Share life and death, face difficulties together

戢：收敛；潜：隐居。鱼儿收敛鳞甲，鸟儿收起翅膀。比喻人退出官场，归隐山林或蓄志待时。

Retract scales and hide wings (stay low-profile)

觞：古代盛酒器，借指饮酒；咏：吟诗。旧指文人喝酒吟诗的聚会。

A cup and a poem

形容家庭和顺，夫妻和睦。

Suitable for both home and family

形容旧社会政治腐败，官场黑暗，不行贿就办不成事。

Politics achieved through bribery

女萝多附生于松树，故因以比喻夫妻相处和睦融洽。

Pine and moss lean together

比喻纠缠连挂。

tangle and invovle endlessly

古代官吏出行时，衙役在前面敲锣，吆喝行人回避。亦比喻替人炫耀张扬。

beat gongs and shout at passengers to open the way for a coming official shout to the crowd to clear the way

指治理国家。

Peaceful country, tranquil home

乘：坐，驾；笠：斗笠。比喻不因为富贵而改变贫贱之交。

be on intimate terms with sb. sincere friendship between rich and poor friendship being so profound that it does not change despite the change of social status

不与亲朋交往。

Eliminate human affairs

犹言逢场作戏。偶尔随俗应酬凑凑热闹。

Making amusement for the occasion

梦撒：丧失。寮丁：指钱。比喻没钱应酬。亦作“梦撒撩丁”。

Dreams of a temple servant

名人，有权势的人物

Prominent Figures

品：等级、品级。官位居于最高的等级。

High official and top quality

荣：荣耀。贵：显贵。指因妻子的显赫地位夫婿也能得到好处。参见“夫贵妻荣”。

A wife’s honor brings a husband’s dignity

比喻利用别人的弱点或以某种口实为借口来索取财物。

fleece

形容年幼时兄弟间关系密切。

close sibling bond

形容勇猛有活力。

Like a dragon, like a tiger

文武官员玩忽职守。

Skilled in both civil and military arts, yet playful