指诗文齐名。

King and queen stand before Lu

泛指达官显贵。

Five marquises and seven nobles

比喻唠叨、话多。

One mouth, three tongues

1.形容彼此不和，合不来。 元 关汉卿 《望江亭》第二折：“直等的恩斷意絶，眉南面北，恁時節水盡鵝飛。” 明 《杀狗记·乔人行谮》：“今日離家去，再不許登門，眉南面北，不相存問。” 元 郑廷玉 《後庭花》第四折：“決有些嗔忿忿眉南面北，你莫不氣沖沖話不投機。”2.形容分隔两地不能相见。 元 孙季昌 《粉蝶儿·怨别》套曲：“美恩情眉南面北，好姻緣鴛鴦拆對。”

1. Describes mutual discord, inability to get along. Yuan Dynasty, Guan Hanqing, "Wangjiang Pavilion", Act 2: "Both sides' favors are completely cut off, brows facing south and north, at that time the water dried up and the geese flew." Ming Dynasty, "The Story of Killing a Dog · Qiao's False Allegation": "Today leaving home, never allowed to return, brows facing south and north, no mutual inquiry." Yuan Zheng Tingyu, "Rear Courtyard Flowers", Act 4: "Somewhat angry, brows facing south and north, you can't help but speak irritably with no accord." 2. Describes being separated by distance and unable to meet. Yuan Sun Jichang, "Powdered Butterfly · Lamenting Separation", Suite: "Beautiful affection, brows facing south and north, good match, mandarin duck split apart."

随机应变，锋芒毕露。形容言辞辩捷锐利。

Expedient changes bring out sharpness

情感表现在言辞当中。同“情见乎辞”。

Feelings apparent in words

耳食：轻信传言的话。指听来的没有确凿根据的话

Hearsay discussions

覆：翻倒。翻倒的鸟窝里不会有完好的卵。比喻灭门大祸，无一幸免。又比喻整体毁灭，个体也不能幸存。

when the nest is overturned no egg stays unbroken

损：损害，减少。仍在增加，不见减少。指事物向着某个方面不断深化。

Increase without damage

形容文字极其珍贵。兼金，价值倍常的好金。

One word worth gold

华丽清新的辞句。同“丽句清词”。

beautiful phrases and elegant diction

词：言词，语言；严：严谨；义：道理；正：纯正。指言辞严厉，道理纯正。

stern and justseverity in speech and fairness in principle

指谈得很融洽。

talk pleasantly and intimately have a close and intimate talk have a pleasant conversation

指忠言直谏之路。

The path of speaking frankly

掉：摆动，摇。玩弄口舌。多指进行游说。

Wagging one's tongue

鹤鸣猿啼。形容凄清孤寂的景象。

Cranes cry and apes cry

莫：没有什么，没有谁。京：大，高。大得没有什么可与之相比。形容首屈一指，无与伦比。亦作“大莫与京”。

No one goes to the capital

形容掬诚相示。亦作“剖心坼肝”。

Pouring out one’s heart and revealing one’s liver (i.e., be fully candid)

形容某物的珍贵，不能用金钱买到

not to be had even for 1000 pieces of gold not to be bought with money

身分是人，举止形容却像狗。多用于嘲讽。

pretending to be what one is not