Rules overlap

cut the weeds and dig up the roots - chǎn cǎo chú gēn

croon - dī yín qiǎn chàng

smash a pot to pieces just because it 's cracked -- write oneself off as hopeless and act recklessly - pò guàn pò shuāi

prickly moustache - xū rán rú jǐ

layer upon layer of peaks and knolls - céng luán dié zhàng

revered earliest ancestor - bù tiāo zhī zōng

register profound respect - sù rán qǐ jìng

Moral integrity and tolerance - dé róng jiān bèi

rise at cockcrow - jī míng ér qǐ

be obsequious - wěi wěi fǒu fǒu