iron walls and brass partitions

Ask for advice - qí lǘ suǒ jù

Uneducated Teaching - bù jiào zhī jiào

remember at every meal - měi fàn bù wàng

kick against the pricks - táng bì dǎng chē

copper smell stinking to high heaven - tóng chòu xūn tiān

prone - héng tuō dào chě

Be kind to your mother - ēn yú cí mǔ

denounce the present and praise antiquity - shì gǔ fēi jīn

poised - yōng róng bù pò

Unfortunately, it's medium - bù xìng ér yán zhòng