Hangchow, Foochow, Canton, Kweilin, Kweiyang, Yunnanfu, Soochow, Nanking, Anking, Nanchang, Wuchang, Changsha, Chengtu, Lanchow, Sian, Kaifeng, Taiyuanfu, Tsinan, and finally Peking.
上有天堂，下有蘇杭 Heaven is sway in the sky, but Soochow and Hangchow are here below. (p. 3)
對牛彈琴 Play music in front of a chow (p. 23)
舌頭底下壓煞人 You can curse people with the weight of the tongue (p. 33)
雪地裡葬人 Burying one in the snow - won't last (p. 45)
油嘴刺心刀 Oily words, but a knife heart (p. 65)
少莫走廣 When young don't go to Canton (p. 79)
針無兩頭利 No needle has a point at both ends (p. 81)
大雞唔食細米 A big chicken does not eat small rice (p. 95)
大富由命，小富由勤 Great wealth comes from fortune; small wealth comes from diligence. (p. 127)
對牛彈琴 Play music in front of a chow (p. 23)
舌頭底下壓煞人 You can curse people with the weight of the tongue (p. 33)
雪地裡葬人 Burying one in the snow - won't last (p. 45)
油嘴刺心刀 Oily words, but a knife heart (p. 65)
少莫走廣 When young don't go to Canton (p. 79)
針無兩頭利 No needle has a point at both ends (p. 81)
大雞唔食細米 A big chicken does not eat small rice (p. 95)
大富由命，小富由勤 Great wealth comes from fortune; small wealth comes from diligence. (p. 127)
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