to the urgent threat ofJin.
　　
　　小民為蔡京謠
　　太清樓侍宴記附錄
　　蔡京居中人不羨。萬乘官家渠底串。
　　Words people said about Cai Jing who was dominating the court of Song's Emperor Hui. Thewords said that people do not envy the luxurious lifestyle that Cai Jing has, for it is all at the costof many people's misfortune.
　　
　　金人既退後時人語
　　避戎夜話
　　不管肅王。卻管舒王。不管燕山。卻管聶山。不管山東。
　　卻管陳東。不管東京。卻管蔡京。不管河北界。卻管秀才解。
　　Words said about the court's incompetence in dealing with urgent matters after the Jin army'stemporary retreat from the Song territory.
　　
　　時人為許及之語
　　慶元黨禁
　　由竇尚書。屈膝執政。
　　A mockery that people made of one court official who kneeled down to Han Tuo Zhou to get apromotion. At one time he even went into Han's house through the dog's little door.
　　
　　淳熙詩太學諸生為陳賈語
　　道命錄
　　周公大聖猶遭謗。伊洛名賢亦被譏。堪歎古今兩陳賈。
　　如何專把聖賢非。
　　Words that the university students were saying about Chen Jia who was slandering all thehistorically established saints.
　　
　　秦順臨刑唱歌
　　辛巳泣蔪錄
　　生為潞州人。死為蘄春鬼。
　　A song sung by Qin Shun who was one of the guerillas against the takeover of China by theManchurian army. As he was about to he executed by the Manchurians when he sang that hewas born in Lu Zhou and now he would die and become a ghost in Qi Chuan.
　　
　　謝翱西臺慟哭歌
　　西臺慟哭記
　　魂朝往兮何極。暮歸來兮關水黑。化為朱鳥兮有噣焉食。
　　A song sung by Xie Xiang in his ritual for calling the spirit of Wen Tian Xiang, who had justdied during the fight against the Mongolian takeover of China. This ceremony was performed inpart to express Xie's admiration of Wen and in part so that Wen's spirit would go to the rightplace.
　　
　　朱揆引諺
　　釵小志諺曰
　　白頭花細滿面。不若徐妃半粧。
　　A proverb saying that so long as a woman is beautiful, wearing make-up or not does not changeher beauty.
　　
　　駱妃為元武宗歌
　　元氏掖庭記
　　五華兮如織。照臨兮一色。麗正兮中域。同樂兮萬國。
　　A song sung by Madam Luo, one of the concubines of Yuan dynasty's Emperor Wu, in praisingthe emperor's virtue to be as lustrous as the bright moon.

虎子

　　張獻忠陷蜀時街巷俚語
　　蜀碧
　　張家長。李家短。
　　An idiomatic expression describing someone who likes to go to different households to gossip.
　　
　　沈荀蔚引童謠
　　蜀難敘略
　　生於燕子嶺。死在鳳凰山。
　　A children's song predicting the places of birth and death for bandit chief Zhang Xian Zong.
　　
　　崇禎癸未童謠
　　痛餘雜錄
　　勸你休時不肯休。死在兩縣夾一州。若還要取沅辰靖。
　　鐵樹開花水倒流。
　　A children's song predicting the demise of a group of bandits.
　　
　　洪武癸丑童謠
　　二申野錄
　　鬍胖長。官人不商量。
　　做官﹑沒盤纏。
　　A children's song stating that government positions were for sale.
　　
　　燕王未起兵時童謠
　　二申野錄
　　煙煙。北風吹上天。
　　團團旋。窠裏亂。北風來。吹便散。
　　A children's song predicting Prince Yaun's overthrowing his nephew from the throne.
　　
　　建文帝種菜歌
　　二申野錄
　　菜根青兮。菜色辛兮。菜兮菜兮。似余情兮。
　　A song sung by Emperor Jian Wen when he was growing vegetables, after being expelled frompower by his uncle. The words express his bitter feelings for having become a gardener.
　　
　　正統己巳童謠
　　二申野錄
　　牛兒呵莽著。黃花地裏倘著。你也忙。我也忙。
　　伸出角來七尺長。
　　清俊小後生。青布衫。白直身。好個人。屈死在鷂兒嶺。
　　A children's song sung during the Zheng Tong era of Ming's Emperor Ying. The notes do notexplain the implication of this song. The song was about a cow lying on a yellow flower bed, anda handsome man died for no good reason on a hill.
　　
　　正德丙寅北京童謠
　　二申野錄
　　馬倒不用喂。鼓破不用張。
　　A song sung by people of Bei Jing predicting that four court officials would be expelled frompower.
　　
　　正德己巳川蜀童謠
　　二申野錄
　　強賊放火。官軍搶火。賊來梳我。軍來篦我。
　　A children's song sung in modern day Si Chuan about how government troops, which weresupposed to fight off the bandits, actually gave the people more misery than the bandits did.
　　
　　海魚諺
　　二申野錄
　　海熟田荒。
　　When the fish price is too low, the fishermen starve.
　　
　　嘉靖初童謠
　　二申野錄
　　前頭好個鏡。後頭好個秤。鏡也不曾磨。秤也不曾定。
　　嘉靖二年半。秫黍磨成麵。東街咽瞪眼。西街喫磨扇。
　　姐夫若要喫白麵。只待明年七月半。
　　太廟香爐跳。午門石獅叫。
　　好黑頭蟲。一半變蛤蚧。一半變人龍。
　　A few children's songs sung during the Jia Jing era of Ming's Emperor Shi. The notes do not statethe implications of these songs.
　　
　　時人為胡明善張孚敬謠
　　二申野錄
　　石產房州。胡明善禍從地出。星臨井宿。張孚敬災自天來。
　　Words said about the misfortunes of two officials, Hu Ming Shan and Zhang Fu Jing.
　　
　　隆慶辛未天鼓諺
　　二申野錄
　　天爆雉雞叫。有米沒人要。
　　When there is thunder and chickens are calling, no one wants to buy rice.
　　
　　時人為張懋修張敬修語
　　二申野錄
　　首甲幸有三人。云胡僅此二子。
　　Words said about how Ming's Emperor Shen gave the first place of the national service test to theson of his chief advisor, Zhang Ju Zheng, as a way of rewarding Zhang's good work in thegovernment. In fact, everyone knew that this was an unfair practice.
　　
　　萬曆己亥上海民間謠
　　二申野錄
　　天上鬼車叫。城中放紙砲。不知因甚來。朝廷要納鈔。
　　A folk song in Shan Hai during the Wan Li era of Ming's Emperor Shen concerning the strangeghostly noise that people heard. People explained that as an indication that the government wasincreasing tax rates and it came to be true.
　　
　　萬曆丙辰會試諺
　　二申野錄
　　火龍無首。
　　Words said about the national civil service test during one year of the Wan Li era. This year,because of cheating, no one was listed as the winner of the first place of the test.
　　
　　崇禎辛巳杭城諺
　　二申野錄
　　湖船底漏。司廚刀繡。梨園餓瘦。上瓦下瓦。抱裯遠走。
　　Words said about the great famine that Hang Zhou was going through during one year of theCong Zhen era

虎子

　　漁父歌
　　吳越春秋
　　日月昭昭乎侵已馳。與子期乎蘆之漪。
　　日已夕兮予心憂悲。月已馳兮何不渡為。事寖急兮當奈何。
　　蘆中人。蘆中人。豈非窮士乎。
　　A song sung by a fisherman to Wu Zi Xu, who took Prince Jian's son to escape from the slayingof Zheng's King Ding. The song was expressing his willingness in helping Wu to escape.
　　
　　伍子胥引河上歌
　　吳越春秋
　　同病相憐。同憂相救。驚翔之鳥。相隨而集。瀨下之水。
　　因復俱流。胡馬望北風而立。越鷰向日而熙。誰不愛其所近。
　　悲其所思者乎。
　　A song saying that people could empathize with other people who had gone through the same experience as they had.
　　
　　申包胥歌
　　吳越春秋
　　吳為無道。封豕長蛇。以食上國。欲有天下。政從楚起。
　　寡君出在草澤。使來告急。
　　A song sung by Shen Bao Shi, a subject of the king of the Chu kingdom, to the king of the Qin Kingdom, requesting their assistance in recovering his kingdom, Chu, from the invasion of theWu kingdom.
　　
　　樂師扈子琴曲
　　吳越春秋
　　王耶王耶何乖烈。不顧宗廟聽讒孽。任用無忌多所殺。
　　誅夷白氏族幾滅。二子東奔適吳越。吳王哀痛助忉怛。
　　垂涕舉兵將西伐。伍胥白喜孫武決。三戰破郢王奔發。
　　留兵縱騎虜荊闕。楚荊骸骨遭發掘。鞭辱腐屍恥難雪。
　　幾危宗廟社稷滅。嚴王何罪國幾絕。卿士悽愴民惻悷。
　　吳軍雖去怖不歇。願王更隱撫忠節。勿為讒口能謗褻。
　　A long song that the court musician Hu Zi Qin sang to Chu's King Zhao to remind him of the brutal and sad history of the Chu kingdom and to advise him not to listen to those court offcials who pleased him but only gave him bad advice.
　　
　　越王夫人歌
　　吳越春秋
　　仰飛鳥兮烏鳶。凌玄虛號翩翩。
　　集洲渚兮優恣。啄蝦矯翮兮雲間。
　　任厥兮往還。 妾無罪兮負地。
　　有何辜兮譴天。颿颿獨兮西往。
　　孰知返兮何年。心惙惙兮若割。
　　淚泫泫兮雙懸。彼飛鳥兮鳶烏。
　　已迴翔兮翕蘇。心在專兮素蝦。
　　何居食兮江湖。徊復翔兮游颺。
　　去復返兮於乎。始事君兮去家。
　　終我命兮君都。終來遇兮何幸。
　　離我國兮去吳。妻衣褐兮為婢。
　　夫去冕兮為奴。歲遙遙兮難極。
　　冤悲痛兮心惻。腸千結兮服膺。
　　於乎哀兮忘食。願我身兮如烏。
　　身翱翔兮矯翼。去我國兮心搖。
　　情憤惋兮誰識。
　　A song sung by the queen of the Yue kingdom when the Yue king was spared his life and allowed to live in the Wu kingdom as a slave after Yue was conquered by the Wu kingdom.
　　
　　采葛婦歌
　　吳越春秋
　　葛不連蔓【葉】台台。我君心苦命更之。嘗膽不苦甘如飴。
　　令我采葛以作絲。飢不遑食四體疲。女工織兮不敢遲。
　　弱於羅兮輕霏霏。號絺素兮將獻之。越王悅兮忘罪除。
　　吳王歡兮飛尺書。增封益地賜羽奇。几杖茵褥諸侯儀。
　　群臣拜舞天顏舒。我王何憂能不移。
　　A song sung by women who were picking plants for weaving very soft fabric to give to the King of Wu. The song expresses their understanding of their own king, the King of Yue, in pleasing the King of Wu in the process of a long-term plan to recover the Yue kingdom.
　　
　　作彈歌
　　吳越春秋
　　斷竹續竹。飛土逐【肉】。
　　A song about the origin of bows and arrows. Originally people were only using rocks to chase away the birds that were eating the corpses of their dead parents to express their filial piety.
　　
　　軍士離別詞
　　吳越春秋
　　礫躁摧長恧兮。擢戟馭殳。所離不降兮。以泄我王氣蘇。
　　三軍一飛降兮。所向皆殂。一士判死兮。而當百夫。
　　道祐有德兮。吳卒自屠。雪我王宿恥兮。威振八都。
　　軍伍難更兮。勢如貔貙。行行各努力兮。於乎於乎。
　　A song sung by family and soldiers of the Yue kingdom when they were going to attack the Wu kingdom to avenge their past humiliation. The song expresses their resolution to die for thismission.
　　
　　樂師暢辭
　　吳越春秋逸文
　　屯乎。今欲伐吳。可未耶。
　　A song sung by the musician of the King of Yue expressing determination to attack the Wu kingdom for revenge.
　　
　　漁父歌
　　越絕書
　　日昭昭侵已施。與子期甫蘆之碕。
　　心中目施。子可渡河。何為不出。
　　A song sung by the fisherman to Wu Zi Xu who was escaping from the Chu kingdom. The song is expressing the fisherman's willingness in assisting Wu's escape.
　　
　　巴人為陳紀山歌
　　華陽國志
　　築室載直梁。國人以貞真。邪娛不揚目。枉行不動身。
　　姦軌辟乎遠。理義協乎民。
　　A song sung by people of Ba in praising the honesty and virtue of Chen Ji Shan.
　　
　　巴郡民為吳約歌二則
　　華陽國志
　　習習晨風動。澍雨潤乎苗。我后恤時務。我民以優饒。
　　望遠忽不見。惆悵嘗徘徊。恩澤實難忘。悠悠心永懷。
　　Two songs sung by the people of Ba to express their eternal appreciation of their mayor for hisgood work.
　　
　　漢世為唐蒙諺
　　華陽國志
　　思都郵。斬令頭。
　　Words said about Tang Meng on how he executed one of his subordinates for being homesickduring a mission.
　　
　　蜀人為先尼和女張貞妻語
　　華陽國志
　　符有先絡。僰道張帛。
　　Words said about the miraculous tales in which people could find the bodies of their drowned loved ones floating on the river after they went to the spot and cried or went into the river to search.
　　
　　南廣郡行人語
　　華陽國志
　　猶溪赤水。盤蛇七曲。盤羊烏櫳。氣與天通。看都護泚。
　　住拄呼尹。庲降賈子。左儋七里。
　　Words said about some very dangerous sections of a river for travelers.
　　
　　時人為何平句扶張翼廖化語
　　華陽國志
　　前有何句。後有張廖。
　　Words said about the chronology of the generals of the Shu kingdom.
　　
　　巴蜀為譙登文石張羅語
　　華陽國志
　　譙登治涪城。文石在巴西。張羅守合水。巴氐那得前。
　　Words said about the generals that the Shu kingdom had stationed on different key sites so thatbandits could not do much damage.
　　
　　溫縣民為王渙歌
　　華陽國志
　　王稚子。世未有。平徭役。百姓喜。
　　A song sung by people of Wen County in praising their mayor for his leadership, which was friendly to the people.
　　
　　時人為折像賓客諺
　　華陽國志
　　折氏客誰。朱雲卿。殷節英。中有佃子趙仲平。
　　但說天文論五經。
　　Words said about Zhe Xiang who was generous to people and had guests in his house. They would gather and discuss astrology and scriptures.
　　
　　蜀中為費貽歌
　　華陽國志
　　節義至仁﹑費奉君。不仕亂世避惡君。修身於蜀。記名亦足。
　　後世為大族。
　　A song sung by people of Shu praising the virtues of Fei Yi.
　　
　　元康三年蜀中童謠二則
　　華陽國志
　　郫城堅。盎底穿。郫城細。子李特細。
　　巴郡葛。當下美。
　　Two children's songs sung in the central Shu area about two places, Pi and Ba. About the strong construction of the town of Pi and the beautiful plant called Ge of Ba.
　　
　　綿竹民為閻憲謠
　　華陽國志
　　閻尹賦政。既明且昶。去苛去辟。動以禮讓。
　　A song sung by people of Mian Zhi concerning their good mayor Yan Xian who felt that the education of the people came before punishment.
　　
　　時人為楊氏四子語
　　華陽國志
　　三苗不止。四珍復起。
　　Words said about the four sons of a woman, Tai Ying, who managed to cultivate her sons well after her husband died.
　　
　　蜀民為何隨語
　　華陽國志
　　安漢吏取糧。令為之償。
　　Words said by people of Shu about He Sui, the mayor of An Han, who was really honest in that when there was a famine, he took the taro root from people, but then he placed cloth on the sideof the field as his payment.
　　
　　時人為趙孟語
　　華陽國志逸文
　　事有變。問疵面。
　　If one cannot make one's mind up about something, one should consult Zhao Meng.
　　
　　北州童為朱項棗嵩謠
　　十六國春秋
　　府中赫赫﹑朱邱伯。十囊五囊﹑八棗郎。
　　A children's song sung in You Zhou about their governor Wang Jun, who was arrogant, ran anextravagant life style, and employed unkind people.
　　
　　軍中為汲桑謠
　　十六國春秋
　　士為將軍何可羞。六月重茵被衲裘。不識寒暑斷他頭。
　　中夜斬首謝并州。
　　A song sung in the military about Ji Sang, who promoted himself as the commander-in-chiefafter his superior, Prince Yin, died. The song also talks about how he once wrapped himself infur in a hot summer day and had someone fan him. When he did not get cool enough, he simplyasked that fanner be killed.
　　
　　臨水人為張樓謠
　　十六國春秋
　　陽平張樓頭如箱。見人切齒劇虎狼。
　　A song sung in Lin Shui about its mayor Zhang Luo who was ruthless in his style of lawenforcement.
　　
　　陳武引里語
　　十六國春秋
　　都亭鼠數聞長者。
　　Even a mouse in the local pagoda has heard of the revered men in history.
　　
　　隴上童為王擢謠
　　十六國春秋
　　十斗二升沙。誰為王擢家。
　　A children's song predicting the defeat of a warlord Wang Zhuo.
　　
　　苻堅時鳳皇歌
　　十六國春秋
　　鳳皇于飛。其羽翼翼。翊我聖后。饗齡萬億。
　　The phoenixes are flying with very strong wings. They ensure that our empress has a long life.
　　
　　時人為釋道安諺
　　十六國春秋
　　學不師安。義不中難。
　　If one learns from Shi Dao An, one gets the true meaning of everything.
　　
　　時人為梁氏兄弟語
　　十六國春秋
　　關東堂堂。二申兩房。未若二梁。瑰文綺章。
　　Words said about the two Liang brothers, who were both good writers.
　　
　　趙整諷苻堅歌
　　十六國春秋
　　地列酒泉。天垂酒池。杜康妙識。儀狄先知。紂喪殷邦。
　　桀傾夏國。由此言之。前危後則。
　　穫黍西秦。採麥東齊。春封夏發。鼻納心迷。
　　A song sung by a subject of Emperor Fu Jian of Hou Qin dynasty to advise Fu Jian not to drinktoo much since previously several emperors had drunk their thrones away.
　　
　　平原民為索稜歌
　　十六國春秋
　　懿矣明守。庶績允釐。剖符作宰。實獲我思。
　　A song sung by people of Ping Yuan, praising their governor Suo Leng as a very reasonable andunderstanding ruler.
　　
　　時人為龐世謠
　　十六國春秋
　　龐家之巷。車馬轔轔。泥丸之日無弔賓。弔賓不至何所因。
　　由性苛克寡所親。
　　A song sung concerning Pang Shi who was so hard for people to associate with that no one cameto his funeral.
　　
　　張休祖述時人語
　　十六國春秋
　　寧逢三千頭虎。不逢張休祖。
　　One would rather meet three thousand tigers than meet Zhang Xu Zu.
　　
　　秦雍為辛民兄弟諺
　　十六國春秋
　　五龍一門。金友玉昆。
　　Words praising the Xin brothers, who were all learned.
　　
　　時人為張沖謠
　　十六國春秋
　　推財不疑﹑張長思。
　　Zhang Chang Si never hesitated to give his wealth away to others.
　　
　　時人為李始語
　　十六國春秋
　　欲養老。屬太保。
　　If one wants to have job security and good retirement benefits, one should work for Li Shi.
　　
　　吏人為劉聰歌
　　吏人為劉聰歌
　　我有賢后。能任元明。政理人殷。
　　Words praising Liu Cong as a very learned scholar and a good official.
　　
　　時人為權翼符雅語
　　十六國春秋逸文
　　不為權翼富。寧作符雅貧。
　　One would rather be poor and happy like Fu Ya than be rich and unhappy like Quan Yi.

虎子

　　開寶中南昌市老翁老媼歌
　　馬氏南唐書陳陶傳
　　藍采禾。藍采禾。塵世紛紛事更多。爭如賣藥沽酒飲。
　　歸去深崖拍手歌。
　　A song sung by an old couple in the city market of Nan Chang during the Kai Pao era. The words say that because this world is messy and unpeaceful, one would be better off to sell someherbs, get wine to drink, and then to go back to the deep valleys and sing.
　　
　　高酒禿醉歌
　　馬氏南唐書浮屠元寂傳
　　酒禿酒禿。何榮何辱。但見衣冠成古邱。不見江河變陵谷。
　　A song sung by Yuan Ji who was a Buddhist monk and an alcoholic. The words are: A drunk bold man (only the monk is bold), has no honor or insult. One sees people die and never sees rivers becoming mountains.
　　
　　李後主時童謠
　　南唐近事逸文
　　索得娘來忘卻家。後園桃李不生花。豬兒狗兒都死盡。
　　養得貓兒患赤瘕。
　　A children's song predicting the end of the Nan Tang dynasty.
　　
　　吳王稱號時廣陵黃冠道人歌
　　釣磯立談
　　盟津鯉魚肉為角。濠梁鯉魚金刻鱗。盟津鯉魚死欲盡。
　　濠梁鯉魚始驚人。
　　橫排三十六條鱗。箇箇圓如紫磨真。為甚竿頭挑著走。
　　世間難得識魚人。
　　A song sung by a Daoist predicting the rise of the Tang dynasty.
　　
　　武義中童謠
　　釣磯立談
　　江北楊花作雪飛。江南李樹玉團枝。李花結子可憐在。
　　不似楊花沒了期。
　　A children's song describing strange events such as a poplar tree turning into a plum tree, and a plum tree growing out of an existing plum tree. According to the notes, this song is indicating the transition of power in the Wu kingdom.
　　
　　蜀中丐者醋頭呼語
　　蜀檮杌
　　不得燈。燈便倒。
　　The lamp fell before he even got the lamp. Words said by a beggar implying the fate of Meng Zhi Xiang who died soon after declaring himself to be an emperor.
　　
　　桂管兒童呼語
　　三楚新錄
　　大蟲來。
　　The tiger is coming. This is said by children of Gui Guan, predicting the attack of Gu Guan by Li Xun, who is nicknamed Tiger.
　　
　　楊渥時謠言
　　五國故事
　　楊老抽嫩鬢。堪作打鐘槌。
　　A folk saying predicting the attack of Jiang Xi, Zhong's territory, by Yang Wo.
　　
　　淮南市井小兒唱
　　五國故事
　　檀來也。
　　Words that children sang in Hui Nan predicting the coming of some nothern troops to the south of Hui River.
　　
　　吳越文穆王治世子府時謠言
　　吳越備史
　　何處有鹿脯。
　　A folk saying correctly predicting the death of a crown prince.
　　
　　閩人楊葉謠
　　吳越備史
　　風吹楊葉鼓山下。不得錢郎戈不罷。
　　A song sung in the Min area predicting their future ruler's surname as Qian.
　　
　　商賈為永昌騰越界謠
　　滇載記
　　冬時欲歸來。高黎共上雪。夏秋欲歸來。無奈穹甸熱。
　　春時欲歸來。囊中資糧絕。
　　A folk saying spread by traders about an area in the southwest of China where the weather was extreme. The words say that the area has too much snow in the winter and is too hot and humid in the summer and fall.
　　
　　段寶據滇時妖巫女歌
　　滇再記
　　莫道君為山海主。山海笑諧諧。園中花謝千萬朵。
　　別有明主來。
　　A song sung by a witch in the southwest of China concerning the short reign of Duan family in that area during the transition period between the Yuan and Ming dynasties. The song predictedthat eventually this place would be under the Ming dynasty's reign.
　　
　　金大定間謠言
　　蒙韃備錄
　　韃靼去。趕得官家沒去處。
　　A folk saying concerning the threat posed by the Mongolians living in northern China.
　　
　　宣州人為弘農王言
　　十國春秋吳沈顏傳
　　何獨後予。徯其來蘇。
　　Words said by the people of Xuan Zhou expressing their appreciation of Prince Hong Nong's rule.
　　
　　華姥山童子歌
　　十國春秋吳劉得常傳
　　靈菌長。金刀響。
　　A song sung by a child in Hua Lao Mountain indirectly predicting the death of Liu De Chang.
　　
　　眉州民為張琳歌
　　十國春秋
　　前有章仇後張公。疏決水利粳稻豐。南陽杜詩不可同。
　　何不用之代天工。
　　A song sung by people of Mei Zhou praising their governor Zhang Lin's ingenious engineering skill in building a very sound irrigation system.
　　
　　揚州人為彭玕語
　　十國春秋楚彭玕傳
　　十金易一筆。百金易一篇。
　　Words said by people of Yang Zhou about Peng Gan, who was rewarding people with money forbringing him scriptures carved in stone.
　　
　　拓拔恆引諺
　　十國春秋楚拓拔恆傳
　　足寒傷心。民怨傷國。
　　Words said by Tuo Ba Heng to advise his emperor to change his extravagant lifestyle, which the people could no longer support. The words say that: Haiving cold feet hurts one's heart, and having people complaining hurts the nation. The emperor was angered by his words.
　　
　　虞皋歌
　　十國春秋閩虞皋傳
　　朝為雄兮暮為雌。天地終盡兮。人生幾時。
　　A song sung by Yu Gao expressing his feelings about life. His message is that nothing is permanent

虎子

　　韋杜二曲諺
　　歲華紀麗
　　城南韋杜。去天尺五。
　　Words said about the style of two poets.
　　
　　臘日諺語
　　荊楚歲時記
　　臘鼓鳴。春草生。
　　On the eighth of the lunar month December, people play drums to mark the beginning of the sprouting of spring grass.
　　
　　秦中諺
　　秦中歲時記
　　槐花黃。舉子忙。
　　When the yellow flowers of the locust tree are blooming, scholars who do not pass the civil service test will have to compose new works in order to find other ways of being recommended for government posts.
　　
　　二月二日小兒戲具謠
　　帝城景物略
　　楊柳兒活﹑抽陀螺。楊柳兒青﹑放空鐘。楊柳兒死﹑踢毽子。
　　楊柳發芽﹑打拔兒。
　　A children's song concerning the kind of games and toys they play with at different times of the year.
　　
　　都城小兒祈雨歌二則
　　帝城景物略
　　青龍頭。白龍尾。小兒求雨天歡喜。麥子麥子焦黃。起動起
　　動龍王。大下小下。初一下到十八。摩訶薩。
　　風來了。雨來了。禾場背了穀來了。
　　A children's song propitiating the sky for rain.
　　
　　拜月叩星歌
　　帝城景物略
　　月月月。拜三拜。休教兒生疥。
　　參兒辰兒。可憐溺床人兒。
　　A song propitiating the sun and moon for help in maintaining the health of children.
　　
　　武陵俗語
　　武陵競渡略
　　打得船來。過了端午。
　　When people are hitting the boats on shore, the time of the Dragon Boat Festival (the fifth of the lunar month of May) has passed.
　　
　　競渡散船歌
　　武陵競渡略
　　有也回。無也回。莫待江邊冷風吹。
　　A song sung during the dragon boat race. The song is alluding to the origin of the festival, in which people were racing boats to see who could find Qu Yuan first. Qu Yuan was a poet in ancient times. He killed himself by jumping into the river after his advice to his king was not taken. The words of the song are: whether one finds him or not, one ought to come back before the cold wind on the shore of the river starts to blow.
　　
　　划船俗歌
　　武降競渡略
　　花船贏了得時年。
　　If one wins the dragon boat race, one will have a good year.
　　
　　蓬葉諺
　　熙朝樂事
　　蓬開先百草。戴了春不老。
　　The raspberry plants bloom before all other kinds of plants. If a woman wears raspberry leaves, she will remain young forever.
　　
　　薺花諺
　　熙朝樂事
　　三春戴薺花。桃李羞繁華。
　　During the spring, people wear the flower of Qi plants. They are more attractiuve than peach or plum blossoms.
　　
　　戴柳諺
　　熙朝樂事
　　清明不戴柳。紅顏成皓首。
　　If a young person does not wear willow leaves during the early part of the lunar month of May, he or she will age quickly.
　　
　　上巳聽蛙聲占年諺
　　月令通考
　　上晝叫。上鄉熟。下晝叫。下鄉熟。終日叫。上下齊熟。
　　If the frogs call in the morning, then some places will have an early harvest. If the frogs call in the afternoon, some other places will harvest first. If the frogs call all day long, then every place will harvest simultaneously.
　　
　　清明晴雨諺二則
　　月令通考
　　簷前插柳青。農人休望晴。簷前插柳焦。農人好作驕。
　　午前晴。早蠶收。午後晴。晚蠶收。
　　Two folk sayings concerning the implications of the weather on the day of Ching Ming in the lunar calendar. The first saying says that if it is a rainy day, the rain will not end for a while after that day. If it is a clear day, then farmers will have a good crop. The second song says that if it is a clear sky in the morning, people may harvest silk from their silk worms, and if it is a clear sky in the afternoon, then their harvest of silk from the silk worms will be late.
　　
　　卯庚占麥諺
　　月令通考
　　三卯三庚。麥出低坑。三庚三卯。麥出坳巧。
　　A folk saying concerning how the farmers should plow their fields for planting wheat in the lunar month of August
　　
　　秋分社日諺
　　月令通考
　　分社同一日。低田盡叫屈。
　　秋分在社前。斗米換斗錢。
　　秋分在社後。斗米換斗豆。
　　If the autumnal equinox is the same day as the Chinese Thanksgiving Day, then all those low-lying fields will have a bad harvest. If the former comes before the latter, then a good harvest is ensured. If it is the reverse, then the harvest will be bad.
　　
　　驟雨諺
　　月令廣義
　　驟雨不終朝。迅雷不終日。
　　A severe rain storm does not last a whole morning, nore does lightening last all day.
　　
　　四月占年諺
　　月令廣義
　　有利無利。只看四月十四。有穀無穀。只看四月十六。
　　The weather on the fourteenth of the lunar April month alone can decide the year's crop yield. The time for the sun and moon rising on the sixteenth day of the same month is a good indication of that year's crop yield as well.
　　
　　立夏小滿諺
　　月令廣義
　　立夏不下。田家莫耙。小滿不滿。芒種莫管。
　　If it does not rain on the day of the beginning of the summer according to the lunar calendar, then farmers cannot plow. If on the day of Xiao Man (around May 21 or 22 of the lunar calendar), it does not rain, then there is no hope of doing anything on the day of Mang Zhong (June 6th or 10th of the lunar calendar).
　　
　　黃梅諺
　　月令廣義
　　黃梅寒。井底乾。
　　If it is cold and does not rain during the plum rain season, then the wells will be dried up.
　　
　　秋分占年諺
　　月令廣義
　　社了分。米穀如錦墩。分了社。米穀如苔鮓。
　　社了分。米穀不出村。分了社。米穀遍天下。
　　A folk saying concerning the order of the dates of the autumnal equinox and the Chinese Thanksgiving day. If the former comes after the latter, then the crop yield for that year is bad.
　　
　　中秋上元諺
　　月令廣義
　　雲罩中秋月。雨打上元燈。
　　If it is cloudy on the night of Mid-autumn festival, then the fifteenth day of the lunar January in the next year will have rain.
　　
　　庚甲占陰晴諺
　　月令廣義
　　逢庚則變。遇甲雙晴。
　　A folk saying concerning the weather of certain days being affected by the way two calendar systems are matching.
　　
　　貓狗諺
　　月令廣義
　　朝餧貓。夜餧狗。
　　Cats should be fed in the morning and dogs should be fed at night.
　　
　　三月占桑諺
　　紀歷撮要
　　三月三日晴。桑上掛銀瓶。三月三日雨。桑葉無人取。
　　If it is a clear day on the third of the lunar March month, then people will be picking mulberry leaves for silk worms.
　　
　　正月占雨諺
　　農叉
　　難拜年。易種田。
　　一日值雨。人食百草。
　　一日晴。一年豐。一日雨。一年歉。
　　If the first day of the new year is rainny, then farming will be an easy task that year.
　　
　　芒種占雨諺
　　農叉
　　雨芒種頭。河魚淚流。雨芒種腳。魚捉不著。
　　芒種端午前。處處有荒田。
　　雨打梅頭。無水飲牛。雨打梅額。河底開拆。
　　迎梅一寸。送梅一尺。
　　A folk saying asserting that the rain that falls before the date of Mang Zhong indicates drought, and that the rain that falls after that date indicates flood. This item also includes other sayings that relate rain on certain days to drought or flood.
　　
　　夏至占雨諺
　　農叉
　　夏至無雨。碓裏無米。
　　夏至日個雨。一點值千金。
　　If it does not rain on summer solstice, then there will be no rice in the barn. If it does rain, then a drop of rain equals to great profits.
　　
　　寒食占雨諺
　　四時占侯
　　雨打墓頭錢。今歲好豐年。
　　If it rains on the day of Han Shi, which is the day before Qing Ming, when people sweep the tombs of their ancestors, then that is a good crop year.
　　
　　夏甲寅占年諺
　　四時占侯
　　拗得過。
　　A folk saying to the effect that the year's fortune can be determined by the weather of a certain two summer days.
　　
　　四月占雨諺
　　四時占侯
　　四月初一見青天。高山平地任開田。四月初。滿地塗。
　　丟了高田去種湖。
　　If it is a clear day on the first day of the lunar April month, then farming is a smooth job after that. If it rains on the first few days of the lunar April month, then there will be a major flood and no farming will be possible.
　　
　　四月占麥諺
　　四時占侯
　　小麥不怕神共鬼。只怕四月八日雨。
　　Wheat does not care about day rain or night rain. However, if it rains at all on the eighth day of the lunar April month, the whole year's crop will be ruined.
　　
　　四月八日占雨諺
　　四時占侯
　　四月八。晴料焯。高田好張釣。
　　四月八。鳥漉瀆。上下一齊熟。
　　四月八日雨。魚兒岸下死。四月八日晴。魚而上蒿林。
　　If it is a clear day on the eighth day of the lunar April month, then there will be a major flood. If the birds are dry that day, then there will be a good crop yield. If it rains that day, the fish will die in the river. If it does not rain, the fish will be happy swimming in grass.
　　
　　時雨諺
　　四時占侯
　　夏至未過。水袋未破。
　　It should not rain before the summer solstice has passed.
　　
　　重午占年諺
　　四時雜占
　　端午晴乾。農人喜歡。
　　It is to the farmers' advantage if the fifth day of the lunar May month is dry and clear.

虎子

　　繁欽引鳳闕古歌
　　三輔黃圖
　　長安城西有雙闕。上有雙銅雀。一鳴五穀成。再鳴五穀熟。
　　An ancient song concerning the two towers that had a pair of bronze peacocks on the west of Chang An city.
　　
　　朝邑俗諺
　　元和郡縣圖志
　　苦泉羊。洛水漿。
　　The water in a spring in Zhao Yi County tastes salty and bitter, but once the sheep drink that water, the milk that they produce tastes like ambrosia.
　　
　　丹州俗語
　　元和郡縣圖志
　　丹州白室。胡頭漢舌。
　　A folk saying about Dan Zhou residents, who speak only Chinese, despite the fact that theirethnic background is not Han.
　　
　　襄陽古諺
　　元和郡縣圖志
　　襄陽無西。
　　There is no west end for Xiang Yang County, meaning that the borderline between Xiang Yang and another county is not distinct.
　　
　　邔縣古諺
　　元和郡縣圖志
　　邔無東。
　　There is no east end to the Ji County, meaning that the borderline between Ji and another county is not distinct.
　　
　　徐聞諺
　　元和郡縣志逸文
　　欲拔貧。詣徐聞。
　　If one wants to escape poverty, one should go to Xu Wen county in search of wealth.
　　
　　匈奴為祁連焉支二山歌
　　十道志逸文
　　失我焉支山。令我婦女無顏色。失我祁連山。
　　使我六畜不蕃息。
　　Two folk songs sung by the Xiong Nu tribe concerning their loss of two mountainous areas to the Han empire. The words are: Losing the Yan Zhi mountain left our women to have no lipsticks to use (there were certain plants used as the material for lipsticks in that mountain). Losing Qi Lian mountain left us with no good place for animal grazing.
　　
　　人為紇真山神泉歌
　　太平寰宇記
　　紇真山頭有神井。入地千尺絕骨冷。
　　There is a divine well on the top of He Zhen mountain. However, the water there is so cold that itchills to the bones.
　　
　　鄴人金鳳舊歌
　　太平寰宇記
　　鳳陽門內天一半。上有金鳳飛相喚。欲去不去著鎖絆。
　　There are two gold pheonixes on the Fong Yang gate. One has flown to the Zhang River, and the other one is fastened by a lock.
　　
　　磁州鼓山俗語
　　太平寰宇記
　　南鼓北鼓。相去十五。
　　There are two rock drums on the Drum mountain of Ci Zhou. One in the north, the other in the south.
　　
　　清豐故老傳語
　　太平寰宇記
　　金堤頭。上有秦女樓。
　　At the source of the Jin Ti River, there is a Qin Women's tower.
　　
　　時人為二陸三張語
　　太平寰宇記
　　二陸人洛。三張減價。
　　If those two Mr. Lu's should come to Luo (place name), then those three Zhang brothers would not appear as outstanding in their literary work.
　　
　　漁陽耆舊言
　　太平寰宇記
　　燕山石鼓。鳴則有兵。
　　There is a rock drum on Yan Moutnain. When one plays it, it is as though there are soldiers marching around.
　　
　　南溪縣故老傳語
　　太平寰宇記
　　東石從西。乞子將歸。
　　There are two rocks facing each other across the Qing Yi River. It is where one may pray for begetting a son.
　　
　　長興石鼓諺
　　太平寰宇記
　　石鼓鳴。則三吳有兵。
　　When the rock drum is being played, it sounds as though there is an army.
　　
　　長水縣土人謠
　　太平寰宇記
　　水市出天子。
　　An emperor will come out of that market on the river. A folk saying in Chang Shui County.
　　
　　永嘉飲食諺
　　太平寰宇記
　　腹如三京灣。
　　When one can really eat, one is said as to have a belly like the San Jing Bay.
　　
　　南鄭旱山諺
　　太平寰宇記
　　牛頭戴。旱山晦。家中乾穀莫相貸。
　　A folk saying concerning the Han mountain in Nan Zheng county. It says that when there are clouds on that mountain, one should not take out one's dry grains to lend to people, asrain will come with the cloud.
　　
　　襄陽民為胡烈歌
　　太平寰宇記
　　譬春之陽。如冬之日。耕者讓畔。百姓豐溢。惟我胡父。
　　恩惠難置。
　　A song sung by people of Xiang Yang praising Hu Lei in doing a good job governing their county. His major contribution was the construction of dykes.
　　
　　渭州土產諺
　　太平寰宇記
　　郎樞女樞。十馬九駒。安陽大角。十牛九犢。
　　A folk saying concerning the good animals raised in Wei Zhou.
　　
　　石門俗語
　　太平寰宇記
　　經大庾。則清穢之氣分。飲石門。則緇素之質變。
　　If one goes past Da Yu, then one's bad temperament departs from one. When one drinks water from Shi Men's Greedy Spring, then one becomes not-greedy.
　　
　　時人為張飛玉追馬歌
　　太平寰宇記逸文
　　人中有張飛。馬中有玉追。
　　Among men, there is the unusual man Zhang Fei, and among horses, there is his unusual horse named Yu Zhui.
　　
　　烏鵲歌
　　新定九域志逸文
　　南山有鳥。北山張羅。鳥自高飛。羅當奈何。
　　烏鵲雙飛。不樂鳳凰。妾是庶人。不樂宋王。
　　A song sung by the wife of a servant of Prince Kang of the Song dynasty, expressing her desirenot to marry him. Being attracted to her, Prince Kang wanted to take her. He killed her husband, but then she would not follow the prince's will. She hung herself.
　　
　　德清邑人為沈氏語
　　輿地紀勝
　　金鵝鳴。沈氏興。
　　When these golden geese howl up on Golden Goose Mountain, the Shen family begins to be prosperous.
　　
　　七里灘諺
　　輿地紀勝
　　有風七里。無風七十里。
　　When there is tail wind, the boat goes fast, and when there is head wind, the boat is ten times slower than when there is tail wind.
　　
　　紹興邦人舊語
　　輿地紀勝
　　晴禹祠。雨龍瑞。
　　Words said by people of Shao Xing about their two scenic spots. When it is a clear day, one should go to the Yu temple. When it is rainy, one should go to Long Rei temple.
　　
　　天姥峰俗諺
　　輿地紀勝
　　夏禹所踐刻此壁。
　　Words referring to the content of the mural in Tian Lao mountain. The mural was about places and things that Yu, an ancient saint good at hydraulic engineering, had done.
　　
　　魁峰諺
　　輿地紀勝
　　魁峰頂秀。石女峰高。
　　Words said about the great views of Kui Mountain and Shi Nu Mountain.
　　
　　鐵牛門諺
　　輿地紀勝
　　丑上無山置鐵牛。
　　Words said about the gate with a pair of iron cows in Xuan Cheng County.
　　
　　雲居山歸宗寺俗語
　　輿地紀勝
　　天上雲居。地下歸宗。
　　The scenic spot in the sky is Cloud Dwelling Mountain, and the scenic spot on the ground is Gui Zong temple.
　　
　　進賢縣古謠
　　輿地紀勝
　　日月湖明良將出。石人灘合狀元生。
　　When the Sun Moon Lake water is clear, there will be outstanding army generals born there. When the Rockman Beach closes in, there will be winners of the civil service test born.
　　
　　澎浪磯語
　　輿地紀勝
　　小姑嫁彭郎。
　　Words said about a scenic spot in Jiang Zhou. The words are: the young girl marries Mr. Peng(the name of the scenic spot is Peng Lang Rock).
　　
　　淮甸人為李大有歌
　　輿地紀勝
　　天下姦臣皆守室。虔州太守獨勤王。
　　Those evil subjects of the emperor all stayed put and ignored the emperor's call for help. Only the Governor of Qian Zhou went to the emperor's assistance.
　　
　　天堆童謠
　　輿地紀勝
　　天雷飛石頭。一夜成汀州。五十年內興公侯。
　　With one night of thunder and rain, a huge pile of rocks accumulated on the river. In fifty years, someone royal will arise.
　　
　　海陵為許氏周氏查氏諺
　　輿地紀勝
　　一學許周查。
　　Students in the entire school in Hai Ling have the family names of Xu, Zhou and Zha.
　　
　　汪陵邦人為李堯言李立言李竦語
　　輿地紀勝
　　元豐濟濟稱多士。南郡堂堂有三李。萬鍾於我何加焉。
　　一瓢樂在其中矣。
　　Words said by people of Wang Ling about three local men who all had the family name Li, two of them being brothers. They all resigned from their government posts. The words praise them for not being greedy about the money.
　　
　　復州人誦王琪万俟湜語
　　輿地紀勝
　　前有王琪。後有万俟。
　　Words said by people of Fu Zhou about their two good mayors.
　　
　　世人謂二宋二連語
　　輿地紀勝
　　人才二宋。盛德二連。
　　There are two outstanding people with the surname of Song, and there are two virtuous and generous people named Mr. Lian.
　　
　　牯牛石灘里諺
　　輿地紀勝
　　過得牯牛抄石灘。寄書歸去報平安。
　　If one could safely sail through the Gu Niou Beach, one could write home and report their safe arrival to their final destination without actually reaching it.
　　
　　南恩民為陳豐歌
　　輿地紀勝
　　君不見恩平陳守賢。優游治郡如烹鮮。
　　Words said by people of Nan En concerning their good official Chen Fong, who had no bad practices that bothered the general population.
　　
　　廣東民為李綸歌
　　輿地紀勝
　　石門之水清且清。晉吏一歃千古榮。爭如李公投杯盟。
　　江流洶洶盃停停。
　　A song sung by people of Guang Dong about one of their officials, Li Lun who swore that he would be a good official by throwing his cup into a big river with fast-flowing water. But the cup remained in front of him without being carried away by the water.
　　
　　惠州土人語
　　輿地紀勝
　　紅螺。白餅。
　　In Hui Zhou, people eat red bivalves with white cakes in the winter.
　　
　　廣西俗語
　　輿地紀勝
　　梧州樂。昭州角。
　　A folksaying in Guang Xi praising the music of Wu Zhou has an elegant and archaic style.
　　
　　時人為日山月山語
　　輿地紀勝
　　東有日山西有月。年年征戰無休歇。賴得西水向東流。
　　世代永無憂。
　　Words said about Yi Zhou, a place that has two mountains and one river. The words say that although there is warfare constantly, they still have very good arable land to sustain a good life.
　　
　　天聖中人為謝泌王臻章頻鄭載歌
　　輿地紀勝
　　前有謝王。後有鄭章。
　　A song sung during the Tian Sheng era about four good government officials.
　　
　　建州民為陸長源歌
　　輿地紀勝
　　令我州郡泰。令我戶口裕。令我活計大。陸員外。
　　令我家不分。令我馬成群。令我稻滿囷。陸使君。
　　A song sung by people of Jian Zhou concerning their able governor Lu Chang Yaun.
　　
　　雞鳴山俗語
　　輿地紀勝
　　金雞鳴而天下太平。
　　A folk saying in the Chicken-Calling Mountain area. The words say that when the goldenchickens are calling, there will be peace in the world.
　　
　　三嵎古民謠
　　輿地紀勝
　　三嵎青。陵陽榮。三嵎翠。陵陽貴。
　　An old folk song sung by people of San Yu concerning the good place in which they live.
　　
　　懷安軍方諺
　　輿地紀勝
　　軍不如縣。縣不如鎮。
　　Words said about the army base of Hui An. The words said that smaller territories within the base have more wealth then the entire base.
　　
　　世謂廣安語
　　輿地紀勝
　　紙似池。席似蘇。梨似耿。魚似嘉。
　　Words said about Guang An which has good food and products.
　　
　　龍床灘古諺
　　輿地紀勝
　　龍床如拭。濟舟必吉。龍床髣佛。濟舟必沒。
　　Words said about Dragon-Bed Beach, a section of a river. When the water is calm there, it is easy to sail boats, when it is not calm, boats will sink.
　　
　　大悲口諺
　　輿地紀勝
　　船過大悲口。鹽方是你有。
　　When the ship passes Pleasure-Giving Cove safely, then the salt merchants on the ship can really say that they have their salt.
　　
　　元祐中閬州里人歌
　　輿地紀勝
　　錦屏名山。三人狀元。
　　There are three Zhuang Yuans (first place in the government civil service test) from the famous Jin Ping Mountain area.
　　
　　巴州人為薛逢歌
　　輿地紀勝
　　日出而耕。日入而歸。吏不到門。夜不掩扉。有孩有童。
　　願以名垂。何以字之。薛孫薛兒。
　　A song sung by people of Ba Zhou praising their governor Xue Fong. The words are: I go to farm and come back at dusk. No government official ever visits me. I do not have to lock up my door at night. When I have children, I will name them after Xue Fong.
　　
　　蓬州人為呂錫山王大辯歌
　　輿地紀勝
　　我有父母。前呂後王。撫愛我民。千里安康。
　　Words said by people of Peng Zhou about their two good officials.
　　
　　章阿父吟
　　輿地紀勝
　　通身一點黑。四海永絕倫。開得天關路。閉得地戶門。
　　若要求長生。到斷五行因。
　　A poem recited by a Taoist practitioner who was supposedly over three hundred years old, to themayor of Han Yin. The poem says that if one wants to know the essence of the way (Dao, thepath), then one should know that everything starts from the heart. If the heart lives, the bodylives as well.
　　
　　寶婺觀古桐諺
　　方輿勝覽
　　桐齊簷。出狀元。
　　When the paulownia tree next to the state school grows to be as high as the roof of the school, aperson will win the first place in the civil service test. That prediction came true for Liu Wei.
　　
　　時人為徐履語
　　方輿勝覽
　　殿榜若還顛倒掛。徐履依前作狀元。
　　Words said about the actual first place of one civil service test, the man Xu Lu. He became number five after he refused to marry the examiner's daughter.
　　
　　石印山諺
　　方輿勝覽
　　石印啟封。天下太平。
　　Words said about the rock grains on Shi Yin Mountain. These words are wishes for peace.
　　
　　江西四郡諺
　　方輿勝覽
　　筠原贛吉。腦後插筆。
　　Words said about four counties in Jiang Xi.
　　
　　瀏口駱駝觜諺
　　方輿勝覽
　　駱駝觜圓。出狀元。
　　Words said about how a man from Luo Tuo Zui will win the first place in the civil service test.
　　
　　鬱林土歌
　　方輿勝覽
　　雲南頭。楚分尾。
　　Words said about the location of Yu Lin being at the beginning of Yun Nan and at the end of Chu.

虎子

　　時人為楊雄桓譚語
　　廣輿記
　　玩楊子雲之篇。樂於居千乘之官。挾桓君山之書。
　　富於積猗頓之財。
　　Words said by Yang Xiong and Huan Tan's contemporaries about their fortunes. Yang Xiong obtained the emperor's admiration through his writing, and Huan Tan through giving the emperorgood advice.
　　
　　鑑湖諺
　　廣輿記
　　水繞鑑湖弦。吉水出狀元。
　　A saying about the area around Lake Jian, regarding how people from that area would be the winners of the government civil service test.
　　
　　廬陵民為劉竺歌
　　廣輿記
　　公家無負租。私室有餘粟。
　　A song sung by people of Lu Ling about Liu Zhu, their able official for twenty years. When he was governing Lu Ling, the government had no deficit and every household had extra foodstored.
　　
　　丁溪諺
　　廣輿記
　　水畫丁﹑羅簪纓。
　　A saying in Ding Xi on the coast of the southeast of China, predicting that someone would winthe first place of the government civil service test after a flood.
　　
　　湖廣諺
　　地圖綜要
　　湖廣熟。天下足。
　　When the area around Dong Ting Lake has a good harvest, the entire country hasenough food.
　　
　　颶風諺
　　地圖綜要
　　朝三暮七。晝不過一。
　　Words said about the typhoons that come for three to seven days on the coast of Guang Dong.
　　
　　諸生稱陳選蕭鳴鳳語
　　一統志
　　陳泰山。蕭北斗。
　　Words said by students in the government university praising the virtue and good teaching skills of Chen Xuan and Xiao Ming Fong.
　　
　　上元民為霍韜程【節】歌
　　一統志
　　禮部霍韜天有日。上元程【節】月無雲。
　　A song sung by people of Shang Yuan about Huo Tao and Cheng Jie, who had such kind policies for the people.
　　
　　時人為吳羽文謠
　　一統志
　　木化為人。人化為木。
　　A song sung by people about a famous official, Wu Yu Wen, in Yang Zhou. Wu had someone carve a wooden man that he used in a court session. When the wooden man was standing right outside the court, that meant there were no court cases held that day.
　　
　　績溪南關橋水諺
　　一統志
　　九步流東水。
　　A folk saying about the county of Ji Xi's Nan Guan bridge which is only nine steps away from another county.
　　
　　銅陵管山諺
　　一統志
　　青獅白象。為銅保障。
　　A folk saying about Mount Guan, which is shaped like a lion and an elephant. The saying says that this green tiger and white elephant is a geographical guard for the Tong Ling area.
　　
　　績溪邑人為蘇轍葉楠歌
　　一統志
　　前有蘇黃門。後有葉令君。
　　A song sung by people of Ji Xi about two good officials.
　　
　　滁州豐山諺
　　一統志
　　豐山著帽。豐年之兆。
　　When the top of Mount Fong has clouds shaped like a hat, it is an omen for a good harvest.
　　
　　廣靈雅兒匯諺
　　一統志
　　壽民丹水。
　　A folk saying in Gaung Ling county for the healing power of the water from a local pond named: "Duck-Gathering."
　　
　　青州民為陳勛謠
　　一統志
　　去陳府。百姓苦。
　　A song sung by people of Qing Zhou about their appreciation for their local official Chen Xu. If Chen Xu goes, the general population will suffer.
　　
　　商河聶家窪諺
　　一統志
　　十年九不收。一收勝十秋。
　　A folksaying in Nei Jia valley about the unpredictability of their harvest, which is affectedgreatly by flood. They may go without any harvest for nine years and once they have a goodharvest, it is better than ten years' worth of harvests.
　　
　　溫縣百姓為沃墅歌
　　一統志
　　田野闢。沃公力。衣食足。沃公育。
　　A song sung by people of Wen county about their good mayer Wo Shu, who enactedconstructive agriculture policy and ensured the people's livelihood.
　　
　　鞏昌民為戴浩歌
　　一統志
　　君侯守邊。惠政無前。我行我道。蕩蕩便便。
　　A song sung by people of Gong Chang concerning the good work of their official Dai Hao, who distributed government food without prior authorization in order to counteract a severe famine,and thus risked his own life. He was also able to eliminate bandits on the road so that peoplecould travel easily.
　　
　　時為趙登岳璿謠
　　一統志
　　賢守趙岳。治行卓犖。
　　A saying that people have for two governors of Hu Zhou, praising their competence in designingpolicies good for the people.
　　
　　江西民為王哲謠
　　一統志
　　江西有一哲。六月飛霜雪。天下有十哲。太平無休歇。
　　A song sung by people of Jiang Xi about their top official Wang Zhe, who was able to relievepeople of a major drought by releasing innocent people wrongly convicted, thereby causing it torain. The words say that if there were to be ten Wang Zhe's in the world, there would becontinuous peace.
　　
　　安遠縣三百坑水諺
　　一統志
　　贛州九十九條河。中有一條通博羅。
　　A folk saying about the many rivers in Gan Zhou.
　　
　　興國長信瀧諺
　　一統志
　　龍下三瀧。舟楫莫當。
　　A saying about one section of Lian River where boats cannot go through because of big waves.
　　
　　僧伽行歌
　　一統志
　　趙家天子趙家王。
　　A song sung by a monk who drinks alcohol and eats meat. His song correctly predicts thecoming to power of the Zhao family of the Sung dynasty.
　　
　　時人目戴金石金語
　　一統志
　　楚有二金。臺中錚錚。
　　Words said about Dai Jin and Shi Jin, who came from the same place and were both outstandingofficials.
　　
　　高州民為嚴琥歌
　　一統志
　　生我慈母。活我嚴父。
　　A song sung by people of Gao Zhou expressing their appreciation for their governor Yan Hu.The words say that "My mother gave birth to me, but Yan Hui gave me a life."
　　
　　蒲江民為安郁謠
　　一統志
　　安從周。積柴樓。感天雨。民有秋。昔無衣。今有裘。
　　A song sung by people of Pu Jiang about their official An Yu, who made a sacrifice and got it torain, thereby reliving a major drought and enabling the people to have a harvest.
　　
　　福州九仙山諺
　　一統志
　　三山藏。三山現。三山不可見。
　　A folk saying about the Jiu Xian ("Nine Fairy) Mountain Range. The words say that whenlooking at a certain angle, you see three ranges appearing and the other three hidden, and the lastthree are impossible to see.
　　
　　永福雁湖雪峰山古諺
　　一統志
　　雁湖深。雪峰沈。雁湖淺。雪峰見。
　　An ancient saying about Yan Lake and Mount Snow Peak. They situate right across from eachother.
　　
　　方山水諺
　　一統志
　　水浸方山鼻。不浸獅子耳。
　　Words said about the Min River in Fu Zhou. There are high and low mountains surrounding theriver.
　　
　　清源郡人為薛昱歌
　　一統志
　　郡號清源。官有清德。
　　A song sung by people of Qing Yuan about their mayor Xue Yi, who was righteous and kind tothe people.
　　
　　漁梁山諺
　　一統志
　　無衣無裳。莫過漁梁。
　　A folk saying about Mount Yu Liang which is colder than other places. If one is not wearing enough clothes, one should not go up that mountain.
　　
　　連城民為李弇謠
　　一統志
　　訟者息爭。居者安仁。李公為政。百姓如春。
　　A song sung by people of Lian Cheng about their governor Li Yan, who was able to resolvedisputes by educating the people.
　　
　　歸善平湖諺
　　一統志
　　鱷湖平。出公卿。
　　A folk saying about how government officials are born in the area around E Lake.
　　
　　射木山諺
　　一統志
　　雨未晴。看雲靈。
　　If one wants to know if it is going to rain or not, one only has to look at the clouds on top of SheMu Mountain.
　　
　　北障山諺
　　一統志
　　鳥不過靈川。
　　Even birds cannot fly through Bei Zhang Mountain.
　　
　　時人為鄧盛語
　　一統志
　　一問得竟。皋陶鄧盛。
　　Words said about Deng Sheng, praising his skill in getting criminal suspects to talk by treatingthem well.
　　
　　曲靖民為焦韶歌
　　一統志
　　一本兩穗。嘉禾滿田。太守焦公。其德格天。
　　A song sung by people of Qu Jing about their governor Jiao Shao, who built schools, cut taxesand encouraged bandits to become good people.
　　
　　湖州民為侯必登歌
　　一統志
　　不可一日無侯公。
　　A song sung by people of Hu Zhou about their governor, Huo Bi Deng. They said:"We cannotlive one day without Mr. Huo."
　　
　　大理民為蔣雲漢語
　　一統志
　　不畏公箠。但畏公唾。
　　Words said by people of Da Li about their governor Jiang Yun Han, who was good at gettingconfessions from suspects by talking to them nicely.
　　
　　太和民為楊南金謠
　　一統志
　　上官不動。權豪不動。財貨不動。
　　A song sung by people of Tai He about their mayor Yang Nan Jin, who never did wrong just toplease his superior and who could not be bought with money or anything else.
　　
　　瓜哇國諺
　　一統志
　　太平闍婆。
　　Words said about about the peaceful and bountiful life in Java.
　　
　　清河水利語
　　天下郡國利病書
　　開了口。渰無走。
　　倒坡水。渰無底。
　　Words said about the devastating flood caused by a broken dyke whenever their is a rain storm inthe Wei River delta.
　　
　　嘉定訟獄言
　　天下郡國利病書
　　人命無真假。只在原告不肯罷。
　　Words said about the judicial system in Jia Ding. Somehow, in that county, the coroner's officeblackmails any househod with a recently deceased person, thereby creating much trouble for theresidents.
　　
　　田土諺
　　天下郡國利病書
　　千年田﹑八百主。
　　Words said about the constant changing of hands of farm lands because the land owners couldnot afford the high taxes.
　　
　　溧陽馬政謠
　　天下郡國利病書
　　糧逐水。田逐馬。
　　A saying in Li Yang about the citizen's civil duty to provide the government with grain andhorses for warfare.
　　
　　徐州楚王山里諺
　　天下郡國利病書
　　山前九十九口井。山後九十九口塚。
　　Words said about Chu Wang Mountain. In front of the mountain, there are ninety-nine wells andin the back of the mountain, there are ninety-nine ancient tombs.
　　
　　曹縣賦役謠
　　天下郡國利病書
　　家有二頃田。頭枕衙門眠。
　　Words said in Cao county about the simple tax plan that people liked better than one that hadmultiple items.
　　
　　臨淄諺
　　天下郡國利病書
　　臨淄出古物。
　　There are many antiques buried in the tombs in Lin Zi.
　　
　　邊人為敵情談二則
　　天下郡國利病書
　　百騎不避城。千騎不避路。萬騎不避鎮。
　　鎮守戰。原野撼。分守戰。山谷斷。守備戰。溪岸判。
　　Words said about battle strategies.
　　
　　預備諺
　　天下郡國利病書
　　冬不可以廢葛。夏不可以廢裘。
　　Words said about a defense preparation system. The words say that in the winter, one should notdiscard summer clothes and in the summer, one should not discard fur coats.
　　
　　北人水旱諺
　　天下郡國利病書
　　北人水旱。聽命於天。
　　People in the north (around the Yellow River) have no control over drought or flooding.
　　
　　鄖陽諺
　　天下郡國利病書
　　何知盜穴。山岩葦茁。
　　Bandits gather around moutains that have complicated geography that makes it hard to search forthings or people.
　　
　　江陵李家堤諺
　　天下郡國利病書
　　水來打破李家堤。荊州便是養魚池。
　　Words said about Jing Zhou. When the water broke Li's dyke, Jing Zhou became a fish pond.
　　
　　蜜溪神潭諺
　　天下郡國利病書
　　蜜溪水﹑神潭茶。
　　The water of Mi River tastes good and the tea grown around Shen Lake is good.
　　
　　浙江田土俚諺
　　天下郡國利病書
　　將錢買田。不如窮漢日安眠。
　　有田應門戶。因田成禍門。
　　A folk saying in Zhe Jiang area. The words say that one would be better off not to buy any landwhen one has money, since when one has land, the government imposes heavy taxes on one'sproperties.
　　
　　漳州民為佃戶謠
　　天下郡國利病書
　　久佃成業。
　　When one becomes a tenant farmer (renting farm lands to do farming), the gain is so little thatone is stuck with that trade forever.
　　
　　時人為葛皓李璋簡沛章極諺
　　天下郡國利病書
　　遇葛李則生。逢章簡必死。
　　Words said about some officials who were in charge of eliminating bandits. When the banditsmeet Ge Hao and Li Zhang, they might live, but if they meet Jian Pei or Zhang Ji, they definitelywill be executed.
　　
　　垠水魚蟹諺
　　天下郡國利病書
　　西水漫漫。魚蟹滿盤。
　　A folk saying about the bountiful fish and crab production of the Yin River.
　　
　　行人為摩泥七亭謠
　　天下郡國利病書
　　摩泥普市天。三日無雨似神仙。
　　A folk saying about the Muo Ni Qi Ting area in Yun Nan, which is constantly rainy.
　　
　　正山諺
　　方輿紀要
　　正山巍峨接星斗。分別岡巒九十九。
　　Words said about the wide-stretching Zheng Mountain Range. Some of the peaks are really high.
　　
　　澠水古諺
　　方輿紀要
　　澠水不冰。瘦馬不渡。
　　An ancient folk saying about Min River. When the Min River is not frozen, skinny horsescannot go cross the river.
　　
　　華林山諺
　　方輿紀要
　　若要華林敗。三寶去立寨。
　　Words said about Hua Lin Mountain where bandits gather. The saying suggests that if thegovernment troops want to eliminate those bandits, they ought to set up a camp on Three JewelPeak.
　　
　　慵嶺諺
　　方輿紀要
　　高霄慵隔。去天三尺。
　　A folk saying about the great height of Yong Mountain.
　　
　　葫蘆山語
　　方輿紀要
　　潮生潮落。葫蘆自若。
　　Hu Lu Mountain stays the same way whether the sea water around it ebbs or flows.
　　
　　延平邵武諺
　　方輿紀要
　　銅延平。鐵邵武。
　　Words said about two cities in the southeast of China. The two cities are easy to guard againstinvasion because of their geographical advantages.
　　
　　釣魚臺諺
　　方輿紀要
　　水浸釣魚臺。上下不通來。
　　When the water level is above the Fishing Plateau (a mountain in a river), there is a major floodand transportation is not possible.

虎子

　　太白山俗語
　　三秦記
　　武功太白。去天三百尺。孤雲兩角。去天一握。山水險阻。
　　黃金子午。蛇盤烏櫳。氣與天通。
　　A folk saying concerning the great height and vareigated geography of Mount Tai Bai, which was said to have water within it.
　　
　　隴頭俗歌
　　三秦記
　　隴頭流水。鳴聲幽咽。遙望秦川。心肝斷絕。
　　震關遙望。秦川如帶。
　　Words said about a site, Long Xi, in the western border of China. People from central China often went up to a high military construction to look eastward to their home town. Some people were said to hvae cried to death there because of their extreme homesickness.
　　
　　渡海往大秦國者諺
　　三秦記
　　心無憂患。不經二句。心若憂患。遠離三春。
　　A saying about sea travel to the Roman Empire. If one has no worries in one's heart and meets tail winds, then one arrives there in twenty days. If one has worries in one's heart, then one cannot get there even in a few years' time.
　　
　　甯戚飯牛歌
　　三齊記
　　南山粲。白石爛。生不遭堯與舜禪。短布單衣適至骭。
　　從昏飯牛薄夜半。長夜曼曼何時旦。
　　A song sung by Ning Qi to King Huan of the Qi kingdom. The words say that he is sorry not to meet a good king whom he could serve. King Huan employed him after hearing this song.
　　
　　成武父老為王譚歌
　　吳錄
　　王世容。治無雙。省徭役。盜賊空。
　　A song sung by people of Cheng Wu about their mayor, who was praised as unique in his governing skill. He was able to save the people from mandatory labor and to eliminate robbery.
　　
　　廣陵為陸稠諺
　　吳錄
　　解結理煩。我國陸君。
　　A saying by the people of Guang Ling about Lu Chou's leadership, illustrated by his ability to make his subordinates behave.
　　
　　泡魚蒿豬諺
　　粵志
　　朝為泡魚。暮為蒿豬。朝為嬾婦。暮為奔【豚】。
　　A folk saying about the transformation of the Pao Fish into a porcupine.
　　
　　南土人為牡蠣語
　　南越志
　　得合澗一蠔。雖不足豪。亦可以高。
　　A folk saying by natives of Southern China about their love for oysters.
　　
　　黃牛灘行者語
　　荊州記
　　朝發黃牛。暮宿黃牛。三朝三暮。黃牛如故。
　　Words said about a section of the Yang-tzi River gorge. One could start one's journey in the morning at Yellow Cow beach and would still be in the same place by nightfall. This could go on for three days and nights, so difficult is travel in the section of the river.
　　
　　盛弘之引楚諺
　　荊州記
　　洲不滿百。故不出王者。
　　Since there are only ninety nine island in the rivers of the Jing Zhou area, no emperor will arise. This alludes to the conicidnece of Emperor Jiang Biao's emergence at the same time as the sudden appearance of an extra island. After his demise, that one hundredth island disappeared.
　　
　　麥城諺
　　荊州記
　　東驢西磨﹑麥自破。
　　The two cities, named Donkeys and Mills were built to attack the city of Wheat inbetween. The attack was a success.
　　
　　人為太白山橫雲語
　　長安志
　　南山瀑布。非朝則暮。
　　The clouds up in Tai Bai Mountain look as though they are emitting rain in the morning and evening.
　　
　　人為洪堰量水語
　　長安志
　　水到龜兒嘴。百二十徼水。
　　Words said about the amount of water in a reservoir.
　　
　　陸機引洛陽俗語
　　洛陽記
　　金馬門外聚群賢。銅駝街上集少年。
　　Words said about two districts in the city of Luo Yang. All the intelligent people gather outside the Golden Horse Gate, and the adolescents gather on Bronze Camel Street.
　　
　　射的山諺
　　會稽記
　　射的白。斛一百。射的玄。斛一千。
　　A folk saying about how people determine the price of rice. One shoots an arrow at a rock in a cave. If the arrow lands at a dark, shaded part of the rock, then the price of rice will be high.
　　
　　五蓋山鄉人占年諺
　　湘中記
　　五蓋雪普。米賤如土。雪若不均。米貴如銀。
　　A folk saying concerning how people predict the price of rice in the Five Peak Mountains area. If all of the five peaks are covered with snow, then the price of rice will be low.
　　
　　占霧諺
　　湘中記
　　臘月有霧露。無水做酒醋。
　　It there are fog and dew in the lunar month of December, then there will be a drought in the following year, so severe that there will be no water with which to make vinegar and wine.
　　
　　堯峰院俗語
　　吳郡圖經
　　堯所基。洪川不能沒。上有萬眾棲。
　　Words said about the location of Yao Fong Temple. It is high up in a mountain where a river's flood cannot possibly reach. There are thousands of people living up there, too.
　　
　　錫山古謠
　　常州圖經
　　有錫兵。無錫寧。
　　A folk saying concering Tin mountain. If there is mining of tin, there is war; if there is no mining of tin, there is peace.
　　
　　京口士大夫語
　　嘉定鎮江志
　　生居洛陽。死葬朱方。
　　Words said by the intellectuals in the capital city of Luo Yang concerning their choice of burial sites, which were in the southeast coast of China.
　　
　　鞭春看燈里諺
　　至順鎮江志
　　好男勿鞭春。好女勿看燈。
　　Concerning customs of the Chinese new year in the Zhen Jiang area: on the first day of spring, men should not go to see the whipping of the cow,since they might be trampled to death by the crowd trying to catch pieces of the animal. Likewise, women should not go to the light show because of the crowd there.
　　

虎子

　　酈道元引俗諺釋清泉河
　　水經注
　　高梁無上源。清泉無下尾。
　　Words referring to the tiny creeks in the Yu Yang area. The flow of water in these creeks was so slow that it was hard to determine the origin and the end of the river.
　　
　　酈道元引古諺釋南北岈
　　水經注
　　南岈北岈。萬有餘家。
　　Words referring to the over ten thousand households residing around the Han River valley.
　　
　　泗上求鼎謠
　　水經注
　　稱樂太早絕鼎絲。
　　A folk song that was a sarcastic remark on the first emperor's joyousness before the time when the nine ancinet tripods of bronze, symbols of power for the Chinese ruler beginning in the ancient Xia dynasty, were even found in the Si River.
　　
　　澇灘淨灘諺
　　水經注
　　冬澇夏淨。斷官使命。
　　Words said about two sections of the Han River. The two places had too little water in the winter and too much water in the summer, making sailing extremely difficult.
　　
　　樊陂喭
　　水經注
　　陂汪汪。下田良。樊子失業庾公昌。
　　Words said about a hilly area near a river. Originally the Fan households lived there, but later on, they lost the property to the Yu household.
　　
　　頭灘行者歌
　　水經注
　　灘頭白勃堅相持。倏忽淪沒別無期。
　　A song about a section of the Yang-Tzi River. The water in this section are so fierce that even fish and turtles can not swim there. It is easy to sink one's boat there, too.
　　
　　湘川【漁】者歌
　　水經注
　　帆隨湘轉。望衡九面。
　　Words referring to what one could see when traveling in one section of the Xiang River, where one could see nine different sides of Mount Heng.
　　
　　橘洲諺
　　水經注
　　昭潭無底橘洲浮。
　　One section of the Xiang River is adjacent to Mount Zhao, which has a very deep lake at its bottom. After that point, the Xiang River reaches the west of Nan Jin city, where the Ju island sits in the western portion of the river.
　　
　　漢末童謠
　　水經注
　　天子當興東南三餘之間。
　　Words referring to the place, from which the warlord Sun Quan of the Three Kingdom period would originate.
　　
　　武陵綠蘿山土人歌
　　水經注
　　仰茲山兮迢迢。層石搆兮嵯峨。朝日麗兮陽巖。
　　落景梁兮陰阿。鄣壑兮生音。吟籟兮相和。敷芳兮綠林。
　　恬淡兮潤波。樂茲潭兮安流。緩爾櫂兮詠歌。
　　A folk song sung by the native of Wu Ling expressing the pleasant feelings caused by the beautiful scenery of that area. The water, the mountain, the green forest, and the beautiful sunshine compose this song.
　　
　　楊慎引諺驗反照
　　山海經
　　日沒胭脂紅。無雨必有風。
　　If the sky is red like red rouge after the sun sets, then there will be either rain or wind arising.
　　
　　巴東三峽漁者歌
　　宜都山川記
　　巴東三峽巫峽長。猿鳴三聲淚沾裳。
　　巴東三峽猿鳴悲。猿鳴三聲淚沾衣。
　　A song sung by the fishermen in the Three Gorges area of the Yang-Tzi River. The gorges are so windy that it takes a long time to get through them. When people are sailing on the boat in these sections of the river, they could hear apes howling constantly. The song says that people are eager to get on dry land after hearing the apes' howling.
　　
　　周必大引俗諺
　　吳郡諸山錄
　　太平州不如蕪湖。不如黃池。
　　A folk saying concerning the prosperity of three cities, Tai Ping Zhou, Wu Hu and Huang Chi. Among them, Huang Chi ranks as the most prosperous.
　　
　　時人為嶽麓書院諺
　　嶽麓舊志
　　道林三百眾。書院一千徒。
　　Words said about the prosperity of the Yue Lu College in Hu Nan, which was ranked as the best during the Song dynasty.
　　
　　萬曆癸未鎮江鐵踏謠
　　北固山志
　　風吹鐵寶塔。水淹京口閘。
　　A song sung about the Iron Tower of Zhen Jiang. The wind blew the tower off and the water flooded the dyke in Jing Kou.
　　
　　陳洄泛月扣舷歌
　　山棲志
　　吹玉簫兮弄明月。明月照兮頭成雪。頭成雪兮將奈何。
　　白鷺起兮衝素波。
　　A song sung by Chen Hui concerning the moon reflected in the water while he played the flute. The moon was so bright when it shone upon Chen's head, it was as though he had grey hair.
　　
　　閿鄉秦山諺
　　名勝志
　　秦為頭。虢為尾。
　　Words said about the great Mount Qin which encompases two districts: Qin and Guo.
　　
　　京師為瑤光寺尼語
　　洛陽伽藍記
　　洛陽女兒急作髻。瑤光寺尼奪女婿。
　　Some sarcastic remarks about the Buddhist nuns in Yao Guang Temple after some nuns were raped by military men of a foreign tribe during the invasion of Luo Yang. The girls in the City of Luo Yang were eager to style their hair for their wedding, yet the nuns from Yao Guang Temple snatched their grooms.
　　
　　京師為青州刺史謠語
　　洛陽伽藍記
　　獄中無繫囚。舍內無青州。假令家道惡。腹中不懷愁。
　　Words referring to a snobbish custom that Qing Zhou has always had, which its govenor would have to know before starting his job.
　　
　　京師為伊洛魚語
　　洛陽伽藍記
　　伊洛鯉魴。貴於牛羊。
　　The carp from the Luo River and the fresh water bream from the Yi River are more of a delicacy then beef or mutton.
　　
　　京師為白馬寺甜榴語
　　洛陽伽藍記
　　白馬甜榴。一實直牛。
　　One of the sweet and huge grapes grown in the White Horse Temple is worth a cow.
　　
　　游俠為白墮酒語
　　洛陽伽藍記
　　不畏張弓拔刀。唯畏白墮春醪。
　　Words said by wandering martial men about the wine that Liu Bai Duo brewed. One is not afraid of streching a bow or using a knife, but one is afaid of drinking Liu Bai Duo's wine, since drinking it could knock people unconscious for a whole month.
　　
　　秦民為河間王婢朝雲語
　　洛陽伽藍記
　　快馬健兒。不如老嫗吹篪。
　　Words said about a servantmaid of the Governor of Qin Zhou, Wang Chen. She was good at playing a kind of flute. Wang Chen had trouble settling the uprising of the Qiang tribes' people. He then asked the servantmaid to masquerade herself as an old beggar and play her flute in the area where the Qiang bandits were. These Qiang bandits were all moved by the music and decided to become good citizens.
　　
　　魏時人為上高里歌
　　洛陽伽藍記
　　洛陽東北上高里。殷之頑民昔所止。今日百姓造甕子。
　　人皆棄去住者恥。
　　A song sung by people of the Wei dynasty concerning a northeast area of the City of Luo Yang. A group of people, descendants of the ancient Shang dyansty, lived there and made pottery for their living. The chased away people who were not their kind and wanted to live there.
　　
　　范式墓諺
　　城塚記
　　大鼎山前十八塚。末末東頭范巨卿。
　　There are eighteen graves in front of Da Ding Mountain. The last one on the east is the grave of Fan Ju Qing.

虎子

　　人為許晏諺
　　陳留風俗傳逸文
　　殿上成群﹑許偉君。
　　Words referring to the outstanding scholar, Xu Yan, who was good at explicating poems from the Lu kingdom.
　　
　　猴頭羹諺
　　臨海異物志逸文
　　人寧負人千石之羹。不願負人猴頭羹臛。
　　Words said about a strange custom of a foreign tribe An Jia. These people were fond of a thick soup made of monkey brain.
　　
　　檳榔俗語
　　臨海異物志逸文
　　檳榔扶留。可以忘憂。
　　Words said about the soothing effects of chewing beetle nuts together with some kind of vine and oyster shell powder.
　　
　　楊桃諺
　　臨海異物志逸文
　　楊桃無蹙。一歲三熟。
　　The fruit Yang Tao is produced only three times a year.
　　
　　木奴諺
　　北戶錄逸文
　　木奴千。無凶年。
　　If one had a thousand Mu Nu trees, one would never starve since the Mu Nu fruit can be bartered for rice.
　　
　　瓊振二州人喭
　　嶺表錄異記逸文
　　跳石牛骨碌。好笑又好哭。
　　People between the Qiong and Zhen area making fun of cows and the people riding them, who try to jump across a river with a rocky riverbed. When the cows fail to jump across, both the people and the cow flow down the river.
　　
　　張翰秋風歌
　　中吳紀聞
　　秋風起兮佳景時。吳江水兮鱸正肥。三千里兮家為歸。
　　恨難得兮仰天悲。
　　A song sung by Zhang Han, who served as an official for Prince Qi. One day when he was in the capital and the autumn wind started to blow, he sang this song to express his feelings for the autumn landscape and the fish in the Wu River. This made him homesick, and he decided that since he was not happy with his job anyway, he would quit and go home.
　　
　　大觀中姑蘇小兒唱
　　中吳紀聞
　　沈逍遙。
　　A short children's song in the Wu area. It correctly predicted the wrongful accusation, due to a political struggle in the court, of illegal minting by Zhang Yan. Before this time, the Wu area had not seen turmoil of any kind for over three hundred years.
　　
　　桂林古諺
　　桂海虞衡志
　　癸水繞東城。永不見刀兵。
　　A folk saying about the city of Gui Lin, where the Li River protects against invasion by surrounding its eastern edge.
　　
　　周去非引南人言論餘甘獐肉
　　嶺外代答
　　餘甘一時熟。獐一日肥。
　　Words said by people in southern China about one type of stone fruit by the name of Yu Gan, which is only good for a few hours after it ripens. The meat of the roebuck is only good on the day the roebuck happens to be fat.
　　
　　杭人為西湖諺
　　武林舊事
　　銷金鍋兒。
　　Words said about Xi Hu (the West Lake) in the City of Hang Zhou, concerning the large number of tourists who go there all year round, spending much money there.
　　
　　餛飩餺飥諺
　　武林舊事
　　冬餛飩。年【餺】飥。
　　Words said about merchants' custom of taking three days off just before the winter solstice. They eat some dumplings as their festive food.
　　
　　擂搥諺
　　武林舊事
　　杭州人一日喫三十丈木頭。
　　Words said about the large quantity of rice that the people in Hang Zhou consume in one day.
　　
　　吳自牧引杭人諺論日用
　　夢梁錄
　　東菜西水。南柴北米。
　　Words said about the directions of the sources of daily produce and goods needed by the people of Hang Zhou.
　　
　　吳自牧引俗諺論善惡
　　夢梁錄
　　作善者降百祥。天神祐之。作惡者降千災。鬼神禍之。
　　People who do virtuous deeds have auspiciousness descending upon them and heavenly deities protecting them. People who do bad deeds shall only encounter thousands of disasters and have ghosts troubling them.
　　
　　吳自牧引俗諺論宴會
　　夢梁錄
　　燒香點茶。挂畫插花。四般閒事。不宜累家。
　　Words said about the ease of holding banquets, so long as one knows how to use the right servants to make proper arrangements.
　　
　　陸友仁引吳農諺論占年
　　吳中舊事
　　甲甲猶自可。乙酉怕殺人。
　　Words said by farmers of the Wu area (near the present day Su Zhou). If it rains during certain hours during the lunar May month, then they will not be able to harvest their wheat crop.
　　
　　葉少蘊引吳人俚語
　　吳中舊事
　　等人易得久。瞋人易得醜。
　　It takes forever to wait for other people. Being angry with other people makes one ugly.
　　
　　蘇州除夕群兒呼語
　　平江記事
　　賣癡獃。千貫賣汝癡。萬貫賣汝獃。見賣儘多送。
　　要賒隨我來。
　　Words that children call out on New Year's Eve on the streets of Su Zhou. The words accuse people of that area of being fools.
　　
　　元延祐中太倉民謠二則
　　平江記事
　　打碗花子開。今搬州縣來。
　　黃郎屋上走。州來住不久。
　　A folk song predicting the designation of Tai Chang as the capital of the State of Kun Shan during the Yuan Zhen era and the cancellation of that designation during the Zhi Zheng era.
　　
　　吳人為太守謠
　　吳風錄
　　曹平分。傅白奪。
　　Words said by people of the Wu area about their governors, who imposed governor's tax on the merchants.
　　
　　無代時湖州諺
　　西吳枝乘
　　放爾生。放爾命。放爾湖州作百姓。
　　During the Five Dyansties era, the south of the Yang-Zi River was in constant warfare. Hu Zhou was the only peaceful place.
　　
　　吳興土人語
　　西吳枝乘
　　大頭菜。小頭魚。
　　Words said by the natives of Wu Xing about two kinds of regional delicacy, namely, a kind of fish and a kind of vegetable native to the area.
　　
　　閩人食品語
　　閩部疏
　　山食鷓鴣獐。海食馬鮫鯧。
　　Words said about two kinds of delicacy in the Min area, namely, quails and the Chang fish.
　　
　　李實引諺釋入霑出霑
　　蜀語
　　入霑有雨出霑晴。
　　Words said about the ten rainy days after the autumnal equinox.
　　
　　李實引諺占霧
　　蜀語
　　霧溝晴。霧山雨。
　　Words said by people of the Shu area (present day Si Chuan) about the way they tell if rain is coming. When the mountain looks foggy, it is surely going to rain.
　　
　　羅旁猺謠二則
　　南越筆記
　　撞石鼓。萬家為我虜。吹士角。我兵齊宰剝。
　　官有萬兵。我有萬山。兵來我去。兵去我還。
　　Two songs sung by the bandits in southern China, who held an uprising against the central government during the Wan Li era of the Ming dynasty. The words are expressing the advantage of having a very mountanous region to hide in.
　　
　　行旅為倉振高芝歌
　　南越筆記
　　倉榕高松。手澤重重。高松倉榕。夾道陰濃。
　　A song sung by travelers to Xin Zhou in southern China about their appreciation of the two governors who planted two type of trees, pine and banyan.