一壶难装两样酒(One bottle can not hold two types of liquors)

英译：吴文南

戴了笠麻伞莫拿，

One either holds an umbrella or wears a hat of bamboo.

一女不敢应两家。

Meanwhile one girl should not two guys woo.

一壶难装两样酒，

One bottle can not hold two types of liquors.

一树难开两样花。

One tree can not grow two kinds of flowers.