What's a good one?

Agong ate the yellow dock - it was bitter

(It is a metaphor for the two masters being equal, not being able to distinguish between victory and defeat, superiority and inferiority.

Adou as the emperor - weak and incompetent

Fengdi under the table - can't fly

Nuns in the nunnery - no luck

They are not good at anything.

The short man on a big horse - it is difficult to go up and down

The short man on a high horse - it is difficult to go up and down

The short man on a high stool - it is not reachable

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Then the gourd digs for seeds - one less than the other

Then the head goes into the fire - it holds the breath

Then the middle head drinks water - it can't be done

Then the middle head drinks water - it can't be done

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(A metaphor for not being able to force a person to do something he or she does not want to do.)

The short man pushes the palm - the shot is not high

The short man climbs the slope - the greed is cheap

Taking medicine according to the old prescription - it is still the same old thing

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An Lushan rises up - a rebellion

Cutting bones on the table - dry and crisp

The shore of the Frogs - jumping at the touch

B

Eighth-grade workers worship the master - striving for excellence

Eighty-year-olds learn to play the wind instrument - not coming up for air

The moon on August 15 - bright and shining

Eating persimmons in the middle of the night - picking the soft ones

Launching a cannon in the middle of the night - a hit <

Holding charcoal and kissing - touching a black nose

Holding Yuanbao and jumping into a well - sacrificing one's life but not one's wealth

Huanglian boiled in icing sugar - sharing the same sweetness ****

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Cao Cao meets Jiang Gan - bad luck

The teapot boils dumplings - pouring (Tao) not out

The torn down broken temple - no god

The torn down broken temple

Bricks out of the kiln - finalized

Kitchen garbage - chicken scratch

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D

The big girl on a sedan chair -- the first time

The great lord sits in the hall -- yelling and shouting

The cannon hits the sparrow -- not enough money

The water flooded the dragon king's temple

Walking on the tip of a knife - a mystery

Sharpening a knife on the belly - a close call

The drums beating in the belly

E

Twenty-one days without a chicken - badass

F

Moths to the flame - self-destructive

Playing the flute on an airplane - singing a high note

Blowing the trumpet on an airplane - ringing in the air (thinking)

Lighting a lamp on an airplane - high-minded

Hanging pockets on an airplane - packing wind (crazy)

Hanging a thermos on an airplane - high water bottle (flat)

Dreaming on an airplane - God knows

G

Rolling pin blowing out fire - know nothing

Freshly hatched chick - hard mouth and weak legs

An anti-aircraft gun hitting a mosquito -

Dog with a rat - meddling

Dog with a duck - quacking

Dog with horns on his head - playing sheep

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The dog lifts the curtain - it's all in the mouth

The dog bites the rat - meddling

Hanging a sheep's head and selling dog meat - inconsistent inside and out

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Marrying a girl from He's family to Zheng's family - just right

Monk with an umbrella - lawlessness

Holding ice in the bosom - coldness of the heart

J

Picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelons - a small loss

Jiang tai-gong fishing - the one who wants to take the bait

Nearsighted eyes look at the moon - what a big star

We have to be very careful when we are looking at the moon. star

Rowing a boat in a well - not much of a future

K

Opening the bow but not releasing the arrow - bluff

Confucius moving house-

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L

The donkey that pulls the mill breaks the lasso - an empty turn

The zither player loses the book of songs

The lazy woman's foot - stinky and long

The tiger's fight - can't be persuaded

The tiger's hanging rosary beads

The tiger pulls the cart - who dares

The tiger's ass - can't touch it

The tiger pulls out the hair on the tiger's head --not knowing the power

Swatting a fly on a tiger's head --how dare you

Pulling out a tooth from a tiger's mouth --seeking death

Lao Jiu's younger brother

The old ox chasing the rabbit--hard to use

The rat crossing the street--everyone shouts

The rat nibbling on the plate

The rat meets the cat - it's hard to escape

The rat jumps into the chaff hoard - empty joy

The rat burrows into the wind box

The mouse in the bookcase - chewing on words

Brothers on Liangshan - not fighting

Lin Daiyu Entering the Jia Mansion - being cautious

Liu Bei borrows Jingzhou - there is a loan but no return

Liu Bei drops Ah Dou - buying people's hearts

Liu Bei invites his wife to marriage --- to make a fake real

Liu Huangshu cries Jingzhou --- to scare people with tears

Lou Lou Lou enters the Grand View Garden --- to look out of her mind

The Dragon King jumps into the sea -- to return home

Deaf man's ears -- for display

Lu Zhishen left the house -- unattached

Crossing the river by stroking the beard - excessive modesty

M

Ma Zi jumping out of a parachute - skyrocketing

The camel in a herd of horses - one class higher

Ma Su Using soldiers - overstating the case

Horse's tail as strings - not worth playing (talk)

Selling bean sprouts without scales - scratching indiscriminately

Blind people on the street

The cat eats the mouse - the natural order of things

The cat cries for the rat - false compassion

The donkey and the ox go head to head

The stone in the latrine - smelly and hard

Catching medicine without disease - asking for trouble

Looking at peonies in a dream

The fire in the temple - panic

The carpenter with the yoke - self-inflicted

N

Take the phoenix

P

The Judge's daughter - a ghost girl

Q

Six out of seven - one out of seven

Riding a donkey and watching a song - we'll see

Q

Qin Qiong sold his horse - he'll see.

Qin Qiong sold his horse - no way

Qin Shi Huang destroyed the six kingdoms - united the world

The grasshopper after the fall - can't jump up for a few days

R

The ants in the hot pot - running around

The meat bag hitting the dog - no return

S

The sorghum in the fall

Walking on the beach - one step at a time

The moon on a string - sharp at both ends

Shoeing without an awl - a needle works

Fifteen buckets of water - up and down

Shitheads moving house

The shithead goes down to the restaurant - stinking preaching

The birthday boy holds a lute - an old tune

Shi Ma Zhaozhao's intention -- known to all

Song Jiang's military advisor -- Wu (Wu) Usage

Sun Erniang opened a store -- not allowed to enter

Sun Monkey wore a sweatshirt

The Monkey King's Golden Cudgel - Can be big or small

Sun Wukong The Monkey King's somersault - a hundred and eighty thousand miles

The Monkey King meets the Buddha - it's hard to use the law

The Monkey King hears the Golden Band Curse - a headache

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The stolen gongs and drums - can't be beaten

Finding pimples in the hair - blowing out the hairs

Lighting lamps on the head - brilliant

The bald head is a place where the Buddha can be found.

Lice on the bald head - obvious

Rabbits pulling a cart - jumping even

Rabbit's tail - can't grow

Legs on the stomach Tortoise invites guests - it's all about the tortoise

Tortoise laughs at tortoise - same as each other

Wu Da Lang flies a kite - not a good shot

X

Nailed palm on the knee - too far from the hoof

The blind man lights a lamp - a waste of wax

The blind man strolls down the street - no one in sight

The blind man recognizes a needle - he can't see eye to eye

Small onion mixed with tofu - one green and two white

The small monk recites sutra - he has a mouth but no heart

The small The loach jumps over the Dragon Gate - delusion of becoming a dragon

The boy beats the old man - outrageous

Showman meets soldier - can't reason

Xu Beihong's horse - a good-looking one but not a good one

Su Beihong's horse - a good-looking one but not a good one

Xu Beihong's horse - not useful

Xu Shu into the Cao camp - did not say a word

Y

Mute beaten - pain not to survey the words

Ye Gong Hao Long - a mouthful

Eating lotus root with one chopstick - specializing in picking out the eyes

The fish mouth in the Water - in and out

The moon follows the sun - borrowing light

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Zhang Fei eats bean sprouts - a small dish

Zhang Fei threads a needle - wide-eyed stare

Zhang Fei sells tofu - hard man, not hard goods

Zhang Fei meets Li Kui - black on black

Sesame seed blossoms

Sesame seeds fall into the eye of a needle - a great coincidence

Zhou Yu fights Huang Gai - one is willing to fight, the other is willing to be beaten

Zhou Yu returns to the sky

Piggy drinking water from a mill - internal rust

Piggy looking in the mirror - inside and out

Piggy sticking his nose in a scallion.

The beaten dog bites the chicken - taking it out on others

The beaten tortoise - shrinking its neck.

The duck that has received a knife - scurrying

The dog that has received a slap to make amends - slavishly

The dog that has received a stick -exasperated

The duck that has been beaten - scurrying

The fat pig that has been knifed - not afraid of boiling water

The leather ball that has been knifed

The dog's tail grass that has been frosted is wilted

Eating sea peppers next to the stove is a feverish affair

The short ladder to the high house is a good way to get to the top of the ladder.

Short ladder on a tall house - can't get a word in

Short man wearing high heels - the height is limited

Short man fighting wolves - just shouting is not on

< p>Short man flying a kite - knots high; knots up

Short man farting - whispering

Short man sightseeing - going along with the sound

A short man crosses a river - to be at peace

Short man pulls a general out of a short man - to make the best of the material; to make the best of a short man

A short man climbs stairs - to be eagerly awaited

Short man climbs the stairs - to be at peace with himself Up and down is difficult

The short man pushes his palm - a poor shot

The short man wants to reach the sky - does not know the sky; delusional

The short man sits on a high board - -to go up and down

The dwarf sits on a high stool -to be out of reach

The dwarf sits on a high stool -to be out of reach up and down; up and down is difficult

Adou becomes the emperor -- weak and incompetent

A Dou's kingdom -- given away for nothing

A Dou-type character -- incapable

A Er blows the sheng -- indiscriminately

Ah Er as a bone-setter -- no one dares to hire him

Ah Er stringing all over the street -- dangling

Ah Go eating noodles - blindly grasping

Ah Gung eats Huang Lian - bitter also (master)

Arabic numerals 8 characters separated - zero to zero

Ah Granny grows a beard -- perverse

Ah Qing Sister-in-law pouring tea -- not a drop of water leaks out; not a drop of water leaks out

Love to fight lawsuits and show off one's heroism -- poor fighting

An Lushan rising to war

The wooden fish in the nunnery is beaten by others

The nun in the nunnery is not blessed

The quail wants to eat the fruit on the tree.

Frogs on the shore - jumping at the touch of a frog

Pressing the moon on the shore - wasting their own efforts

Watching someone drowning on the shore - seeing death and saving him

Watching someone drowning on the shore - seeing death and saving him

Seeing a man drowning on the shore -seeing death

Buying shoes by other people's foot size -rigid

Beggars by colored balls - happy as a clam

Drinking water by pressing down the head of a cow -- can't be done

Catch the medicine according to the prescription -- do it

Peck the rice according to the chicken's head -- waste of effort

Take the medicine according to the old prescription

Drinking from the cow's head - can't be done; trying to do it

Pressing the gourd and starting the dipper - taking care of this end and losing the other

Panel on top of the door - wide control

Rolling pin on the board - a bachelor

Meat on the board - to be slaughtered; to be slaughtered

Fish on a plate - the goods that take the knife

Cutting bones on a plate - dry and crisp

Stalking in a dark room - sneaking

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Threading a needle in a dark room - sad

Tripping in the dark - bad

Burning out the lamp oil - burning heart

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Cooking ice on the griddle - it melted

Cooking pancakes on the griddle - they flopped and flopped

Eight sparrows carrying a sedan chair - can't afford to do it

Eight bucks for fortune-telling - it can't guarantee you a lifetime

They're the only ones who can do it.

Eight tigers in Youzhou - dead or lost

The radish in Eight Mile Village - beautiful in the heart

One grain in eight acres of land - just this one

Eight horses can't be pulled apart

Eight horses can't be pulled apart

This is a difficult situation.

The eight thousand years old grows a beard - he has his own ideas

The eighty years old woman learns to play - she can't catch her breath

The eighty An old man blowing a trumpet--has no breath

An eighty-year-old blowing a trumpet--has a long life

An eighty-year-old granny--has old teeth

The Eight Immortals cross the sea without a boat - they have their own law

The Eight Immortals cross the sea - each one shows his own skill

The Eight Immortals cross the sea - those who can do it can do it, and those who can do it can do it

The table of the Eight Immortals lacks a foot - it can't be leveled

The table of the Eight Immortals is set with a night jug - it's not a family

The table of the Eight Immortals is the oldest - it can't be called by a number

The table of the Eight Immortals is the oldest one in the world.

Put a lamp on the table of the Eight Immortals ----

Octogenarian grandmother's three-year-old grandson - the old ones are old, the young ones are young

August persimmons - the older they get, the redder they become

August weather -- one moment of sunshine, one moment of rain

The cucumber shed in August -- empty shelves

Eating mooncakes on August 15 -- just in time

Watching dragon lanterns on August 15 ---- is late by half

Planting peanuts on the 15th of August - directing blindly

Catching rabbits on the 15th of August---- have a holiday with you and a holiday without you

Writing a stroke in eight characters---- missing a stroke

Mosquito bites on the palm of the hand - itchy hands

The palm of the hand hits empty ---- laboriously

The palm of the hand blindfolds the eyes - in fact, it can't cover the sky

The palm of the hand splits the bricks - hard work

The bla bla dog crouches on the wall-

Ba La dog lifts the door curtain ---- all depends on a mouth

Ba La dog bites the moon - do not know how high the sky

Picked the skin of the toad - alive nasty, dead is still scary

Ba Banana results - a heart

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Scarred eyes look in the mirror - asking for embarrassment

Tug-of-war - pulling at both ends

Pulling up the shoots - every day

Pulling up the radish holes - rooted

Pulling up the radish with eyes - not white on the strength

Pulling up the radish and planting onions - a hotter than the other

Plucking up the hairs of pigeons - fly

Pulling up the hairs of pigeons - fly

Plucking up the hairs of pigeons - fly

They can't fly

Pulling up the hairs of the pigeon - the hairs of the pigeon

Plucked pigeon - how can you fly

Plucked lion - make you laugh

Sickle stuck in throat - can't swallow it, can't spit it out

Putting bull's horn on donkey's head - unlike anything else

Put your hand in the eye of the grinder - asking for trouble

Take it as a pillow - put it out of mind

Take pearl as mudball - put it away

Take pearl as clay ball - put it out of mind

Pearls as mudballs - really don't know what they are

Aiming on the range - turn a blind eye

The king's treat - you have to eat it, or you don't

White glass bottles of water - see through it

White cloth in the dye bath - can't be washed out

Cabbage simmering on bean curd - no one is in anyone's shoes

Cabbage with a long heart - old

Cabbage leaves fried with onions - pro (green) on pro (green)

Cabbage boiled with tofu - clean (cabbage, white tofu)

Idiot's gourd - a fool

White bone spirit sings - a strange accent

White bone spirit sings - a weird accent

White bone spirit sings - a strange accent

White bone spirit's rice - don't even touch it

The sky falling bean dregs - the pig to eat

Lanterns rolled into the pot - a bastard

The sky falling steamed bread - a dog's creation

500 money divided into two - two hundred and fifty

Cow shit bugs moving - get out of the way

Sores on the top of the head, the soles of the feet pus - bad

Dongyue Temple erhu - ghost bullshit

Stone on the temple - a ghost to talk about.

The stone is placed in the chicken's nest - bastard

The old fat pig on the slaughter - the goods of the knife

The tiger drags the straw raincoat - no one's popularity

There is a big brother and a small brother - you count as the oldest

The yam burned in the ash heap - all the gray eggs

The sesame seed ground spread soybeans - bastards

The netherworld is out of the reward frame - looking for ghosts

The netherworld is out of the netherworld.

The filial piety, loyalty, courtesy, righteousness and modesty --- shameless

Clothed in a dog's skin --- not a human being

Fan Jin was successful in the examination --- crazy with joy

The poem in the outhouse --- stinking scholar

The lantern in the outhouse --- shine the shit

The dog sneezed --- a three-day sunny

The dog bites the barking man --- the animal also

The dog bites the barking man

The dog bites the barking man --- the animal also

The dog bites the shadow of a barker---it has no human taste

The shithead yawns---it has a bad mouth

The shithead is on the tip of the whip---it knows only to soar up to the clouds, not knowing that death is in front of its eyes

The camel gives birth to a donkey---an oddity

The planting of land does not produce seedlings---bad seed

Seeing a dress and acting on it---dogs look at people

Seeing the Buddha, the dog sees people through the eyes of a dog

The dog sees the dog and acts on his own.

Seeing a Bodhisattva defecate --- telling lies

Sowing sorghum in the cornfield --- a bastard

Blacksmith store material --- beaten goods

Singing on the lookout platform --- ghosts who don't know how to die

Yama's notice --- ghostly talk

A Bodhisattva's heart --- no heart

Painting plums in the snow --- dog's feet

A Bodhisattva's bosom --- no heart

Painting plums in the snow --- dog's feet

A Bodhisattva's bosom --- a dog's foot

A Bodhisattva's bosom --- a dog's foot

A cat's face is a dog's face.

A robber's face is a thief's face.

A monkey's face is a monkey's face.

A monkey's face is a monkey's face.

A monkey's face is a monkey's face.

A monkey's face is a monkey's face.

A blind man plays the zither.

A blind man plays the zither.

A blind man plays the zither.

A blind man plays the zither.

A blind man playing the zither --- nonsense

Yama's grandfather --- an old ghost

A blind man lighting a lamp --- (a waste of wax and oil)

A monk playing with an umbrella --- (a lawless person)

A moth to a flame -- (looking for death, seeking death)

The mouse drills into the bellows -- (suffers at both ends)

Wooden spectacles -- (can't see through them) Mosquito belly routered with fat and oil Invite the wolf to be our guest - to be impatient

- Crippled man walks by the blind man - to take advantage of his strengths

- Regular customer of the dye house - a womanizer

-The car with a broken steering wheel - a rampage

-Having a sister-in-law as a companion - not having a good heart

-The poor widow going to the market - wanting no one, wanting money

-The rat falls out of the water tank-it's fashionable

-Han Xiangzi plays the flute-it's extraordinary

-The mud falls into the crotch of the pants-it's not a thing.

-The yellow dog's head is out of its horns-it looks like a sheep

-The weasel foraging for food-acts when it sees an opportunity

-The weasel's

-The rat's butt - it can't fart well

-The rat's ball - it's a guest

-The monk's temple is opposite the nunnery

-The monk's temple is opposite the nunnery

The monk's wood - it has to be something even if it's nothing

-Monk's Wooden Fish - Can't Close His Mouth

-Exposed Teeth Worshipping Master - Shameless (Toothless) Apprentice

-Exposed Teeth Drinking Rice Soup - Shameless (Toothless) Nasty

-The mouth of a man who looks in the mirror - to his face

-The sisters who race for money - to be richer than their husbands

-The barker who smokes - to hate it

-The Barker's Cigarette - Poor

-The Dumpling's Skin is Too Thin - It's Inevitable

-The Peking Opera's Walking Stage Steps

-Candles that see fire are soft

-Saying a horse is swollen when you see a camel is a strange thing to say

-Sore on the spine and plaster on the chest

-There are sores on the spine and plaster on the chest.

-Selling flute on the street -- playing oneself

-The eighth-grade worker worships the master -- striving for perfection

Learning to play at eighty years old.

The moon on the fifteenth day of the eighth month is bright and shining

Eating persimmons in the middle of the night - picking the soft ones

Launching a cannon in the middle of the night.

Holding the charcoal and kissing the mouth - touching the black nose

Holding the treasure and jumping into the well - sacrificing one's life but not one's wealth

Ice candy

The big girl in the sedan chair - the first time

The big lord in the hall - a yell

The big gun playing sparrow

The temple of the Dragon King was flooded by water - disowning one's own family

Walking on the tip of a knife - mysterious

Sharpening a knife on one's belly

Drumming in the belly - fluttering in the mind

Moths to the flame - self-destruction

Playing the flute on the airplane -singing a high tune

Blowing a trumpet on an airplane - empty ringing (thinking)

Lighting a lamp on an airplane - high-minded

Hanging pockets on an airplane -- loaded with wind (crazy)

Hanging a thermos on an airplane -- high water bottle (flat)

Dreaming on an airplane -- God knows

The donkey pulling the mill broke the

The donkey that pulls the mill breaks its harness and goes for a spin

The zither player loses his book of songs - he has no score

The lazy woman's foot - it stinks and it's long

The tiger that fights

The tiger's rosary beads - false compassion

The tiger pulling a cart - who would dare

The tiger's buttocks

Pulling hair from a tiger's head - not knowing what's good

Swatting a fly on a tiger's head - how dare you

Pulling teeth from a tiger's mouth

Lao Jiu's younger brother - Lao X (real)

The old ox chasing the rabbit - unable to use its strength

The rat crossing the street

The rat gnawing on the plate - all porcelain

The rat meeting the cat - hard to escape

The rat jumping into the chaff hoard

The mouse jumps into the wind box - both ends suffer

The mouse jumps into the book box - bites the words

Brothers on the Liang Mountain -- not fighting and not getting acquainted

Lin Daiyu enters the Jia House -- being cautious

Liu Bei borrows Jingzhou -- there is a loan but not a return

Liu Bei wrestles Ah Dou

Liu Bei's Recruitment - Making a Falsehood a Reality

Liu Huangshi's Crying at Jingzhou - Scaring People with Tears

Lou Lou Lou's Entry into the Grand View Garden -- looking out of her mind

The Dragon King jumped into the sea -- returning home

The deaf man's ears -- a display

Lu Zhishen left the house

Crossing the river with his beard stroked - excessive modesty

The lice on the bald man's head - obvious

Pressing the gourd and starting the dipper - Moths to the flame - seeking their own death

Rats in the bellows - suffering at both ends

Empty coffins burying people - (no one in sight) Mosquitoes in the belly router oil

-Crab in a pot of boiling water - see how long you can run amok

-Crazy girl telling jokes - hee hee hee hee

- Invite the wolf to be our guest - to be impatient

- Crippled man walks by the blind man - to take advantage of his strengths

- Regular customer of the dye house - a womanizer

-The car with a broken steering wheel - a rampage

-Having a sister-in-law as a companion - not having a good heart

-The poor widow going to the market - wanting no one, wanting money

-The rat falls out of the water tank-it's fashionable

-Han Xiangzi plays the flute-it's extraordinary

-The mud falls into the crotch of the pants-it's not a matter of course, it's a matter of shit.

-The yellow dog's head is out of its horns-it looks like a sheep

-The weasel foraging for food-acts when it sees an opportunity

-The weasel's

-The rat's butt - it can't fart well

-The rat's ball - it's a guest

-The monk's temple is opposite the nunnery

-The monk's temple is opposite the nunnery

The monk's wood - it has to be something even if it's nothing

-Monk's Wooden Fish - Can't Close His Mouth

-Exposed Teeth Worshipping Master - Shameless (Toothless) Apprentice

-Exposed Teeth Drinking Rice Soup - Shameless (Toothless) Nasty

-The mouth of a man who looks in the mirror - to his face

-The sisters who race for money - to be richer than their husbands

-The barker who smokes - to hate it

-The Barker's Cigarette - Poor

-The Dumpling's Skin is Too Thin - It's Inevitable

-The Peking Opera's Walking Stage Steps

-Candles that see fire are soft

-Saying a horse is swollen when you see a camel is a strange thing to say

-Sore on the spine and plaster on the chest

-There are sores on the spine and plaster on the chest.

- Pomegranate in May - red hot

- Sima Zhao's heart - known to all

- Poem in the latrine - stinking showman

A lantern in the outhouse is to shine a light on shit

A dog sneezes - a three-day sunny day

A dog bites a beggar - an animal deceives others

A dog bites a shadow - no human taste

A shithead yawns - a stinking mouth

A shithead is lying on a whipsaw - he only knows how to fly up in clouds and fog and doesn't know that he will die in front of his eyes

A shithead is lying on a whip - he only knows how to fly up in clouds and fog and doesn't know that he will die in front of his eyes

A shithead is lying on a whipsaw.

A camel gives birth to a donkey - a strange seed

A plant that does not produce seedlings - a bad seed

Acting on clothes - a dog's eye view

Seeing a Bodhisattva defecate - telling lies

Sowing sorghum in a corn field - a bastard

Material of a blacksmith's store - the stuff of a beat-up

Singing on the platform of looking into the countryside - a ghost that doesn't know how to die

A man that doesn't know what he is talking about

The man who sings on the platform of looking into the countryside is a ghost that doesn't know what to do.

The ghosts of Yama's announcement - a series of ghost stories

The bodhisattva's bosom - no heart

Painting plums in the snow - a dog's footsteps

Hanging animal skins in the parlour - not a good idea

The cat climbed down the cauldron - a dog's blessing

The robbers drew a picture of themselves - a picture of you as a thief

Falling down on a bamboo garden - you should be cuttin' a piece of paper.

A monkey has a bad bowel movement.

Whistling at night - to strengthen one's courage

To be a monk for a day - to get by

To be a monk for a day - to get by

To be a monk for a day - to get by

To be a monk for a day - to get by