1、香花不一定好看，会说不一定能干。
fragrantflowersarenotnecessarilygood-looking,theymaynotbecompetent.
2、不怕吃饭拣大碗，就怕干活爱偷懒。
notafraidtoeatandpickbigbowls,butafraidtoworklazy.
3、姑舅亲，辈辈亲，打断骨头连着筋。
unclesandrelatives,fromgenerationtogeneration,brokethebonesandtendons.
4、十年窗下无人问，一举成名天下知。
nooneaskedunderthewindowfortenyears,anditbecamefamousallovertheworld.
5、四川太阳云南风，贵州落雨如过冬。
sichuansunyunnanwind,guizhourainlikewinter.
6、人怕伤心，树怕剥皮。
peopleareafraidofsadness,andtreesareafraidofpeeling.
7、公鸡打架头对头，夫妻吵嘴不记仇。
cocksfighthead-to-head,husbandsandwivesquarrelwithoutrevenge.
8、只有上不去的天，没有过不去的山。
therearenomountainsthatcan'tbecrossedexceptthosethatcan'tbecrossed.
9、泥人经不起雨淋，假话经不起对证。
theclaymancan'tstandtherainandthefalsehoodcan'tstandtheproof.
10、杂草铲除要趁早，孩儿教育要从小。
weedsshouldbeeradicatedasearlyaspossibleandchildrenshouldbeeducatedfromanearlyage.
11、留得五湖明月在，不愁无处下金钩。
keepthebrightmooninthelakes,thereisnoplacetoworryaboutthegoldenhook.
12、人家夸，一朵花；自己夸，人笑话。
peoplepraise,aflower;theypraise,peoplelaugh.
13、一举首登龙虎榜，十年身到风凰池。
firstplaceonthelistofdragonsandtigers,tenyearstofenghuangchi.
14、一等二靠三落空，一感二干三成功。
firstclass,secondclassandthirdclassfail,andsecondclasssucceeds.
15、人不缺地的工，地不缺人的粮。
nomanlackslandforhisworkandnoman'sfoodforhisland.
16、人合心，马合套。
peoplefitin,horsesfitin.
17、人到四十五，正是出山虎。
whenpeoplereach45,itisthemountaintiger.
18、秦岭山脉一条线，南吃大米北吃面。
thereisalineintheqinlingmountains,wherericeiseateninthesouthandnoodlesinthenorth.
19、龙游浅水遭虾戏，虎落平阳被犬欺。
dragonswimminginshallowwaterwasshrimpplay,tigerfallinginpingyangwasbulliedbydog.
20、人怕饿，地怕荒。
peopleareafraidofhunger,butpeopleareafraidoffamine.
21、爱吹牛的人，嘴边冒着青烟。
aboasterhassmokeonhislips.
22、人有恒心万事成，人无恒心万事崩。
allthingscometruewithperseverance,butallthingscometoanendwithoutperseverance.
23、受恩深处宜先退，得意浓时便可休。
itisbettertoretreatfromthedepthsofgratitude,andthenrestwhenyouareproud.
24、一家养女百家求，一马不行百家忧。
onefamilyneedsahundreddaughters,butonehorsecan'tmakeahundredfamiliesworry.
25、好铁要经三回炉，好书要经百回读。
goodirongoesthroughthreehearthsandgoodbooksgothroughahundred.
26、撒网要撒迎风网，开船要开顶风船。
tocastanetagainstthewind,tosailashipagainstthewind.
27、为人不做亏心事，半夜敲门心不惊。
don'tbeafraidtoknockatthedoorinthemiddleofthenight.
28、人勤病就懒，人懒病就勤。
peoplearelazywhentheyaresickandlazywhentheyaresick.
29、有钱杀人不偿命，沒钱淘气也坐牢。
moneykillspeopleforlife,andmoneymischiefgoestoprison.
30、人在福中不知福，船在水中不知流。
amanknowsnohappinessinhappiness,butashipknowsnoflowinwater.
31、人多出韩信，智多出孔明。
morepeoplethanhanxin,morewisdomthankongming.
32、逢着瞎子不谈光，逢着癞子不谈疮。
wheneverblindpeopletalkaboutlight,wheneversickpeopledon'ttalkaboutsores.
33、人怕话多，活怕人做。
peopleareafraidtotalkmuch,buttheyareafraidtodoanything.
34、勤是摇钱树，俭是聚宝盆。
diligenceisacashcow,andthriftisatreasuretrough.
35、禾苗不认爹和娘，耕作到家多打粮。
theseedlingsdonotrecognizetheirfatherandmother.theyfarmathomeandgetmoregrain.
36、长木匠，短铁匠，不长不短是裁缝。
longcarpenters,shortblacksmiths,tailors.
37、种菜老婆吃菜脚，做鞋老婆打赤脚。
thevegetable-growingwifeeatsfoodfeetandtheshoe-makingwifebarefoot.
38、枯木逢春犹再发，人无两度再少年。
deadtreesreturninspring,andnooneiseveryoungagain.
39、先钉桩子后系驴，先撒窝子后钓鱼。
firstnailthestake,thentiethedonkey,firstscatterthenestandthenfish.
40、狮舞三堂沒人看，讲话三遍沒人听。
noonewatchedthethreeliondancesandnoonelistenedtothethreespeeches.
41、弟兄不和邻里欺，将相不和邻国欺。
ifabrotherdoesnotdeceivehisneighbour,hewillnotdeceivehisneighbour.
42、一千个嘴把式，顶不上一个手把式。
athousandmouthholds,notonehandleholds.
43、根深不怕风摇动，树正何愁影子斜。
deeprootsdonotfearthewindtoshake,thetreeiswhysadshadowoblique.
44、人恶人怕天不怕，人善人欺天不欺。
thewickedareafraidofheaven,butthegooddeceiveheaven.
45、好汉做事干到底，好马登程跑到头。
agoodmandoeseverythingtotheend,andagoodhorserunstotheend.
46、一个巴掌拍不响，一人难唱独板腔。
itishardforamantosingasolotunewithoutclappinghishands.
47、自己做错不算数，别人做错打**。
itdoesn'tmatterwhatyoudowrong,othersdowrongspanking.
48、人不亏地皮，地不亏肚皮。
nomanloseshisskin,nomanloseshisbelly.
49、狗记路，猫记家，小孩只记**妈。
dogskeeptrack,catskeeptrackofhomes,andchildrenonlyremembertoeatwetnurses.
