Salamander

A good thing is a good one - shì kuān jí yuán

shining spears and armoured horses - a symbol of war in ancient china - tiě mǎ jīn gē

Huzhongtiandi - hú zhōng tiān dì

Stabbing up and down - cì shàng huà xià

clasp an enemy to one 's bosom - rèn zéi wéi fù

Be bold and resolute - gān dǎn hú yuè

money can move the gods - qián kě tōng shén

be in the centre of the axle -- hold an important official post - jū zhóu chǔ zhōng

Go through fire and water - dǎo fù tāng huǒ

would not explain unless one is desperately anxious to learn - bù fèn bù qǐ