a compound of connecting courtyards , each surrounded by dwelling quarters

spread from mouth to mouth - zhòng kǒu jiāo chuán

There is no one who grabs gold - jué jīn bù jiàn rén

Frost and snow - lǐn rú shuāng xuě

The meaning comes from the text - yuán wén shēng yì

travel light - qīng zhuāng jiǎn cóng

Chanting the moon and mocking the flowers - yǒng yuè cháo huā

The best way is the worst - dào jìn tú qióng

desperate - yào sǐ yào huó

unable to suffer the humiliation made by the warder even if he is a whittled phoney one - kè mù wéi lì

follow in the steps of one 's ancestors - shéng qí zǔ wǔ