Fu zhibingding

No fire without wind - wú fēng bù qǐ làng

so pathetic as to move both wise and the dull - āi gǎn wán yàn

severe winter - hán dōng là yuè

the gateway is thronged with horses and carriages - chē mǎ yíng mén

get to the root of things - xún gēn wèn dǐ

sequence of events - lái lóng qù mài

give birth to a boy - nòng zhāng zhī xǐ

a good rider tends to fall - shàn qí zhě duò

act with undue haste - cāo zhī guò jí

roll up one 's sleeves and raise one 's fists to fight - xuān quán luǒ xiù