1. Falling red is not a heartless thing, but turning into spring mud protects flowers more.

-Qing Gong Zizhen's "Ji Hai Za Shi (Part V)"

Vernacular translation: I quit my job and returned home, like a fallen flower falling from a branch, but it is not a heartless thing. It has turned into the soil of spring and can also play a role in cultivating the next generation.

2. and the silk-worms of spring will weave until they die, and every night the candles will weep their wicks away.

—— Untitled time was long before I met her, but is longer since we parted by Li Shangyin in Tang Dynasty

Vernacular interpretation: Spring silkworms don't spit out silk until they die, and wax oil like tears can only drip dry when candles are burnt to ashes.

3. The new bamboo is higher than the old bamboo branches, and it is all supported by the old ones.

—— Vernacular translation of "Hsinchu" by Zheng Xie in Qing Dynasty

Newly-grown bamboos are taller than old ones, and their growth depends entirely on the old branches.

next year, something new will grow, and it will grow taller.

4. The kindness of a master is more important than that of parents.

—— Jin Gehong's Diligence

Vernacular Interpretation: the kindness of a wise teacher. It is better than the vastness of heaven and earth, and more than my father has paid for me.

5. No matter the flat land or the peak, the infinite scenery is occupied.

after the flowers are gathered into honey, who will work hard for and who will be sweet? -Tang Luo Yin's "Bee"

Vernacular translation: No matter on the flat land or on the mountain peak, its beautiful scenery is occupied by bees.

bee, you picked all the flowers and made nectar. Who did you work hard for and who did you want to taste the sweetness?