1、家有一老,强似活宝。
anoldmanisbetterthanalivingtreasure.
2、老嫂比母,小叔比儿。
oldsister-in-lawthanmother,littleunclebill.
3、儿大不由爷。
childrencan'thelpthemselves.
4、姐妹连肝胆,兄弟同骨肉。
sistershaveliverandgallbladder,brothershavefleshandblood.
5、人留子孙草留根。
peopleleavetheirchildrenandgrandchildrenwithgrassandroots.
6、孩儿不离娘,瓜儿不离秧。
childrendonotleavetheirmothers,melonsdonotleavetheirseedlings.
7、不要姐儿俊,只要姐儿心。
don'tbehandsome,justbeheartfelt.
8、男干女不干,计划难实现。
it'shardtorealizetheplanbecausemenandwomendon'tdoit.
9、家和日子旺。
homeandjapanareprosperous.
10、孩子不好慢慢教,哪有挖井只一锹。
childrencan'tteachslowly.there'snowaytodigawellbutashovel.
11、一根肠子八下挂。
oneintestinehangsdowneighttimes.
12、莲花开在污泥中,人才出在贫寒家。
lotusblossomsinsludge,andtalentedpeoplegrowinpoorfamilies.
13、当家人,恶水缸。
beingafamilyisabadwatertank.
14、亲兄弟,明处帐。
brothers,clearaccount.
15、我养你牙长,你养我牙落。
iraiseyourteeth,youraisemyteeth.
16、鼻涕子,出好汉。
arunnynosemakesagoodman.
17、宁养顽子,莫养呆子。
betterraiseastubbornsonthanafool.
18、巷里娶个好嫂嫂,大姑小姑都学好。
ifyoumarryagoodsister-in-lawinthelane,yoursister-in-lawandsister-in-lawwilllearnwell.
19、家内不和邻里争。
thereisnocontentionwiththeneighboursathome.
20、家无主,屋倒竖。
homewithoutowner,houseupright.
21、好家户经不住三股分。
agoodfamilycan'tstandthreeshares.
22、一个娘养十个儿;十个儿不养一个娘。
tensonsofamother;tensonsofamother.
23、养儿防老,积谷防饥。
raisechildrentoprovideagainstoldage.
24、好帮好底做好鞋,好爹好娘养好孩。
goodhelp,goodshoes,goodfatherandgoodmotherraisegoodchildren.
25、有情何怕隔年期。
whyareyouafraidofthenextyear?
26、吵闹多的家庭,酱油也是苦的。
soysauceisbitterinnoisyfamilies.
27、树小扶直易,树大扳伸难。
it'seasytostraightenatreewhenit'ssmall,butdifficulttostretchatreewhenit'sbig.
28、弟兄闹分家,邻居会钻空子。
brothersbreakupandneighborsgetoutoftheway.
29、男治外,女治内。
menruleoutside,womenruleinside.
30、家庭怕三漏:锅漏、屋漏、人漏。
familiesareafraidofthreeleaks:potleak,houseleakandhumanleak.
31、兄弟二人心不齐,手里黄金要变泥。
thetwobrothershaveanunevenheart,andthegoldintheirhandswillbecomemuddy.
32、强迫不成买卖,捆绑不成夫妻。
forcedoesnotbuyandsell,tieupnothusbandandwife.
33、水有源,树有根,不认爹娘如畜生。
waterhasitssource,treeshaveitsroots,andparentsarelikeanimals.
34、不记当初娘养我,但看今朝自养儿。
idon'trememberwhenmymotherraisedme,butnowisupportmyself.
35、一畦萝卜一畦菜,各人养的各人爱。
aborderofradishandaborderofvegetable,everyoneraisedlove.
36、有了孩子,忘了老子。
withchildren,iforgetlaotzu.
37、娘勤女不懒,爹懒儿好闲。
adiligentwomanisnotlazy,butalazyfatherisidle.
38、一娘生九子,十指痛肝心。
amothergivesbirthtoninesons,andtenfingersarepainful.
39、不是冤家不聚头。
it'snotthatfriendsdon'tgettogether.
40、早晨起来七件事,柴米油盐酱醋茶。
seventhingsinthemorning,firewood,rice,oil,salt,sauce,vinegarandtea.
41、若要他爱你,还需你爱他。
ifyouwanthimtoloveyou,youneedtolovehim.
42、爱情用钱买,终久两不爱。
loveisboughtwithmoneyandneverloved.
43、儿女亲,辈辈亲,打断胳膊连着筋。
parentsfromgenerationtogenerationbreaktheirarms.
44、人大成家,树大结果。
people'scongressesmakeabigfamilyandbringaboutgreatresults.
45、娶妇易,择婿难。
itiseasiertomarryawifethantochooseahusband.
46、堂前教子,枕边教妻。
thegodsoninfrontofthechurchandthewifeinthepillow.
47、爹娘养身,自己长心。
fatherandmothersupportthemselves.
48、宁添一斗,莫添一口。
betteraddabucketthanamouthful.
49、至乐莫如读书,至要莫如教子。
itisbettertoreadthantoteach.
50、刻薄成家,理无久享。
ifyoustartafamilyharshly,youwillenjoyitforalongtime.
51、有钱难买亲生子。
it'shardtobuyyourownsonifyouhavemoney.
52、父望子成龙,子望父升天。
fatherexpectshissontobecomeadragonandsonexpectshisfathertoascendtoheaven.
53、入田观察,从小看大。
watchfromasmallage.
54、身安莫嫌瘦,家安莫嫌贫。
don'tbethininbodyandpoorinhome.
55、穿破才是衣,到老方是妻。
wearingraggedclothesisawifetolaofang.
56、新姜不如老姜辣,当家还是老妈妈。
newgingerisnotasspicyasoldginger.it'sstillanoldmother.
57、生前不给父母吃,死后何必去祭坟。
ifyoudon'tfeedyourparentsbeforeyoudie,whygotothegrave?
58、打在儿身,疼在娘心。
beatinthebody,painintheheartofthemother.