秀才断案。有个乡下人谈论自己的志向，说：我要是有100亩稻田就心满意足了。邻居听了，心生嫉妒，便说：你要是有100亩田，我就养1万只鸭子，吃尽你的稻子。于是，两人就为一些不着边际的事情争闹不休，便扭打着前去衙门告状。他们不认得衙门，经过一座学堂，见是红墙大门，就厮扭着走了进去。正好有个秀才在大堂上踱方步。他们以为是县官老爷，便跪在地上，各诉状情。秀才搔搔头皮，说：这样吧，你们一个买起田来，一个养起鸭来，待我做了官，再给你们审理这件案子。大道理：一个人要想成功，应该脚踏实地，从眼前的每一件小事开始做起。把头脑中的想法当成现实，还要夸夸其谈，争论不休，则是虚妄的表现。小故事大道理全集
秀才断案。
Xiu Cai breaks the case.
秀才断案。
xiù cái duàn àn
Xiu Cai breaks the case.
秀才 (xiù cái) a person who has passed the county level imperial exam
秀 (xiù) handsome/refined/elegant/graceful/superior/show (loanword)
才 (cái) ability/talent/sb of a certain type/a capable individual
断案 (duàn àn) to judge a case
断 (duàn) to break/to snap/to cut off/to give up or abstain from sth
案 (àn) (legal) case/incident/record/file/table
有个乡下人谈论自己的志向，说：我要是有100亩稻田就心满意足了。
A countryman talked about his ambition and said: I would be satisfied if I had 100 acres of rice fields.
有个乡下人谈论自己的志向，
yǒu gě xiāng xià rén tán lún zì jǐ de zhì xiàng
A countryman talked about his ambition.
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
乡下人 (xiāng xià rén) country folk/rustic/rural folk
乡 (xiāng) country or countryside/native place/home village or town
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
谈论 (tán lún) to discuss/to talk about
谈 (tán) to speak/to talk/to converse/to chat/to discuss
论 (lún) abbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3] The Analects (of Confucius)
自己 (zì jǐ) oneself/one's own
自 (zì) self/oneself/from/since/naturally/surely
己 (jǐ) self/oneself/sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
志向 (zhì xiàng) ambition/goal/ideal/aspiration
志 (zhì) aspiration/ambition/the will
向 (xiàng) towards/to face/to turn towards/direction/to support/to
说：
shuì
Says.
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
我要是有100亩稻田就心满意足了。
wǒ yāo shì yǒu ??? ??? ??? mǔ dào tián jiù xīn mǎn yì zú le
I would be satisfied if I had 100 acres of rice fields.
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
要是 (yāo shì) (coll.) if
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
亩 (mǔ) classifier for fields/unit of area equal to one fifteenth
稻田 (dào tián) paddy field/rice paddy
稻 (dào) paddy/rice (Oryza sativa)
田 (tián) field/farm/CL:片[pian4]
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
心满意足 (xīn mǎn yì zú) perfectly contented (idiom)/perfectly satisfied
心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]
满 (mǎn) Manchu ethnic group/to fill/full/filled/packed/fully
意 (yì) Italy/Italian/abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4]/idea/meaning
足 (zú) excessive/foot/to be sufficient/ample
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
邻居听了，心生嫉妒，便说：你要是有100亩田，我就养1万只鸭子，吃尽你的稻子。
When the neighbor heard this, he was jealous and said: If you have 100 mu of fields, I will raise 10,000 ducks and eat all your rice.
邻居听了，
lín jū tīng le
The neighbors listened and
邻居 (lín jū) neighbor/next door/CL:個|个[ge4]
邻 (lín) neighbor/adjacent/close to
居 (jū) (archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting
听 (tīng) smile (archaic)
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
心生嫉妒，
xīn shēng jí dù
Jealousy.
心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
嫉妒 (jí dù) to be jealous/to envy/to hate
嫉 (jí) jealousy/to be jealous of
妒 (dù) to envy (success talent)/jealous
便说：
biàn shuì
Then said.
便 (biàn) plain/informal/suitable/convenient/opportune/to urinate or
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
你要是有100亩田，
nǐ yāo shì yǒu ??? ??? ??? mǔ tián
If you have 100 acres of land.
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
要是 (yāo shì) (coll.) if
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
亩 (mǔ) classifier for fields/unit of area equal to one fifteenth
田 (tián) field/farm/CL:片[pian4]
我就养1万只鸭子，
wǒ jiù yǎng ??? mò zhī yā zǐ
I will raise 10,000 ducks.
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
养 (yǎng) to raise (animals)/to bring up (children)/to keep (pets)/to
万 (mò) see 万俟[Mo4 qi2]
只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
鸭子 (yā zǐ) duck/male prostitute (slang)
鸭 (yā) duck/CL:隻|只[zhi1]/(slang) male prostitute
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
吃尽你的稻子。
chī jǐn nǐ de dào zǐ
Eat all your rice.
吃 (chī) to eat/to consume/to eat at (a cafeteria etc)/to eradicate
尽 (jǐn) to the greatest extent/(when used before a noun of
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
稻子 (dào zǐ) rice (crop)/unhulled rice
稻 (dào) paddy/rice (Oryza sativa)
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
于是，两人就为一些不着边际的事情争闹不休，便扭打着前去衙门告状。
So, the two of them argued over some unrelated matters, they wrestled and went to the court to sue.
于是，
yú shì
Thus.
于是 (yú shì) thereupon/as a result/consequently/thus/hence
于 (yú) in/at/to/from/by/than/out of
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
两人就为一些不着边际的事情争闹不休，
liǎng rén jiù wéi yī xiē bù zhāo biān jì de shì qíng zhēng nào bù xiū
The two of them argued about something that was out of their league.
两 (liǎng) two/both/some/a few/tael unit of weight equal to 50 grams
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
一些 (yī xiē) some/a few/a little/(following an adjective) slightly ...er
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
些 (xiē) classifier indicating a small amount or small number
不着边际 (bù zhāo biān jì) not to the point/wide of the mark/neither here nor there
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
边 (biān) side/edge/margin/border/boundary/CL:個|个[ge4]/simultaneously
际 (jì) border/edge/boundary/interval/between/inter-/to meet/time
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
事情 (shì qíng) affair/matter/thing/business/CL:件[jian4]樁|桩[zhuang1]
事 (shì) matter/thing/item/work/affair
情 (qíng) feeling/emotion/passion/situation
争 (zhēng) to strive for/to vie for/to argue or debate/deficient or
闹 (nào) noisy/cacophonous/to make noise/to disturb/to vent
不休 (bù xiū) endlessly/ceaselessly
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
休 (xiū) to rest/to stop doing sth for a period of time/to cease
便扭打着前去衙门告状。
biàn niǔ dá zhāo qián qù yá mén gào zhuàng
Then they wrestled and went to the court to sue.
便 (biàn) plain/informal/suitable/convenient/opportune/to urinate or
扭打 (niǔ dá) to wrestle/to grapple/to scuffle
扭 (niǔ) to turn/to twist/to wring/to sprain/to swing one's hips
打 (dá) dozen (loanword)/to beat/to strike/to hit/to break/to type
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
前 (qián) front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
衙门 (yá mén) government office in feudal China/yamen
衙 (yá) office/yamen 衙門|衙门
门 (mén) gate/door/CL:扇[shan4]/gateway/doorway/CL:個|个[ge4]/opening
告状 (gào zhuàng) to tell on sb/to complain (to a teacher a superior etc)/to
告 (gào) to say/to tell/to announce/to report/to denounce/to file a
状 (zhuàng) accusation/suit/state/condition/strong/great/-shaped
他们不认得衙门，经过一座学堂，见是红墙大门，就厮扭着走了进去。
They did not recognize the government office, passed by a school, saw a red wall gate, they twisted and walked in.
他们不认得衙门，
tā mén bù rèn dé yá mén
They don't recognize the government office.
他们 (tā mén) they
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
认得 (rèn dé) to recognize/to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it/to know
认 (rèn) to recognize/to know/to admit
得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
衙门 (yá mén) government office in feudal China/yamen
衙 (yá) office/yamen 衙門|衙门
门 (mén) gate/door/CL:扇[shan4]/gateway/doorway/CL:個|个[ge4]/opening
经过一座学堂，
jīng guō yī zuò xué táng
Passing a schoolhouse.
经过 (jīng guō) to pass/to go through/process/course/CL:個|个[ge4]
经 (jīng) classics/sacred book/scripture/to pass through/to undergo
过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
座 (zuò) seat/base/stand/CL:個|个[ge4]/classifier for buildings
学堂 (xué táng) college/school (old)
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
堂 (táng) (main) hall/large room for a specific purpose/CL:間|间[jian1]
见是红墙大门，
jiàn shì hóng qiáng dà mén
Seeing that it is a red walled gate.
见 (jiàn) to see/to meet/to appear (to be sth)/to interview/to appear
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
红 (hóng) red/popular/revolutionary/bonus
墙 (qiáng) wall/CL:面[mian4]堵[du3]
大门 (dà mén) the Doors US rock band/entrance/door/gate/large and
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
门 (mén) gate/door/CL:扇[shan4]/gateway/doorway/CL:個|个[ge4]/opening
就厮扭着走了进去。
jiù sī niǔ zhāo zǒu le jìn qù
Just twisted and walked in.
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
厮 (sī) mutually/with one another/manservant/boy servant/guy
扭 (niǔ) to turn/to twist/to wring/to sprain/to swing one's hips
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
走 (zǒu) to walk/to go/to run/to move (of vehicle)/to visit/to leave
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
进去 (jìn qù) to go in
进 (jìn) to go forward/to advance/to go in/to enter/to put in/to
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
正好有个秀才在大堂上踱方步。
It just so happened that a showman was pacing a square in the lobby.
正好有个秀才在大堂上踱方步。
zhēng hǎo yǒu gě xiù cái zài dà táng shǎng duó fāng bù
It just so happened that a showman was pacing a square in the lobby.
正好 (zhēng hǎo) just (in time)/just right/just enough/to happen to/to
正 (zhēng) first month of the lunar year/straight/upright/proper/main
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
秀才 (xiù cái) a person who has passed the county level imperial exam
秀 (xiù) handsome/refined/elegant/graceful/superior/show (loanword)
才 (cái) ability/talent/sb of a certain type/a capable individual
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
大堂 (dà táng) lobby
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
堂 (táng) (main) hall/large room for a specific purpose/CL:間|间[jian1]
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
踱方步 (duó fāng bù) to pace/to stroll
踱 (duó) to stroll/to pace/Taiwan pr. [duo4]
方 (fāng) square/power or involution (math.)/upright/honest/fair and
步 (bù) a step/a pace/walk/march/stages in a process/situation
他们以为是县官老爷，便跪在地上，各诉状情。
They thought they were county officials, so they knelt on the ground and complained.
他们以为是县官老爷，
tā mén yǐ wéi shì xiàn guān lǎo yé
They thought it was the county magistrate.
他们 (tā mén) they
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
以为 (yǐ wéi) to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually
以 (yǐ) abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]/to use/by means of
为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
县官 (xiàn guān) district magistrate/county magistrate
县 (xiàn) county
官 (guān) government official/governmental/official/public/organ of
老爷 (lǎo yé) (respectful) lord/master/(coll.) maternal grandfather
老 (lǎo) null
爷 (yé) grandpa/old gentleman
便跪在地上，
biàn guì zài de shǎng
Then he knelt down on the ground and
便 (biàn) plain/informal/suitable/convenient/opportune/to urinate or
跪 (guì) to kneel
在地 (zài de) local
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
各诉状情。
gè sù zhuàng qíng
Each pleading.
各 (gè) each/every
诉状 (sù zhuàng) indictment/plea/complaint
诉 (sù) to complain/to sue/to tell
状 (zhuàng) accusation/suit/state/condition/strong/great/-shaped
情 (qíng) feeling/emotion/passion/situation
秀才搔搔头皮，说：这样吧，你们一个买起田来，一个养起鸭来，待我做了官，再给你们审理这件案子。
Xiu Cai scratched his scalp and said: This way, one of you buy up the field, one of you raise ducks, and then I will be an official, and then give you to hear the case.
秀才搔搔头皮，
xiù cái sāo sāo tóu pí
Xiu Cai scratched his scalp.
秀才 (xiù cái) a person who has passed the county level imperial exam
秀 (xiù) handsome/refined/elegant/graceful/superior/show (loanword)
才 (cái) ability/talent/sb of a certain type/a capable individual
搔搔头皮 --not found--
搔头皮 --not found--
头皮 (tóu pí) scalp
头 (tóu) head/hair style/the top/end/beginning or end/a stub/remnant
皮 (pí) leather/skin/fur/CL:張|张[zhang1]/pico- (one trillionth)
说：
shuì
Says.
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
这样吧，
zhè yàng bā
Here's the deal.
这样 (zhè yàng) this kind of/so/this way/like this/such
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
样 (yàng) manner/pattern/way/appearance/shape/classifier: kind type
吧 (bā) bar (loanword) (serving drinks or providing Internet access
你们一个买起田来，
nǐ mén yī gě mǎi qǐ tián lái
One of you bought up the field.
你们 (nǐ mén) you (plural)
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
买 (mǎi) to buy/to purchase
起 (qǐ) to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to
田 (tián) field/farm/CL:片[pian4]
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
一个养起鸭来，
yī gě yǎng qǐ yā lái
One raises ducks.
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
养 (yǎng) to raise (animals)/to bring up (children)/to keep (pets)/to
起 (qǐ) to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to
鸭 (yā) duck/CL:隻|只[zhi1]/(slang) male prostitute
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
待我做了官，
dāi wǒ zuò le guān
When I become an official.
待 (dāi) to stay/to wait/to treat/to deal with/to need/going to (do
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
做 (zuò) to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
官 (guān) government official/governmental/official/public/organ of
再给你们审理这件案子。
zài gěi nǐ mén shěn lǐ zhè jiàn àn zǐ
And then for you to try this case.
再 (zài) again/once more/re-/second/another/then (after sth and not
给 (gěi) to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for
你们 (nǐ mén) you (plural)
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
审理 (shěn lǐ) to hear (a case)
审 (shěn) to examine/to investigate/carefully/to try (in court)
理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
件 (jiàn) item/component/classifier for events things clothes etc
案子 (àn zǐ) long table/counter/case/law case/legal case/judicial case
案 (àn) (legal) case/incident/record/file/table
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
大道理：一个人要想成功，应该脚踏实地，从眼前的每一件小事开始做起。
Big truth: To be successful, a person should be down-to-earth and start with every little thing in front of him.
大道理：
dà dào lǐ
Big truth.
大道理 (dà dào lǐ) major principle/general truth/sermon (reproof)/bombastic
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order
一个人要想成功，
yī gě rén yāo xiǎng chéng gōng
For a person to be successful, the
一个人 (yī gě rén) by oneself (without assistance)/alone (without company)
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
成功 (chéng gōng) Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2
成 (chéng) to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to
功 (gōng) meritorious deed or service/achievement/result/service
应该脚踏实地，
yīng gāi jiǎo tā shí de
should have their feet on the ground.
应该 (yīng gāi) ought to/should/must
应 (yīng) to agree (to do sth)/should/ought to/must/(legal) shall/to
该 (gāi) should/ought to/probably/must be/to deserve/to owe/to be
脚踏实地 (jiǎo tā shí de) to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom);
脚 (jiǎo) foot/leg (of an animal or an object)/base (of an object)
踏 (tā) see 踏實|踏实[ta1 shi5]/to tread/to stamp/to step on/to press a
实 (shí) real/true/honest/really/solid/fruit/seed/definitely
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
从眼前的每一件小事开始做起。
cóng yǎn qián de měi yī jiàn xiǎo shì kāi shǐ zuò qǐ
Start with every little thing in front of you.
从 (cóng) from/through/via/to follow/to obey/to engage in (an
眼前 (yǎn qián) before one's eyes/now/at present
眼 (yǎn) eye/small hole/crux (of a matter)/CL:隻|只[zhi1]雙|双[shuang1]
前 (qián) front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
每 (měi) each/every
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
件 (jiàn) item/component/classifier for events things clothes etc
小事 (xiǎo shì) trifle/trivial matter/CL:點|点[dian3]
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
事 (shì) matter/thing/item/work/affair
开始 (kāi shǐ) to begin/beginning/to start/initial/CL:個|个[ge4]
开 (kāi) to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a
始 (shǐ) to begin/to start/then/only then
做 (zuò) to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to
起 (qǐ) to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to
把头脑中的想法当成现实，还要夸夸其谈，争论不休，则是虚妄的表现。
To take the ideas in your head as reality, and to boast about them and argue about them is a sign of vanity.
把头脑中的想法当成现实，
bǎ tóu nǎo zhōng de xiǎng fǎ dāng chéng xiàn shí
Taking the ideas in your head as reality.
把头 (bǎ tóu) labor contractor/gangmaster
把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
头 (tóu) head/hair style/the top/end/beginning or end/a stub/remnant
脑 (nǎo) brain/mind/head/essence
中的 (zhōng de) to hit the target/to hit the nail on the head
中 (zhōng) within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
想法 (xiǎng fǎ) way of thinking/opinion/notion/to think of a way (to do
想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
法 (fǎ) France/French/abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]/Taiwan pr. [Fa4]
当成 (dāng chéng) to consider as/to take to be
当 (dāng) (onom.) dong/ding dong (bell)/to be/to act as/manage
成 (chéng) to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to
现实 (xiàn shí) reality/actuality/real/actual/realistic/pragmatic
现 (xiàn) to appear/present/now/existing/current
实 (shí) real/true/honest/really/solid/fruit/seed/definitely
还要夸夸其谈，
hái yāo kuā kuā qí tán
And to boast about it.
还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
夸夸其谈 (kuā kuā qí tán) to talk big/to sound off/bombastic/grandiloquent
夸 (kuā) see 夸克[kua1 ke4]
夸 (kuā) see 夸克[kua1 ke4]
其 (qí) his/her/its/their/that/such/it (refers to sth preceding it)
谈 (tán) to speak/to talk/to converse/to chat/to discuss
争论不休，
zhēng lún bù xiū
The argument that
争论 (zhēng lún) to argue/to debate/to contend/argument/contention
争 (zhēng) to strive for/to vie for/to argue or debate/deficient or
论 (lún) abbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3] The Analects (of Confucius)
不休 (bù xiū) endlessly/ceaselessly
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
休 (xiū) to rest/to stop doing sth for a period of time/to cease
则是虚妄的表现。
zé shì xū wàng de biǎo xiàn
Then it is a manifestation of falsehood.
则 (zé) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
虚妄 (xū wàng) fabricated
虚 (xū) emptiness/void/abstract theory or guiding principles/empty
妄 (wàng) absurd/fantastic/presumptuous/rash
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
表现 (biǎo xiàn) to show/to show off/to display/to manifest/expression
表 (biǎo) exterior surface/family relationship via females/to show
现 (xiàn) to appear/present/now/existing/current
小故事大道理全集。
The full collection of small stories and big ideas.
小故事大道理全集。
xiǎo gù shì dà dào lǐ quán jí
The full collection of small stories and big ideas.
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
故事 (gù shì) old practice/CL:個|个[ge4]/narrative/story/tale
故 (gù) happening/instance/reason/cause/intentional/former/old
事 (shì) matter/thing/item/work/affair
大道理 (dà dào lǐ) major principle/general truth/sermon (reproof)/bombastic
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order
全集 (quán jí) omnibus/complete works (of a writer or artist)
全 (quán) all/whole/entire/every/complete
集 (jí) to gather/to collect/collected works/classifier for