息影：退隐闲居。形容退隐家中

Retreat from public life to one's home

鬻：卖。家庭毁坏，子女出卖。指困苦到了极点

Sell family and children

白天挣了钱，晚上才有饭吃。形容生活十分贫困。

Eating in the morning and at night

缺乏衣食。比喻贫困

Little clothing and insufficient food

封建时代称犯上作乱等重大罪行。

Great rebellion is lawless

逆风：顶风。比喻身处逆境

Sailing against the wind

醲：指酒性浓烈；甘脆：美味。味美的食物。泛指美好的酒食

Rich, mellow, sweet, and crisp

斋居：家居，闲居；蔬食：粗食，素食。闲居在家，粗茶淡饭。形容生活俭朴

Living in a vegetarian retreat

黍：黄米；膳：饭食。指杀鸡做菜，用黄米做饭。比喻家常便饭

Meals of chicken and millet

喝豆粥饮白水。喻生活清苦。

Sip beans and drink water

采：柞木。比喻生活简朴。

Picking rafters without hewing

棘：多刺的植物。在棘刺尖端雕刻的猕猴。形容欺骗的勾当或艰难的事业

Spiny mother monkey

图：图谋。早晨不能为晚上打算。形容形势危急或境况窘迫

Do not plan for the evening in the morning

佛寺晨撞钟，暮击鼓以报时。

Morning bell and evening drum

厄：苦难。人在一定时刻将遭受的某种灾难

Annual disasters and inauspicious months

指才情资质薄弱。有时用为谦词。

Weak ability and inferior quality

形容整天沉迷于歌舞，逸乐无度。

Singing in the morning, playing the zither in the evening

上下：指尊卑、长幼、上级与下级；安：安稳，安定。上面和下面，相安无事

Harmony between the higher-ups and subordinates

指欢乐的生活。形容奢侈糜烂的生活

Red light green wine

经常询问别人的生活情况，形容十分关切

Ask about cold and heat