Two-part allegorical saying and some jokes about Chinese characters

Grandpa eats Rhizoma Coptidis-Bitter (Grandpa)

A short staircase leads to a high room-it's hard to say (eaves)

A dwarf crosses the river-peace of mind

A nun in a temple-no luck (husband)

Burn out the lamp oil-burn out the heart (core)

The Eight Immortals cross the sea without a boat-they have their own rules (crossing)

Chamber pot is on the table of the Eight Immortals-not a (family) gang.

Stir-fried Chinese onion with cabbage leaves-pro (green) plus pro (green)

To pluck a beard-modesty (plucking) and inadequacy (beard)

The bird missed-it didn't (fly).

Pick up shit with lanterns-stick it to death (shit)

Tie the calf to the back of the cart-vicious (with a calf)

A big ship is carrying the sun-barely crossing a day.

Swimming in a cesspit-not afraid of death (shit)

Swimming in a cesspool-I'm really not afraid of death (shit)

The water in the sea-it's too salty wherever you go.

A bad dog bites the sky-arrogance (king)

Grass grows in sweet fields-absurd (sugar)

Chase the sheep up the tree-it's hard to get on (steak)

As soon as I learned to cut my hair, I met a beard-a difficult problem (shaving)

The radish is moving (freezing) in the cold winter

The mouse fell into the water tank-fashion (wet hair)

The meat on the cock's head-the size is the official (crown)

Girls Marry-False (Jia) Affairs (Jia)

Lamar doesn't ride-it's too much (modesty)

The bottom line of bacon soup-oil and salt first.

1234567- Forget (King) VIII

The 12356-nothing (4)

Amodou pops up two lines-I think (silk) is wrong.

Four beams of cotton-can't talk (play)

Monk dragging wood-something happened (temple)

Loquat and pipa

Someone sent loquat to a county magistrate, but he mistyped "loquat" as "pipa" on the gift list. The magistrate said with a smile, "Loquat is not this kind of pipa, but it hates my poor literacy!" A guest should answer, "If the pipa can blossom and bear fruit, all the pipes in the city will blossom."