1、人前若爱争长短，人后必然说是非。
ifamanlovestocontendforhismerits,hewillsayyesornolater.
2、小时不教成浑虫，长大不学成懒龙。
ifyoudon'tteachaworminanhour,ifyougrowup,youdon'tlearntobealazydragon.
3、留得五湖明月在，不怕没处下金钩。
leavefivelakesbrightmoonin,notafraidofnoplacetolaygoldenhook.
4、人多智谋广，柴多火焰高。
manypeoplearewiseandwise,butmanyfirewoodhaveahighflame.
5、一年盼望一年好，汗衫补得象夹袄。
lookingforwardtoagoodyear,sweatersarelikejackets.
6、屋里无灯望月出，身上无衣望天热。
therewasnolampinthehousetowatchthemoonrise,andnoclothestowatchtheheat.
7、灰里芝麻泥里豆，菜籽田里摸泥鳅。
sesamemudinash,beansinrapeseedfield,loach.
8、桃三杏四梨五年，葡萄两年就换钱。
peaches,apricotsandpearsarefiveyearsold,andgrapeschangemoneyintwoyears.
9、人活七十稀，请教不为低。
seventypeopleliveasparselife.
10、一个鸡蛋吃不饱，一身臭名背到老。
aneggisnotenoughtoeat,andit'snotoriousallthetime.
11、人老眼昏，鹰老爪钝。
oldpeoplearedizzy,eagleshavebluntclaws.
12、人不在大小，马不在高低。
peoplearenotbig,horsesarenothighorlow.
13、亲不过父母，近不过夫妻。
parentsarenotclosetoparents,butcouples.
14、一时强弱在于力，万古胜负在于理。
foramomentstrengthliesinstrength,andforalltimesuccessliesinreason.
15、秀才饿死不卖书，壮士穷途不卖剑。
scholarsdieofhungeranddonotsellbooks,butwarriorsdonotsellswords.
16、家人说话耳旁风，外人说话金字经。
familymembersspeakindifferently,whileoutsidersspeakingoldenscriptures.
17、拳不离手，曲不离口。
fistdoesnotleavethehand,songdoesnotleavethemouth.
18、人敬有的，狗咬丑的。
peoplerespect,dogsbiteugly.
19、人各有心，物各有主。
everymanhashisownheartandeverythinghasitsown.
20、穷家难舍，熟地难离。
poorfamiliesareinseparablefromfamiliarity.
21、要吃辣子栽辣秧，要吃鲤鱼走长江。
toeatspicyseedstogrowspicyriceseedlings,toeatcarptowalkalongtheyangtzeriver.
22、狐狸总要露尾巴，毒蛇总要吐舌头。
afoxalwaysshowsitstailandasnakealwaysspitsitstongue.
23、内练一口气，外练一口屁。
practiceonebreathinsideandoneassoutside.
24、大狗爬墙，小狗看样。
thebigdogclimbsthewall,thelittledoglookslikeit.
25、有了千钱想万钱，当了皇帝想成仙。
thoughtsofthousandsofmoney,whentheemperorwantstobecomeimmortal.
26、一天省下一两粮，十年要用仓来装。
saveoneortwograinsadayandstoretheminwarehousesfortenyears.
27、桃花要趁东风开，幸福要靠劳动来。
peachblossomsblossomintheeastwind,andhappinessdependsonlabor.
28、天冷不冻织女手，荒年不饿勤耕人。
weaverhandsarenotfrozenincoldweather,andhard-workingpeoplearenothungryinbarrenyears.
29、男人好吃要背帐，女人好吃要上当。
menhavetocheatwhentheyaretasty,whilewomencheatwhentheyaretasty.
30、一家之计在于和，一生之计在于勤。
afamily'splanliesinharmonyandalifetime'splanliesindiligence.
31、不怕虎狼当面坐，只怕人前两面刀。
theyarenotafraidofsittingfacetofacewithtigersandwolves,butofknivesonbothsides.
32、人强人欺病，人弱病欺人。
astrongmandeceivesasickman,aweakmandeceivesasickman.
33、皮里生的皮里热，皮里不生冷似铁。
theskinishot,butnotcoldasiron.
34、一根筷子容易折，十根筷子硬如铁。
onechopstickfoldseasily,tenchopsticksareashardasiron.
35、人哄地皮，地哄肚皮。
peoplecoaxtheground,thegroundcoaxthebelly.
36、娘想儿，长江水，儿想娘，哭一场。
niangwantstocry,yangtzeriver,niangwantstocry.
37、人心不足蛇呑象，贪心不足吃月亮。
people'sheartsarenotenoughforsnakesandelephants,andgreedisnotenoughforthemoon.
38、入门休问荣枯事，观看容颜便得知。
whenyougettothedoor,youwillfindoutwhenyoulookatyourface.
39、人怕没脸，树怕没皮。
peopleareafraidoflosingfaceandtreesareafraidoflosingbark.
40、人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。
mancan'tlook,seawatercan'tbemeasured.
41、擒龙要下海，打虎要上山。
catchingdragonsistogotoseaandfightingtigersistogoupthehill.
42、内行看门道，外行看人行道。
theexpertwatchesthedoorway,thelaymanwatchesthesidewalk.
43、人急投亲，鸟急投林。
peoplerushtorelatives,birdsrushtoforests.
44、百世修来同船渡，千世修来共枕眠。
baishixiucametothesameboat,andqianshixiucametosleeptogether.
45、爸爸虽然是秃子，儿子仍然喊爸爸。
althoughhisfatherisbald,hissonstillcallsforhisfather.
46、人怕信心齐，虎怕成群。
peoplefearconfidence,tigersfearcrowds.
47、全是生姜不辣，全是花椒不麻。
allrawgingerisnotspicy,allpepperisnotnumb.
48、门前有马非为富，家中有人不算穷。
therearehorsesinfrontofthedoorwhoarenotrich,andsomeinthefamilywhoarenotpoor.
49、人爱富的，狗咬穷的。
peoplelovetherich,butdogsbitethepoor.
50、一人说话全有理，两人说话见高低。
onepersonspeakswithallreason,twopeoplespeakwithhighorlow.
