tell some fantastic tales

make up one 's face heavily and dress gaudily - nóng zhuāng yàn fú

obtain raw material locally - jiù dì qǔ cái

feel as if a knife were piercing one 's heart - xīn rú dāo jiǎo

confirmed habits are hard to get rid of - jī zhòng bù fǎn

have experienced years of wind and frost - bǎo jīng fēng shuāng

It is better to know than to know - qiǎng bù zhī yǐ wéi zhī

Skinny skin - huáng pí guā sōu

Doujiushuanggan - dòu jiǔ shuāng gān

a handsome man - fāng miàn dà ěr

as it cannot be helped - chū yú wú nài