一
Don’t care about the east or the west, just take care of the wine;
Whether it is prosperous or declining, just drink.
In the Qing Dynasty, the business of a tavern in Jiangnan was sluggish. A scholar wrote this couplet and the business gradually improved. "Guan" is a joke to "Guan", "Bai" is a joke to "Bar"
二
Minzi led the white ox past the prince's shop;
White Gong rode on Black horse, rush to the public smelting field.
A certain school boy put together a play by Confucian disciples. "Min Zi Qian" is a homology to "Min Zi Qian", "Bainiu" is a homology to "[Ran] Boniu", "Bai Gongqi" is a homology to "Baigong Qi", "Gong Ye Chang" is a homology to "Gong Ye Chang"
Three
Shanghai scholars came down to the imperial examination, just to write a letter;
The people in Huating suffered disasters, all because of their evil deeds.
In the Ming Dynasty, Zheng Luoshu, the magistrate of Shanghai, and Nie Bao, the magistrate of Huating, played against each other. "Luoshu" is a homology to "Luoshu", and "Niebao" is a homology to "Nie Bao"
四
Sail with the wind and sail against the wind, the sail is slow and the sail is fast;
When the tide rises, the oars are used when the tide goes out, and when the tide goes out, the oars are pulled straight.
Zhu Yunming to a certain friend. "Fan Chi" is a homology to "Fan Chi", a disciple of Confucius; "Fan Kuai" is a homology to "Fan Kuai", a general in the early Han Dynasty; "Lu Zhi" is a homology to "Lu Zhi", the character of Huang Tingjian in the Song Dynasty; "Lu La" is a homology to "Lu Ban", an ancient craftsman
五
The nail was pulled out of the stern of the boat, Confucius was born at the end of the boat;
There was lightning in the clouds, and Huo Guang came from Hanzhong.
Xie Jin to a certain friend. "Zhou" is a homologue of "Zhou", and "Huo Guang" is a homologue of "Fire Light"
六
The cat enjoys the cool under the bamboo, without any heat at all;
The butterflies and flowers look to each other The next day, there is more wind.
"summer" is a homologue to "rat", and "wind" is a homologue to "bee"
七
Walking around in clothes and shoes means urgent matters;
Abandoning armor and dragging troops away, you will often lose.
Xia Yuanji, Minister of the Ministry of War, gave Zhou a lot of trouble. "Emergency" is a homologue of "give things", "Changshu" is a homologue of "Shang Shu"
Eight
Take off your clothes, take off your crown and walk, sacrificing others to give things;
Abandoning his armor and dragging his soldiers away, he proclaimed the title of Fu Shangshu.
Zhao Jiuling versus Zhang Tao. "Gi Shi" is a homologue of "Emergency", and "Shang Shu" is a homologue of "Changshu"
Nine
Isn't it a false island to build a lake and stone in the middle of the river?
If you wear tiger skin on the back of a horse, you are called a spotted tiger.
Wen Zhengming versus Xu Zhenqing. "Fake Island" is a homology to "Jiadao", and "Banbiao" is a homology to "Banbiao"
十
The rain hits the Confucian crown like a wooden ladle filled with oil;
The snow falling on the monk's head is like pounding powder into a hammer.
You Xiucai versus Monk Lei. "You" is a homologue of "you", and "lei" is a homologue of "thunder"
Eleventh Day
Leaves fall and branches wither, let's see how the bachelor will bear fruit;
Sword and axe Even the governor must uproot it.
A bachelor versus a magistrate. "Du" is a cross between "蔸"
Twelve
The lotus dies and the lotus remains, and the fallen leaves return to their roots to become an old woman;
The grain becomes corn and matures, and the chaff is blown away to make a bride.
Dialect. "Old woman" is a joke to "old lotus root", and "bride" is a joke to "new grain"
Thirteen
Historical writings are famous, although there is no success;
The great kindness is great, but instead of serving the country, it becomes revenge.
(Explanation that there is no history of Kefa and Hong Chengchou, why bother to add a note) "Chengqiu" is a joke about "Chengchou" and satirizes Hong Chengchou
Fourteenth
The wind fell on Nestle, Two or three sons' nests reach the ground;
The moon passes through the chicken house, and four or five golden wings crow.
Next year Fu will be a private tutor. "Even the nest reaches the ground" is a joke to "Lianke reaches the rank", "Golden Arms Cry" is a joke to "Golden List Title"
Fifteenth
The wind falls from the magpie's nest, and the two or three sons reach the nest in a row. The earth;
The rain drenches the ape's cave, and all the princes wear their clothes to the sky.
This joint biography was written by Xu Jie in the Ming Dynasty when he was taking the exam. "Lian Ke reaches the ground" is a joke to "Lian Ke reaches the ground", and "Zhuhou" is a homologue to "Monkeys"
Sixteen
The wind fell from the magpie's nest, and the two or three sons even reached the ground;
The rain hits the ape cave, and all the monkeys wear dew and look up to the sky.
This is another aspect of the first couplet, but the use of "monkeys" to joke about "princes" is contrary to the first couplet