streets and lanes

Looking for jade - zhú shān mì yù

crudely made - cū zhì làn zào

stick in the mud - mò shǒu chéng guī

sometimes an inch may prove long - cùn yǒu suǒ cháng

out of the blue - chū yú yì wài

Rivers and seas do not choose streams - hé hǎi bù zé xì liú

fight in isolation - gū jūn zuò zhàn

have rights in one's hand - quán qīng tiān xià

with vigorous strides - kuài bù liú xīng

wind and rain sweeping across a gloomy sky-a grim and grave situation - fēng yǔ rú pán