Rootless wood, water without source
Rootless wood, water without source is a Chinese idiom, pronounced w ú g ē nzh ī m ù, w ú Yu á nzh ī Shu ǐ. It's a metaphor for something that has no basis.
Source: in the ninth year of Zhaogong in Zuozhuan: "I was in my uncle, but the clothes had a crown, and the wood and water had the origin."
Rootless wood, water without source
eulogize the past at the expense of the present - sòng gǔ fēi jīn
get rid of an evil for the people - yǔ hǔ chú hài
suffer from both poverty and sickness - pín bìng jiāo pò
Respect the time and love the day - jìng shí ài rì