谓在家手头拮据尚无妨，出外宜多备盘缠，免遭困难。《三侠五义》第二三回：“銀子雖多，賢弟只管拿去。俗語説得好，‘窮家富路’。”

practice thrift at home but be amply provided while traveling

啮：咬；狸：狸猫。无路可逃的老鼠也会咬猫。比喻受人欺压，虽然敌不过，也会拼死抵抗。

A cornered rat will bite at a leopard cat Being bullied and oppressed by others, although unable to stand the match, one will fight back

旬：十天叫一旬。三十天中只能吃九顿饭。形容家境贫困。

nine meals in thirty daysto live in dire poverty

名誉、地位都安稳。形容生活舒泰。

Both body and reputation are safe

比喻自食其力，不依靠父母或祖上遗产生活。

Good daughters dont wear clothes from their own homes after they marry

比喻处境穷困之士。

Withered fish, sick crane

遗世：遗弃世间之事。脱离社会独立生活，不跟任何人往来。

Detached from the world and free from vulgarity

穴：洞；处：居住。居住在洞里生活在荒野。形容原始人的生活状况。

dwell in caves in the wilds

指丰盛的鱼肉菜肴。

Fat fish and rich meat

进退两难；陷于困境。

Embarrassed and helpless

屈：穷尽。力量智谋都已用完。

Exhausted of strength and cleverness

形容人民处于极端困苦的境地。

The people suffer

形容懒惰成性，坐享别人劳动成果的人。

Clothes come to the hand, food comes to the mouth

粮食、军备充足。

Sufficient soldiers and sufficient food

比喻频繁地兴建房屋。

Travel in the morning, block in the evening

形容行动极度困难。见“寸步难行”。

stumble at every step/unable to do anything

高山深谷。极言地方的荒僻险恶。 宋 欧阳修 《＜集古录目＞序》：“外至四海九州，名山大澤，窮崖絶谷，荒林破冢，神仙鬼物詭怪所傳，莫不皆有。” 宋 周密 《齐东野语·野婆》：“ 邕 宜 以 西南丹 諸蠻，皆居窮崖絶谷間。”

Precipitous cliffs and desperate valleys

为绝对安全着想。

Plan for universal peace

旧指看透人生，把生死哀乐都不放在心上的消极的生活态度。现也指受挫折后消极回避、无所作为的生活态度。

see through the emptiness of the material world

不出大门一步。指闭门自守。

Not peeking outside the door