1、树老根多,人老识多。
therearemanyrootsintrees,butmanypeopleknow.
2、上了赌场,不认爹娘。
hewenttothecasinoandrefusedtorecognizehisparents.
3、病从口入,祸从口出。
diseasescomefromthemouth,andmisfortunescomefromthemouth.
4、不畏浮云遮望眼,只缘身在最高层。
don'tfearthecloudstocoveryoureyes,onlybecauseyouareatthetop.
5、此一时,彼一时。
thismoment,thatmoment.
6、狗仗人势,雪仗风势。
dogsfightagainstpeople,snowsfightagainstwind.
7、豆腐莫烧老了,大话莫说早了。
don'tburntofutooold,don'ttalktooearly.
8、半匹红绡一丈绫,系向牛头充炭直。
halfoftheredtapestryisfilledwithcharcoalfromthecow'shead.
9、清贫常乐,浊富多忧。
povertyisalwayshappy,wealthisalwaysworrying.
10、水往下流,人争上游。
waterflowsdownstreamandpeoplecompeteupstream.
11、不在被中睡,不知被儿宽。
don'tsleepinthequilt,idon'tknowhowwidethequiltis.
12、万句言语吃不饱,一捧流水能解渴。
ahandfulofrunningwatercanquenchthirst.
13、人争气,火争焰,佛争一炷香。
peoplefightforgas,firefightforflame,buddhafightforincense.
14、字不可重写,话不可乱传。
wordsshouldnotberewritten,wordsshouldnotbepassedonrandomly.
15、口说不如身到,耳闻不如目睹。
speakingisbetterthanseeing,hearingisbetterthanseeing.
16、做事循天理,出言顺人心。
dothingsaccordingtothelawandspeakouttothepeople.
17、脚踏十字稳,不怕棒槌滚。
steadycrossfoot,notafraidofmalletroll.
18、丁是丁,卯是卯。
dingisding,maoismao.
19、叫人不蚀本,舌头打个滚。
letnomanlosehismoney,butrollhistongue.
20、人行千里路,胜读十年书。
thousandsofmilesonfootisbetterthantenyears'study.
21、小人记仇,君子长志。
villagersbeargrudges,gentlemenhavelongaspirations.
22、有理走遍天下,无理寸步难行。
reasonablewalkallovertheworld,unreasonablestepisdifficult.
23、海内存知己,天涯若比邻。
aconfidantinthesea,aneighborinthehorizon.
24、吃人家的嘴短,拿人家的手软。
eatpeople'smouthshort,takepeople'shandssoft.
25、走路不怕上高山,撑船不怕过险滩。
walkingisnotafraidofclimbingmountains,andboatingisnotafraidofcrossingdangerousbeaches.
26、便宜没好货,好货不便宜。
cheapgoodsarenotgood,goodgoodsarenotcheap.
27、说话看势头,办事看风头。
speaktoseethemomentum,acttoseethelimelight.
28、人靠自修,树靠人修。
manbuildshimself,andtreebuildshimself.
29、柴经不起百斧,人经不起百语。
woodcan'tstandahundredaxes,mancan'tstandahundredlanguages.
30、一人修路,万人安步。
onemanbuildsroadsandtenthousandpeoplewalkinpeace.
31、稻多打出米,人多讲出理。
morericecomesout,morepeoplemakesense.
32、人怕没志,树怕没皮。
peopleareafraidoflosingtheirambitionandtreesareafraidoflosingtheirbark.
33、老骥伏枥,志在千里。
laojifuisambitiousforthousandsofmiles.
34、宁可明枪交战,不可暗箭伤人。
betterfightwithgunsthanstabpeopleintheback.
35、药农进山见草药,猎人进山见禽兽。
drugfarmersseeherbsinthemountains,huntersseeanimalsinthemountains.
36、山高有攀头,路远有奔头。
thereareclimbingheadsinthemountainsandrunningheadsinthedistance.
37、男人无志,钝铁无钢,女人无志,乱草无秧。
menhavenoambition,bluntironandsteel,womenhavenoambition,grasswithoutseedlings.
38、绳锯木断,水滴石穿。
theropeissawnandthedrippingstonespierce.
39、好药难治冤孽病,好话难劝糊涂虫。
goodmedicinecanhardlycureinjustice,butgoodwordscanhardlypersuadefools.
40、人横有道理,马横有缰绳。
ahorsehasareins.
41、邻居失火,不救自危。
neighborscaughtfireanddidnotsavethemselves.
42、人在福中不知福,船在水中不知流。
amanknowsnohappinessinhappiness,butashipknowsnoflowinwater.
43、操千曲而知音,观千剑而识器。
heknowsathousandtunesandknowshisinstrumentbywatchingathousandswords.
44、三年清知府,十万雪花银。
threeyearsofqingzhifu,100,000snowflakesandsilver.
45、水滴石穿,坐食山空。
dropsofwaterandrockspiercethesky.
46、劝君更尽一杯酒,西出阳关无故人。
youareadvisedtodrinkmorewine,andthereisnoreasonwhythesunrisesinthewest.
47、生人不生胆,力大也枉然。
astrangerdoesnotdare,andhisstrengthisinvain.
48、从善如登,从恶如崩。
goodislikeclimbing,evilislikefalling.
49、一年算得三次命,无病也要变有病。
threelivesayear,disease-freewillbecomesick.
50、大事化小,小事化了。
bigthingsturnsmall,smallthingsturnsmall.
51、文官三只手,武官四条腿。
civilianofficershavethreehandsandmilitaryofficershavefourlegs.
52、大路有草行人踩,心术不正旁人说。
theroadistrampledbygrasspedestriansandotherssaythattheirmindisnotright.
53、撒网要撒迎头网,开船要开顶风船。
spreadthenethead-on,andsailthewindwardboat.
54、纷纷暮雪下辕门,风掣红旗冻不翻。
oneafteranother,theredflagisfrozeninthewind.
55、当着矮人,别说矮话。
don'ttalkinthepresenceofdwarfs.
56、好问不迷路,好做不受贫。
ifyouaskquestions,youwon'tgetlost.ifyoudo,youwon'tbepoor.
57、刀伤易治,口伤难医。
knifewoundsareeasytocure,butoralwoundsaredifficulttocure.
58、好茶不怕细品,好事不怕细论。
goodteaisnotafraidoffinetaste,goodthingsarenotafraidofdetaileddiscussion.
59、自夸没人爱,残花没人戴。
boastingthatnobodyloves,noonewearsresidualflowers.
60、要吃辣子栽辣秧,要吃鲤鱼走长江。
toeatspicyseedstoplantspicyriceseedlings,toeatcarptowalkalongtheyangtzeriver.
61、临渊羡鱼,不如退而结网。
linyuanadmiresfish,soit'sbettertowithdrawandnetting.
62、胆大走遍天下,胆小寸步难行。
it'shardtowalkbravelyallovertheworld.
63、麻雀落田要吃谷,狐狸进屋要偷鸡。
sparrowseatgrainwhentheyland,andfoxesstealchickenswhentheyenterthehouse.
64、劈柴看纹理,说话凭道理。
chopwoodtoseethetexture,speakwithreason.
65、大树一倒,猢狲乱跑。
whenthetreefallsdown,thebaboonsrunaround.
66、天凭日月,人凭良心。
everydaydependsonthesunandthemoon,andeverymanonhisconscience.
67、安不忘危,盛必虑衰。
neverforgetthedanger,neverforgetthedecline.
68、差之毫厘,谬以千里。
thedifferenceismillionsofmiles.
69、不看人亲不亲,要看理顺不顺。
ifyoudon'tlookatrelativesorrelatives,youneedtoseeifyoucanstraightenthemout.