Yan Yan Zhang Tian

To pull the cloth and pull the hemp - zhuāi bù tuō má

political and military achievements - Wén zhì wǔ gōng

from first to last - cóng tóu zhì wěi

the vicissitudes of life - dé shī róng kū

one 's heart is torn with anxiety - xīn jí rú fén

Good words are like pearls - hǎo yǔ rú zhū

A bitter plum - dào páng kǔ lǐ

see both its good and bad points - xiá yú hù xiàn

Successive appointment - lián jiē lèi rèn

Hide from the shadows - bì yǐng liǎn jì