1、先钉桩子后系驴，先撒窝子后钓鱼。
firstnailthestake,thentiethedonkey,firstscatterthenestandthenfish.
2、人不缺地的工，地不缺人的粮。
nomanlackslandforhisworkandnoman'sfoodforhisland.
3、再甜的甘蔗不如糖，再亲的婶子不如娘。
sugarisnotassweetassugar,andauntisnotassweetasmother.
4、入门休问荣枯事，观看容颜便得知。
whenyougettothedoor,youwillfindoutwhenyoulookatyourface.
5、好铁要经三回炉，好书要经百回读。
goodirongoesthroughthreehearthsandgoodbooksgothroughahundred.
6、杂草铲除要趁早，孩儿教育要从小。
weedsshouldbeeradicatedasearlyaspossibleandchildrenshouldbeeducatedfromanearlyage.
7、姑舅亲，辈辈亲，打断骨头连着筋。
unclesandrelatives,fromgenerationtogeneration,brokethebonesandtendons.
8、自己做错不算数，别人做错打**。
itdoesn'tmatterwhatyoudowrong,othersdowrongspanking.
9、桃三杏四梨五年，葡萄两年就换钱。
peaches,apricotsandpearsarefiveyearsold,andgrapeschangemoneyintwoyears.
10、家人说话耳旁风，外人说话金字经。
familymembersspeakindifferently,whileoutsidersspeakingoldenscriptures.
11、拳不离手，曲不离口。
fistdoesnotleavethehand,songdoesnotleavethemouth.
12、人怕没脸，树怕没皮。
peopleareafraidoflosingfaceandtreesareafraidoflosingbark.
13、人家夸，一朵花；自己夸，人笑话。
peoplepraise,aflower;theypraise,peoplelaugh.
14、人怕信心齐，虎怕成群。
peoplefearconfidence,tigersfearcrowds.
15、门前有马非为富，家中有人不算穷。
therearehorsesinfrontofthedoorwhoarenotrich,andsomeinthefamilywhoarenotpoor.
16、秦岭山脉一条线，南吃大米北吃面。
thereisalineintheqinlingmountains,wherericeiseateninthesouthandnoodlesinthenorth.
17、有了千钱想万钱，当了皇帝想成仙。
thoughtsofthousandsofmoney,whentheemperorwantstobecomeimmortal.
18、人到四十五，正是出山虎。
whenpeoplereach45,itisthemountaintiger.
19、秀才饿死不卖书，壮士穷途不卖剑。
scholarsdieofhungeranddonotsellbooks,butwarriorsdonotsellswords.
20、命里有时终需有，命里无时莫强求。
youwillhaveitifitbelongstoyou,whereasyoudon'tkvetchforitifitdoesn'tappearinyourlife.
21、一人说话全有理，两人说话见高低。
onepersonspeakswithallreason,twopeoplespeakwithhighorlow.
22、人不亏地皮，地不亏肚皮。
nomanloseshisskin,nomanloseshisbelly.
23、阿大穿新，阿二穿旧，阿三穿补，要四穿破。
adawearsnewclothes,aerwearsoldclothes,asanwearsmendingclothes,fourwearsbroken.
24、一家之计在于和，一生之计在于勤。
afamily'splanliesinharmonyandalifetime'splanliesindiligence.
25、忠实的人，对人处处关心；虚伪的人，对人当面奉承。
faithfulpeoplecareaboutpeopleeverywhere;hypocriticalpeopleflatterpeoplefacetoface.
26、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.
27、受恩深处宜先退，得意浓时便可休。
itisbettertoretreatfromthedepthsofgratitude,andthenrestwhenyouareproud.
28、人不在大小，马不在高低。
peoplearenotbig,horsesarenothighorlow.
29、有爱情的生活是幸福的，为爱情而生活是愚蠢的。
lifewithloveishappy,lifeforloveisfoolish.
30、人活七十稀，请教不为低。
seventypeopleliveasparselife.
31、一个鸡蛋吃不饱，一身臭名背到老。
aneggisnotenoughtoeat,andit'snotoriousallthetime.
32、一家养女百家求，一马不行百家忧。
onefamilyneedsahundreddaughters,butonehorsecan'tmakeahundredfamiliesworry.
33、光说不干，事事落空；又说又干，马到成功。
ifyousaynothing,everythingfallsshort;ifyousaysomethinganddoitagain,youwillsucceed.
34、不怕虎狼当面坐，只怕人前两面刀。
theyarenotafraidofsittingfacetofacewithtigersandwolves,butofknivesonbothsides.
35、人怕饿，地怕荒。
peopleareafraidofhunger,butpeopleareafraidoffamine.
36、穷家难舍，熟地难离。
poorfamiliesareinseparablefromfamiliarity.
37、不要看公羊叫得厉害，要看他过河的本领。
don'tlookattherambarkingbadly,butathisabilitytocrosstheriver.
38、十年窗下无人问，一举成名天下知。
nooneaskedunderthewindowfortenyears,anditbecamefamousallovertheworld.
39、弟兄不和邻里欺，将相不和邻国欺。
ifabrotherdoesnotdeceivehisneighbour,hewillnotdeceivehisneighbour.
40、擒龙要下海，打虎要上山。
catchingdragonsistogotoseaandfightingtigersistogoupthehill.
41、屋里无灯望月出，身上无衣望天热。
therewasnolampinthehousetowatchthemoonrise,andnoclothestowatchtheheat.
42、留得五湖明月在，不愁无处下金钩。
keepthebrightmooninthelakes,thereisnoplacetoworryaboutthegoldenhook.
43、人哄地皮，地哄肚皮。
peoplecoaxtheground,thegroundcoaxthebelly.
44、不怕吃饭拣大碗，就怕干活爱偷懒。
notafraidtoeatandpickbigbowls,butafraidtoworklazy.
45、人怕话多，活怕人做。
peopleareafraidtotalkmuch,buttheyareafraidtodoanything.
46、人合心，马合套。
peoplefitin,horsesfitin.
47、天冷不冻织女手，荒年不饿勤耕人。
weaverhandsarenotfrozenincoldweather,andhard-workingpeoplearenothungryinbarrenyears.
48、糊涂虫不知聪明的可贵，健康不知患病的痛苦。
muddlewormsdonotknowthevalueofintelligence,healthdoesnotknowthepainofillness.
49、人恶人怕天不怕，人善人欺天不欺。
thewickedareafraidofheaven,butthegooddeceiveheaven.
