夸诞：荒诞不经；大言：大话。指荒诞不切实际的大话

Exaggerated boastful words

藏弓息鼓。指战事停息，天下太平。

Sheath the bow and lie by the drum

犹除旧图新。

Get rid of the old and plan for the new

拨：治理；兴：兴起。平定乱世，进行治理

Restoring order and promoting governance

犹斩草除根。比喻除去祸根，以免后患。

Pulling up weeds to the root

谓贫贱之交。

Wearing a hat to see an old friend

指夫妻或情侣分离或拆散

Cast away the phoenix and dismantle the phoenix

宾：客人。不以客人自居的人士。指敢于以主人翁出面提意见和建议

A guestless scholar

犹除旧图新。

Abandoning the old to devise the new

犹言喜新厌旧。喜欢新的，厌弃旧的。多指爱情不专一。

Hold on to the new and neglect the old

接待宾客的主人。见“东道主”。

Host of the guesthouse

指黜退昏愚的官员，晋升贤明的官员。

Depose hidden and promote clear

指受人挟持，惹人讥诮。

Yielding the cup and soup

谓权势转移。

Pass on authority and transfer positions

黜退昏愚的官员，晋升贤明的官员。

Depose and promote hidden and clear

大家：大户人家；小户：地位低微的人。指各种社会地位的人

Large family, small household

门庭高大，门内列戟。形容旧时显贵人家的威仪。

Long halberds at the grand gate

持：拿；禄：薪俸；取容：取悦。指为保住职位而去取悦别人

Keep a position to gain acceptance

禄：薪俸。保住职位以养自身。形容庸碌无为

Maintain a post and take care of oneself

指左右的邻居。 指左右的邻居。

The east house and the west house