比喻奸恶的人怨恨正直的人。同“盗憎主人”。

Loving person's resentment towards the host

指端庄正直的人。

correct, high-principled person

指计虑穷尽。同“计穷虑极”。

Out of plans and exhausted of thoughts

指功高而不自矜。

Sit on a tree without speaking

健康地成长。

grow up strong and sturdy

伏地爬行。

Crawling on hands and knees

指息事宁人，以图安逸。

Buy peace and seek safety

犹挑肥拣瘦。比喻挑挑拣拣，光要对自己有利的。

pick and choose be choosu be critical in ones choice

比喻求助于人。也比喻为人排难解纷。同“束缊请火”。

Bundle silk and return to the wife

绳、尺：木工校曲直、量长短的工具，引伸为法度；趋：快走；步：行走。指举动符合规矩，毫不随便。

behave according to decorum

比喻为文措辞优美。

Coughing pearls and spitting jade

心胸坦荡，不同凡响。

Outstanding and unordinary

骂人的话。骂人长相难看。

Three parts humanlike, seven parts ghostlike

就地不动，自定范围。比喻固执一端，排斥其他。

Marking out territory while sitting

用浮夸的言行去惊动世俗之人。

Shake the world and disturb common customs

独自清白，独自觉醒，不与世俗同流合污。

act independentlybe the only pure and sober one alone remain sane and sober

指对世态人情有深刻感受或有丰富的处世经验。

Deeply versed in the ways of the world

比喻改变方法或态度。同“更弦易辙”。

Change the tune and alter the course

原指鲁国自文公起不亲到祖庙告祭，只杀一只羊应付一下。后比喻照例应付，敷衍了事。

the sheep offered when announcing the new moon do something perfunctorily as a routing practice do sth. for forms sake only

指待人和善能招财进宝。

Harmony brings wealth./Amiability attracts fiches.