the enemy approached the walls

return to one 's hometown in silken robes - yì jǐn huán xiāng

Good is rewarded with good and evil with evil - shàn yǒu shàn bào，è yǒu è bào

a solitary tree that regards the world with contempt - gū biāo ào shì

varied types and poses - qiān zī wàn tai

Be greedy and foolish - shǐ tān shǐ yú

act dumb - zhuāng shǎ chōng lèng

hate to the very marrow of one 's bones - qiè gǔ zhī chóu

disclaim all achievements one has made - gōng chéng bù jū

Chinese celery - pù bèi shí qín

valuable things passed on from the past - diǎn zhāng wén wù