留俗逸文

    殿上成群君。

    Wordsreferringtotheoutstandingscholar,XuYan,whowasgoodatexplicatingpoemsfromtheLukingdom——

    猴羹

    海物志逸文

    人人千石之羹。不人猴羹。

    WordssaidaboutastrangecustomofaforeigntribeAnJia.Thesepeoplewerefondofathicksoupmadeofmonkeybrain——

    榔俗

    海物志逸文

    榔扶留。可以忘。

    Wordssaidaboutthesoothingeffectsofchewingbeetlenutstogetherwithsomekindofvineandoystershellpowder——

    桃

    海物志逸文

    桃蹙。一三熟。

    ThefruitYangTaoisproducedonlythreetimesayear——

    木奴

    北逸文

    木奴千。凶年。

    IfonehadathousandMuNutrees,onewouldneverstarvesincetheMuNufruitcanbebarteredforrice——

    振二州人

    表逸文

    跳石牛骨碌。好笑又好哭。PeoplebetweentheQiongandZhenareamakingfunofcowsandthepeopleridingthem,whotrytojumpacrossariverwitharockyriverbed.Whenthecowsfailtojumpacross,boththepeopleandthecowflowdowntheriver——

    翰秋歌

    中

    秋起兮佳景。江水兮正肥。三千里兮家。恨得兮仰天悲。

    AsongsungbyZhangHan,whoservedasanofficialforPrinceQi.Onedaywhenhewasinthecapitalandtheautumnwindstartedtoblow,hesangthissongtoexpresshisfeelingsfortheautumnlandscapeandthefishintheWuRiver.Thismadehimhomesick,andhedecidedthatsincehewasnothappywithhisjobanyway,hewouldquitandgohome——

    大中姑小唱

    中

    沈逍。

    Ashortchildren’ssongintheWuarea.Itcorrectlypredictedthewrongfulaccusation,duetoapoliticalstruggleinthecourt,ofillegalmintingbyZhangYan.Beforethistime,theWuareahadnotseenturmoilofanykindforoverthreehundredyears——

    桂林古

    桂海虞衡志

    癸水城。永不刀兵。

    AfolksayingaboutthecityofGuiLin,wheretheLiRiverprotectsagainstinvasionbysurroundingitseasternedge——

    周去非引南人言甘獐肉

    外代答

    甘一熟。獐一日肥。

    WordssaidbypeopleinsouthernChinaaboutonetypeofstonefruitbythenameofYuGan,whichisonlygoodforafewhoursafteritripens.Themeatoftheroebuckisonlygoodonthedaytheroebuckhappenstobefat——

    杭人西湖

    武林事

    金。

    WordssaidaboutXiHu(theWestLake)intheCityofHangZhou,concerningthelargenumberoftouristswhogothereallyearround,spendingmuchmoneythere——

    武林事

    冬。年【】。

    Wordssaidaboutmerchants’customoftakingthreedaysoffjustbeforethewintersolstice.Theyeatsomedumplingsastheirfestivefood——

    擂

    武林事

    杭州人一日三十丈木。WordssaidaboutthelargequantityofricethatthepeopleinHangZhouconsumeinoneday——

    自牧引杭人日用

    梁

    菜西水。南柴北米。

    WordssaidaboutthedirectionsofthesourcesofdailyproduceandgoodsneededbythepeopleofHangZhou——

    自牧引俗善

    梁

    作善者降百祥。天神之。作者降千。鬼神之。

    Peoplewhodovirtuousdeedshaveauspiciousnessdescendinguponthemandheavenlydeitiesprotectingthem.Peoplewhodobaddeedsshallonlyencounterthousandsofdisastersandhaveghoststroublingthem——

    自牧引俗宴

    梁

    香茶。挂插花。四般事。不宜累家。

    Wordssaidabouttheeaseofholdingbanquets,solongasoneknowshowtousetherightservantstomakeproperarrangements——

    友仁引占年

    中事

    甲甲自可。乙酉怕人。

    WordssaidbyfarmersoftheWuarea(nearthepresentdaySuZhou).IfitrainsduringcertainhoursduringthelunarMaymonth,thentheywillnotbeabletoharvesttheirwheatcrop——

    少引人俚

    中事

    等人易得久。人易得。

    Ittakesforevertowaitforotherpeople.Beingangrywithotherpeoplemakesoneugly——

    州除夕群呼

    平江事。千汝。汝。多送。要我。

    WordsthatchildrencalloutonNewYear’sEveonthestreetsofSuZhou.Thewordsaccusepeopleofthatareaofbeingfools——

    元延中太民二

    平江事

    打碗花子。今搬州。

    郎屋上走。州住不久。AfolksongpredictingthedesignationofTaiChangasthecapitaloftheStateofKunShanduringtheYuanZheneraandthecancellationofthatdesignationduringtheZhiZhengera——

    人太守

    曹平分。傅白。

    WordssaidbypeopleoftheWuareaabouttheirgovernors,whoimposedgovernor’staxonthemerchants——

    代湖州

    西枝乘

    放生。放命。放湖州作百姓。

    DuringtheFiveDyanstiesera,thesouthoftheYang-ZiRiverwasinconstantwarfare.HuZhouwastheonlypeacefulplace——

    土人

    西枝乘

    大菜。小。WordssaidbythenativesofWuXingabouttwokindsofregionaldelicacy,namely,akindoffishandakindofvegetablenativetothearea——

    人食品

    部疏

    山食獐。海食。

    WordssaidabouttwokindsofdelicacyintheMinarea,namely,quailsandtheChangfish——

    李引入出

    蜀

    入有雨出晴。

    Wordssaidaboutthetenrainydaysaftertheautumnalequinox——

    李引占

    蜀

    晴。山雨。

    WordssaidbypeopleoftheShuarea(presentdaySiChuan)aboutthewaytheytellifrainiscoming.Whenthemountainlooksfoggy,itissurelygoingtorain——

    旁二

    南越

    撞石鼓。家我。吹士角。我兵宰。

    官有兵。我有山。兵我去。兵去我。

    TwosongssungbythebanditsinsouthernChina,whoheldanuprisingagainstthecentralgovernmentduringtheWanLieraoftheMingdynasty.Thewordsareexpressingtheadvantageofhavingaverymountanousregiontohidein——

    行旅振高芝歌

    南越

    榕高松。手重重。高松榕。道。

    AsongsungbytravelerstoXinZhouinsouthernChinaabouttheirappreciationofthetwogovernorswhoplantedtwotypeoftrees,pineandbanyan.