1、山大无柴,树大空心。
mountainsarebigwithoutfirewood,treesarebigandhollow.
2、天不生无用之人,地不长无名之草。
nouselessmanisborninheaven,andnonamelessgrassgrowsintheearth.
3、天下无难事,只怕有心人。
nothingisdifficultintheworld,justforthosewhoarewillingtodoit.
4、泻药轻煎,补药浓熬。
laxativelightdecoction,tonicstrongboil.
5、是草有根,是话有因。
grasshasrootsandwordshavereasons.
6、细水长流,吃穿不愁。
thinwaterflowslongwithoutworryingaboutfoodandclothing.
7、三人同心,黄土变金。
threeconcerted,loessgold.
8、勿贪意外之财,勿饮过量之酒。
don'tbegreedyforunexpectedwealth,don'tdrinktoomuchwine.
9、有上坡必有下坡,有进路必有出路。
wherethereisanuphill,thereisadownhill.wherethereisanapproach,thereisawayout.
10、有话说在明处,有药敷在痛处。
thereisasayingthatintheopenplace,therearemedicinesappliedtothepain.
11、水停百日生虫,人闲百日生病。
whenwaterstopsforahundreddays,wormswillgrowandpeoplewillgetsickforahundreddays.
12、上顿不吃饱,下顿省不了。
thelastmealisnotfull,thenextoneisnotsaved.
13、身不怕动,脑不怕用。
thebodyisnotafraidtomove,thebrainisnotafraidtouse.
14、夏吃大蒜冬吃姜,不用医生开药方。
garlicinsummerandgingerinwinterdonotrequireadoctortoprescribe.
15、闲散懒惰是一切灾难的起源。
idlenessandlazinessaretheoriginofalldisasters.
16、水涨船高,风大树摇。
whenthewaterrises,theboatrisesandthewindblows,thetreesways.
17、先钉桩子后系驴,先撒窝子后钓鱼。
firstnailthestake,thentiethedonkey,firstscatterthenestandthenfish.
18、睡着的人好喊,装睡的人难喊。
sleepingpeopleshout,butpretendingtosleepisdifficult.
19、水大湿不了船,火大烧不了锅。
watercan'twetaboat,firecan'tburnapot.
20、熟能生巧,巧能生精。
practicemakesperfect,andvicemakesperfect.
21、有果必有因,有利必有害。
ifthereisfruit,therewillbecause,andifthereisbenefit,therewillbeharm.
22、铁冷了打不得,话冷了说不得。
theironistoocoldtofightandthewordstoocoldtospeak.
23、说人别说短,打人别打脸。
don'ttalkshort,don'thitpeopleintheface.
24、双手是活宝,一世用不了。
handsarealivingtreasurethatwillneverbeusedforalifetime.
25、山中无老虎,猴子称大王。
therearenotigersinthemountains.monkeysarecalledkings.
26、烧的香多,惹的鬼多。
therearemanyincensesburnedandmanyghostsprovoked.
27、善恶随人作,祸福自己招。
goodandevildoasothersdo,andgoodandevildoastheyplease.
28、水大漫不过船,手大遮不住天。
thewateristoobigtocovertheboat,andthehandsaretoobigtocoverthesky.
29、多深的根基,筑多高的墙。
howdeepisthefoundationandhowhighisthewall?
30、信了肚,卖了屋。
believeinyourstomachandsellyourhouse.
31、歇肩莫歇长,走路莫走忙。
don'twalkbusily.
32、水能载舟,亦能覆舟。
watercancarryaboatandoverturnit.
33、喂牛得犁,喂马得骑。
feedcattleplough,feedhorsesride.
34、细水长流成河,粒米积蓄成箩。
thinwaterflowsintorivers,andgrainaccumulatesintobaskets.
35、瓜无滚圆,人无十全。
nomelonisround,nomanisperfect.
36、龙眼识珠,凤眼识宝,牛眼识草。
longanknowsbeads,phoenixeyeknowstreasure,oxeyeknowsgrass.
37、虱多不痒,债多不愁。
morelicethanitch,moredebtthanworry.
38、吃菜吃心,听话听音。
eatyourvegetables,eatyourheart,listentoyourvoice.
39、人不可貌相,海水不可斗量。
mancan'tlook,seawatercan'tbemeasured.
40、天才和懒惰结伴,等于一事无成。
geniusandlazinessgohandinhandandaccomplishnothing.
41、天有不测风云,人有旦夕祸福。
everydayhasitsupsanddowns,andeverymanhashismisfortunes.
42、吃饭先尝一尝,做事先想一想。
haveatasteofyourmealandthinkbeforeyoudoanything.
43、先睡心,后睡眼。
sleepfirst,thenyoureyes.
44、一样事,百样做。
onething,doeverything.
45、一手捉不住两条鱼,一眼看不清两行书。
youcan'tcatchtwofishatonehand,youcan'treadtwolinesatoneglance.
46、绳锯木断,水滴石穿。
theropeissawnandthedrippingstonespierce.
47、生气,是拿别人的错误惩罚自己。
tobeangryistopunishoneselfforthemistakesofothers.
48、未晚先投宿,鸡鸣早看天。
bedbeforenight,cockcrowsearlytoseethesky.
49、山外有山,天外有天。
therearemountainsoutside,andtherearedaysoutside.
50、一羽示风向,一草示水流。
afeathershowsthedirectionofthewindandagrassshowsthecurrent.
51、屋里不烧火,屋外不冒烟。
thereisnofireinthehouseandnosmokeoutside.
52、是饭充饥,是衣遮体。
it'sfoodtofillhunger,clothingtocoverthebody.
53、三人四靠,倒了锅灶。
threepeopleleanedaroundandpouredthecooker.
54、山大压不住泉水,牛大压不死虱子。
mountainscan'tholddownsprings,cattlecan'tkilllice.
55、食在广州,住在苏州。
eatinguangzhouandliveinsuzhou.
56、团结一条心,黄土变成金。
together,loessbecomesgold.
57、什么藤结什么瓜,什么树开什么花。
whatvineknotswhatmelon,whattreeblossomswhatflower.
58、贪小失大,惜指失掌。
greedissmall,butlossisgreat.
59、顺藤摸瓜,顺水求源。
touchthemelonalongthevine,seekthesourcealongthewater.
60、山有高低,水有深浅。
mountainsarehighandlow,andwaterisdeepandshallow.
61、天不严寒地不冻,人不伤心泪不流。
it'snotcoldorfrozen.peopledon'tcry.
62、行船趁顺风,打铁趁火红。
shippingtakesadvantageofthewindandirontakesadvantageofthefire.
63、手舞足蹈,九十不老。
dancinghandandfoot,ninetyisnotold.
64、人无远虑,必有近忧。
amanwithoutforesightmusthaveimmediateworries.
65、吸不张口,呼不闭口。
youcan'tbreatheorbreathe.
66、天无一月雨,人无一世穷。
thereisnoraininjanuary,andnomanispoorforever.