There are many embarrassing and elegant sentences in ancient Chinese. Let's have a look.
you can't carve rotten wood.
(1) Interpretation: Rotten wood can't be carved, which is used to describe a person who can't be reformed or whose quality is extremely deteriorated, which means that things and situations are doomed and irreversible. (2) Modern meaning: Mud can't help the wall.
2. Well frogs can't talk about the sea, and summer insects can't talk about ice.
(1) Interpretation: You can't talk about the sea with the frog in the well, because its vision is limited by its narrow residence; Insects who live and die in summer can't talk about ice and snow with it because its vision is restricted by the season. (2) Modern meaning: Your pattern is too small for me to talk about it with you.
3. Draw a circle and wish you a long sleep.
(1) Interpretation: Draw a circle on the ground as your grave. (2) Modern meaning: Draw a circle to curse you.
4. why not look at yourself with weakness?
(1) Interpretation: Metaphor makes others behave themselves to see if they are qualified. (2) Modern meaning: Take a piss and take care of yourself.