1、人怕饿，地怕荒。
peopleareafraidofhunger,butpeopleareafraidoffamine.
2、光说不干，事事落空；又说又干，马到成功。
ifyousaynothing,everythingfallsshort;ifyousaysomethinganddoitagain,youwillsucceed.
3、人到四十五，正是出山虎。
whenpeoplereach45,itisthemountaintiger.
4、撒网要撒迎风网，开船要开顶风船。
tocastanetagainstthewind,tosailashipagainstthewind.
5、天冷不冻织女手，荒年不饿勤耕人。
weaverhandsarenotfrozenincoldweather,andhard-workingpeoplearenothungryinbarrenyears.
6、一年盼望一年好，汗衫补得象夹袄。
lookingforwardtoagoodyear,sweatersarelikejackets.
7、人怕没脸，树怕没皮。
peopleareafraidoflosingfaceandtreesareafraidoflosingbark.
8、人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。
mancan'tlook,seawatercan'tbemeasured.
9、人心不足蛇呑象，贪心不足吃月亮。
people'sheartsarenotenoughforsnakesandelephants,andgreedisnotenoughforthemoon.
10、弟兄不和邻里欺，将相不和邻国欺。
ifabrotherdoesnotdeceivehisneighbour,hewillnotdeceivehisneighbour.
11、人急投亲，鸟急投林。
peoplerushtorelatives,birdsrushtoforests.
12、经常用的钥匙，总是闪闪的；潺潺淌的泉水，总是清亮亮的。
thekeysthatareoftenusedarealwaysshining;thebubblingspringsarealwaysbright.
13、入门休问荣枯事，观看容颜便得知。
whenyougettothedoor,youwillfindoutwhenyoulookatyourface.
14、一家养女百家求，一马不行百家忧。
onefamilyneedsahundreddaughters,butonehorsecan'tmakeahundredfamiliesworry.
15、一等二靠三落空，一感二干三成功。
firstclass,secondclassandthirdclassfail,andsecondclasssucceeds.
16、穷家难舍，熟地难离。
poorfamiliesareinseparablefromfamiliarity.
17、要吃辣子栽辣秧，要吃鲤鱼走长江。
toeatspicyseedstogrowspicyriceseedlings,toeatcarptowalkalongtheyangtzeriver.
18、爱吹牛的人，嘴边冒着青烟。
aboasterhassmokeonhislips.
19、再甜的甘蔗不如糖，再亲的婶子不如娘。
sugarisnotassweetassugar,andauntisnotassweetasmother.
20、糊涂虫不知聪明的可贵，健康不知患病的痛苦。
muddlewormsdonotknowthevalueofintelligence,healthdoesnotknowthepainofillness.
21、先钉桩子后系驴，先撒窝子后钓鱼。
firstnailthestake,thentiethedonkey,firstscatterthenestandthenfish.
22、香花不一定好看，会说不一定能干。
fragrantflowersarenotnecessarilygood-looking,theymaynotbecompetent.
23、人不在大小，马不在高低。
peoplearenotbig,horsesarenothighorlow.
24、亲不过父母，近不过夫妻。
parentsarenotclosetoparents,butcouples.
25、不要看公羊叫得厉害，要看他过河的本领。
don'tlookattherambarkingbadly,butathisabilitytocrosstheriver.
26、姑舅亲，辈辈亲，打断骨头连着筋。
unclesandrelatives,fromgenerationtogeneration,brokethebonesandtendons.
27、人怕话多，活怕人做。
peopleareafraidtotalkmuch,buttheyareafraidtodoanything.
28、种菜老婆吃菜脚，做鞋老婆打赤脚。
thevegetable-growingwifeeatsfoodfeetandtheshoe-makingwifebarefoot.
29、十年窗下无人问，一举成名天下知。
nooneaskedunderthewindowfortenyears,anditbecamefamousallovertheworld.
30、受恩深处宜先退，得意浓时便可休。
itisbettertoretreatfromthedepthsofgratitude,andthenrestwhenyouareproud.
31、公鸡打架头对头，夫妻吵嘴不记仇。
cocksfighthead-to-head,husbandsandwivesquarrelwithoutrevenge.
32、留得五湖明月在，不愁无处下金钩。
keepthebrightmooninthelakes,thereisnoplacetoworryaboutthegoldenhook.
33、一举首登龙虎榜，十年身到风凰池。
firstplaceonthelistofdragonsandtigers,tenyearstofenghuangchi.
34、人老眼昏，鹰老爪钝。
oldpeoplearedizzy,eagleshavebluntclaws.
35、秀才饿死不卖书，壮士穷途不卖剑。
scholarsdieofhungeranddonotsellbooks,butwarriorsdonotsellswords.
36、皮里生的皮里热，皮里不生冷似铁。
theskinishot,butnotcoldasiron.
37、人合心，马合套。
peoplefitin,horsesfitin.
38、擒龙要下海，打虎要上山。
catchingdragonsistogotoseaandfightingtigersistogoupthehill.
39、人怕伤心，树怕剥皮。
peopleareafraidofsadness,andtreesareafraidofpeeling.
40、灰里芝麻泥里豆，菜籽田里摸泥鳅。
sesamemudinash,beansinrapeseedfield,loach.
41、龙游浅水遭虾戏，虎落平阳被犬欺。
dragonswimminginshallowwaterwasshrimpplay,tigerfallinginpingyangwasbulliedbydog.
42、内练一口气，外练一口屁。
practiceonebreathinsideandoneassoutside.
43、一个巴掌拍不响，一人难唱独板腔。
itishardforamantosingasolotunewithoutclappinghishands.
44、狮舞三堂沒人看，讲话三遍沒人听。
noonewatchedthethreeliondancesandnoonelistenedtothethreespeeches.
45、百世修来同船渡，千世修来共枕眠。
baishixiucametothesameboat,andqianshixiucametosleeptogether.
46、狐狸总要露尾巴，毒蛇总要吐舌头。
afoxalwaysshowsitstailandasnakealwaysspitsitstongue.
47、人活七十稀，请教不为低。
seventypeopleliveasparselife.
48、一根筷子容易折，十根筷子硬如铁。
onechopstickfoldseasily,tenchopsticksareashardasiron.
49、屋里无灯望月出，身上无衣望天热。
therewasnolampinthehousetowatchthemoonrise,andnoclothestowatchtheheat.
