deny flatly

draw water with a bamboo basket - zhú lán dá shuǐ

in straitened circumstances - rì mù tú yuǎn

newly arrived - xīn lái zhà dào

reach the same goal by different means - shū zhì tóng guī

viciously slander - è yǔ zhòng shāng

in deep sorrow - tì lèi jiāo líng

Yunchou Haisi - yún chóu hǎi sī

The arrow pierces the goose's beak - jiàn chuān yàn zuǐ

It's a piece of cake - rú shí dì jiè

call black white - niú jì tóng cáo