1、当着真人,别说假话。
don'ttellliesinfrontofrealpeople.
2、烧的香多,惹的鬼多。
moreincenseburned,moreghostsprovoked.
3、囤尖浪费看不见,到了囤底后悔迟。
thewasteofhoardingcannotbeseen,butregretslaterwhenitcomestohoarding.
4、十年练得好文秀才,十年练不成田秀才。
tenyearsofgoodliterarytalent,tenyearsoftrainingcannotbetianxiucai.
5、一手捉不住两条鱼,一眼看不清两行书。
youcan'tcatchtwofishinonehand,andyoucan'treadtwolinesataglance.
6、宁失一事,不失一时。
betterloseonethingthanloseonemoment.
7、接天莲叶无穷碧,映日荷花别样红。
thelotusleavesareinfinitelygreenandthelotusflowersareveryredinthesunshine.
8、山重水复疑无路,柳暗花明又一村。
heavymountainsandriversaredoubtfulandpathless,whilethewillowsaredarkandtheflowersarebright.
9、劝君更尽一杯酒,西出阳关无故人。
youareadvisedtodrinkmorewine,andthereisnoreasonwhythesunrisesinthewest.
10、穷莫失志,富莫癫狂。
neverloseyourmindwhenyouarepoor,nevergomadwhenyouarerich.
11、多鸣之猫,捕鼠必少。
acatthatcrowsmuchcatchesfewerrats.
12、吃饭防噎,走路防跌。
eattopreventchoking,walktopreventfalling.
13、宁肯给君子提鞋,不肯和小人同财。
hewouldratherliftshoesforagentlemanthansharemoneywithavillain.
14、山高有攀头,路远有奔头。
thereareclimbingheadsinthemountainsandrunningheadsinthedistance.
15、行为不正经,舌头短三分。
misconduct,tongueshortthreepoints.
16、山高流水长,志大精神旺。
highmountainsandlongwaters,ambitiousspirit.
17、不摸锅底手不黑,不拿油瓶手不腻。
thehandsarenotblackwithouttouchingthebottomofthepot,norgreasywithoutholdingtheoilbottle.
18、草遮不住鹰眼,水遮不住鱼眼。
thegrasscan'thidetheeagle'seye,thewatercan'thidethefish'seye.
19、脚正不怕鞋歪,心正不怕雷打。
footisnotafraidofshoecrooked,heartisnotafraidofthunder.
20、宁死不背理,宁贫不堕志。
betterdiethanbeunreasonable,poorerthancorrupt.
21、冰冻三尺,非一日之寒。
freezingthreefeetisnotaday'scold.
22、宁救百只羊,不救一条狼。
bettersaveahundredsheepthanawolf.
23、发回水,积层泥;经一事,长一智。
returnwater,accumulatemud;afterathing,growwisdom.
24、不怕一万,就怕万一。
ifyouarenotafraidoftenthousand,youareafraidoftenthousand.
25、孤帆远影碧空尽,惟见长江天际流。
thedistantshadowofthesolitarysailisblue,onlytheskycurrentoftheyangtzeriverisvisible.
26、非学无以广才,非志无以成学。
thereisnowidespreadtalentwithoutlearning,andnoambitionwithoutlearning.
27、谎话讲不得,庄稼荒不得。
nolie,nocrop.
28、僵卧孤村不自哀,尚思为国戍轮台。
stiffandlonelyvillagesdonotmournforthemselves,shangsiisthenationalgarrisonplatform.
29、龙眼识珠,凤眼识宝,牛眼识草。
longanknowsbeads,phoenixeyeknowstreasure,oxeyeknowsgrass.
30、刻薄不赚钱,忠厚不折本。
bemeanandnotprofitable,beloyalandnotlosemoney.
31、病好不谢医,下次无人医。
ifyouareill,thankthedoctor.nexttimetherewillbenodoctor.
32、人心不足蛇吞象,贪心不足吃月亮。
people'sheartisnotenoughtoswallowelephants,greedisnotenoughtoeatthemoon.
33、病从口入,祸从口出。
diseasescomefromthemouth,andmisfortunescomefromthemouth.
34、久住坡,不嫌陡。
ifyouliveonaslopeforalongtime,it'snottoosteep.
35、敬老得老,敬禾得宝。
respectforoldage,reverenceforgrassandtreasure.
36、常在河边站,哪有不湿鞋。
oftenstandingbytheriver,therearenowetshoes.
37、谷要自长,人要自强。
gushouldgrowupbyhimself,andmanshouldstrengthenhimself.
38、贪婪鬼没个饱,吝啬鬼不知富。
agreedyghostisnotfull,butamiserisnotrich.
39、舌头是肉长的,事实是铁打的。
thetongueislongandfleshy,butthefactisthatitisbeatenwithiron.
40、千里送鹅毛,礼轻情意重。
givinggoosefeathersfromthousandsofmilesismoreimportantthangift.
41、宁打金钟一下,不打破鼓千声。
betterstrikeagoldenbellthanbreakathousanddrums.
42、头回上当,二回心亮。
ifyoufallforit,youwillhaveabrightheart.
43、千靠万靠,不如自靠。
itisbettertorelyononeselfthanonone'sown.
44、有果必有因,有利必有害。
ifthereisfruit,therewillbecause;ifthereisbenefit,therewillbeharm.
45、十里认人,百里认衣。
tenlirecognizepeople,onehundredlirecognizeclothes.
46、胆大走遍天下,胆小寸步难行。
it'shardtowalkbravelyallovertheworld.
47、人怕引诱,塘怕渗透。
peopleareafraidoftemptation,butpondsareafraidofinfiltration.
48、一瓶子水不响,半瓶子水乱晃。
abottleofwaterissilentandhalfofitisshaky.
49、多锉出快锯,多做长知识。
morefiles,moresaws,moreknowledge.
50、会说的惹人笑,不会说的惹人跳。
whatyousaymakesyoulaugh,butwhatyoudon'tsaymakesyoujump.
51、自己做错不算数,别人做错打**。
itdoesn'tmatterwhatyoudowrong,othersdowrongspanking.
52、有理赢,无理输。
reasonablewins,unreasonableloses.
53、船头坐得稳,不怕风来颠。
thebowoftheboatisstableandnotafraidofthewind.
54、不怕虎狼当面坐,只怕人前两面刀。
theyarenotafraidofsittingfacetofacewithtigersandwolves,butofknivesonbothsides.
55、人讲礼义为先,树讲花果为原。
manspeaksfirstofetiquetteandrighteousness,whiletreespeaksfirstofflowersandfruits.
56、居家要俭,行旅要慎。
befrugalathomeandprudentintravel.
57、弄花一年,看花一日。
spendayear,watchaday.
58、行路能开口,天下随便走。
theroadopensandtheworldwalksfreely.
59、一人难驾大帆船,双手难遮众人眼。
it'shardforamantosail,buthardforhishandstohidehiseyes.
60、君子报仇,十年不晚。
itisnottoolateforagentlemantorevenge.
61、横眉冷对千夫指,俯首甘为孺子牛。
thefrowniscoldtothefingerofathousandmen,andthebowissweettothecow.
62、树老根子深,人老骨头硬。
theoldrootsoftreesaredeep,buttheoldbonesofmenarehard.
63、煮饭要放米,讲话要讲理。
cookriceandspeakreasonably.
64、不怕路长,只怕志短。
notafraidoflongroads,butafraidofshortambitions.
65、天下无难事,只怕有心人。
nothingisdifficultintheworld,justforthosewhohaveaheart.
66、十个钱要花,一个钱要省。
tenmoneytospend,onemoneytosave.
67、愁人苦夜长,志士惜日短。
sorrowfulpeoplespendlongnights,butambitiouspeoplecherishshortdays.
68、小人自大,小溪声大。
smallpeoplearearrogantandsmallstreamsareloud.
69、不挑担子不知重,不走长路不知远。
noburden,noweight,nolongroad,nodistance.