1、无风不起浪,无鱼水不深。
nowind,nowaves,nofish,nodeepwater.
2、众人一条心,黄土变成金。
withoneheart,loessbecomesgold.
3、强扭的瓜果不甜。
strongtwistingmelonsandfruitsarenotsweet.
4、言者无罪,闻者足戒。
thespeakerisinnocent,thehearerisadmonished.
5、小洞不补,大洞叫苦。
smallholesdonotmend,bigholescomplain.
6、鱼生火,肉生痰,青菜豆腐保平安。
fishmakesfire,meatmakesphlegm,greenvegetabletofukeepssafety.
7、百闻不如一见,百见不如一干。
seeingisbetterthanhearing,doingisbetterthanseeing.
8、人争一口气,佛争一炷香。
peoplefightforbreathandbuddhafightforfragrance.
9、天下衙门朝南开,有理无钱莫经来。
thegovernmentgateoftheworldopenstothesouth,soitisreasonabletohavenomoney.
10、六月不热,五谷不结。
juneisnothot,grainisnotknotted.
11、射人先射马,擒贼先擒王。
shootamanfirst,shootahorse,catchathieffirst,catchtheking.
12、开水不响,响水不开。
theboilingwaterissilent,butthesoundingwaterdoesnotwork.
13、关西出将,关东出相。
guanxiisageneralandguandongisaminister.
14、人生一世,草生一秋。
lifeisalifetime,grassisaautumn.
15、会打会算,钱粮不断。
knowhowtocalculate,moneyandfoodconstantly.
16、戒酒戒头一盅,戒烟戒头一口。
stopdrinkingandsmoking.
17、教人教心,浇花浇根。
teachpeopletoteach,wateringflowersandwateringroots.
18、山有高低,水有深浅。
mountainsarehighandlow,andwaterisdeepandshallow.
19、十帮一易,一帮十难。
tengroupsareeasy,onegroupisdifficult.
20、买锣要打,买伞要撑。
gongtoplay,umbrellatosupport.
21、有福同享,有难同当。
happytoshare,difficulttoshare.
22、宠狗上灶,宠子不孝。
ifapetdogcomestothekitchen,apetisnotfilial.
23、赌钱众人骂,读书众人夸。
peopleswearatgamblingandpraisereading.
24、细水长流,吃穿不愁。
thinwaterflowslongwithoutworryingaboutfoodandclothing.
25、穷家难舍,熟地难离。
poorfamiliesareinseparablefromfamiliarity.
26、不听老人言,吃亏在眼前。
sufferwillatpresentifyoudonotlistentotheoldman'sadvice,
27、只有上不去的天,没有过不去的山。
therearenomountainsthatcan'tbecrossedexceptthosethatcan'tbecrossed.
28、创业百年,败家一天。
startabusinessforahundredyears,loseoneday.
29、今日有酒今朝醉,明天倒灶喝凉水。
todaythereiswine,todaydrunk,tomorrowpourstovetodrinkcoldwater.
30、失之毫厘,谬以千里。
athousandmilesiswrongifyouloseamillimeter.
31、秀才谋反,三年不成。
xiucairebellion,notthreeyears.
32、小伤风三日,大伤风七天。
smallcoldforthreedaysandbigcoldforsevendays.
33、笨人先起身,笨鸟早出林。
afoolgetsupfirst,andafoolishbirdcomesoutearly.
34、多个朋友多条路,多个冤家多堵墙。
manyfriendsandmanyroads,manyenemiesandmanywalls.
35、良药苦口利于病,忠言逆耳利于行。
goodmedicineisgoodforthemouth,butgoodadviceisgoodfortheear.
36、打不干的井水,使不完的力气。
drillawellthatyoucan'tdo,andmakeanendlesseffort.
37、母大儿肥,种好苗壮。
fertilemothersandfathersmakegoodseedlings.
38、山中无老虎,猴子称大王。
therearenotigersinthemountains.monkeysarecalledkings.
39、过头话少说,过头事少做。
speaklessanddoless.
40、人家夸,一朵花;自己夸,人笑话。
peoplepraise,aflower;theypraise,peoplelaugh.
41、山高树高,井深水凉。
themountainsarehighandthetreesarehigh.thewellsaredeepandcool.
42、不怕人不请,就怕艺不精。
ifyouarenotafraidofbeinginvited,youareafraidofbeinginexperienced.
43、交人交心,浇树浇根。
makefriends,watertreesandroots.
44、富人过年,穷人过关。
therichcelebratethenewyearandthepoorpassthrough.
45、酒逢知己千杯少,话不投机半句多。
athousanddrinksarenotenoughforaconfidant,buthalfasentenceisnotspeculative.
46、欺人是祸,饶人是福。
itisacursetodeceive,butablessingtoforgive.
47、脚长沾露水,嘴长惹是非。
thefeetaredewyandthemouthistroublesome.
48、吃吃喝喝,人走下坡。
eatanddrink,peoplegodownhill.
49、要知山中事,须问打柴人。
ifyouwanttoknowwhat'sgoingoninthemountains,youneedtoaskthefirewoodcollector.
50、花有重开时人无再少年。
nooneisateenagerwhenflowersbloomagain.
51、要知下山路,须问过来人。
ifyouwanttoknowthewaydownthemountain,youhavetoasksomeone.
52、近河莫枉费水,近山莫枉烧柴。
neighbouringriversdonotwastewater;neighbouringmountainsdonotwastefirewood.
53、人勤地长苗,人懒地长草。
peoplegrowseedlingsdiligently,butpeoplegrowgrasslazily.
54、男怕入错行,女怕嫁错郎。
menareafraidtogowrong,womenareafraidtomarrythewrongman.
55、有饭休嫌淡,有车休嫌慢。
ifyouhavemeals,don'tbelight;ifyouhavecars,don'tbeslow.
56、钟不敲不鸣,人不学不灵。
ifthebelldoesnotring,onecannotlearn.
57、不可不算,不可全算。
notall,notall.
58、一笔画不成龙,一锹挖不出井。
apaintingisnotadragon,ashovelcannotdigawell.
59、一年之计在于春,一生之计在于勤。
ayear'splanliesinspring,andalifetime'splanliesindiligence.
60、兼听则明,偏听则暗。
itiscleartolistenatthesametime,butdarktolistenatthesametime.
61、好客的朋友多,好说的废话多。
therearemanyhospitablefriendsandlotsofnonsense.
62、话不要说死,路不要走绝。
don'ttalktodeath,don'twalkalltheway.
63、智养千口,力养一人。
wisdomfeedsathousandpeople,andstrengthfeedsoneperson.
64、种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。
yougetwhatyougrow,yougetwhatyougrow.
65、打蛇打七寸,挖树先挖根。
fightsnakesseveninches,digtreesfirst.
66、一羽示风向。一草示水流。
afeathershowsthedirectionofthewind.agrassshowsthecurrent.
67、宁在锅里争,不在碗里争。
betterfightinthepotthaninthebowl.
68、帮忙别人要忘掉,别人帮己要记牢。
helpotherstoforget,helpotherstoremember.
69、知己知彼,百战百胜。
knowyourfriendsandknowyourenemiesandwineverybattle.
70、吃米带点糠,老小都安康。
eatricewithsomebran,alltheyoungandoldarehealthy.
71、水滴石穿,坐食山空。
dropsofwaterandrockspiercethesky.
72、龙无云不行,鱼无水不生。
dragoncan'tlivewithoutclouds,fishcan'tlivewithoutwater.
73、泻药轻煎,补药浓熬。
laxativelightdecoction,tonicstrongboil.
74、虎死不变形,狼死不变性。
tigersdieunchanged,wolvesdieunchanged.
75、打柴问樵夫,驶船问艄公。
askthewoodcutterforfirewoodandtheofficialforboatsailing.
76、勤是摇钱树,俭是聚宝盆。
diligenceisacashcow,andthriftisatreasuretrough.
77、人不可貌相,海水不可斗量。
mancan'tlook,seawatercan'tbemeasured.