1、倒萍越早,早稻越好。
theearliertheduckweedispoured,thebettertheearlyriceis.
2、勤人睡成懒人,懒人睡成病人。
hardsleepersbecomelazy,lazysleepersbecomesick.
3、一年之计在于春,一日之计在于晨。
ayear'splanisspring,andaday'splanismorning.
4、生嘴的要吃,生根的要肥。
eatrawmouthsandgrowroots.
5、在家靠父母,出外靠朋友。
dependonyourparentsathome,dependonyourfriendswhenyougoout.
6、补漏趁天晴,读书趁年轻。
makeupleakswhileitissunny,andreadwhileitisyoung.
7、只要功夫深,铁杵磨成针。
aslongastheworkisdeep,thepestleisgroundintoaneedle.
8、寒蝉抱枯木,泣尽不回头。
thecicadaholdsthedeadwoodandweepswithoutturningback.
9、谋官如鼠,得官如虎。
anofficerislikearat,butanofficerislikeatiger.
10、雨后生东风,未来雨更凶。
eastwindcomesafterrain,andtherainwillbeevenworseinthefuture.
11、十里认人,百里认衣。
tenlirecognizepeople,onehundredlirecognizeclothes.
12、狗吃猪屎只为饿。
dogseatpigexcrementonlytostarve.
13、要想长寿,先戒烟酒。
ifyouwanttolivealonglife,stopsmokinganddrinking.
14、入门休问荣枯事,观看容颜便得知。
whenyougettothedoor,youwillfindoutwhenyoulookatyourface.
15、种薯不翻藤,白白累一年。
seedingpotatoeswithoutturningvines,whiteforayear.
16、吃人家的嘴软,拿人家的手短。
eatpeople'smouthsoft,takepeople'shandsshort.
17、不怕年老,就怕躺倒。
ifyouarenotafraidofoldage,youareafraidtoliedown.
18、蟋蟀上房叫,庄稼挨水泡。
cricketsgotothehouseandcry,andcropscatchblisters.
19、兴家犹如针挑土,败家好似浪淘沙。
startingafamilyislikepickingsoilfromaneedle,andlosingafamilyislikewashingsandfromawave.
20、人怕信心齐,虎怕成群。
peoplefearconfidence,tigersfearcrowds.
21、扶起毛驴不奖赏,反怨弄断驴尾巴。
raisethedonkeywithoutreward,breakthedonkey'stailwithresentment.
22、勤人睡成懒人,懒人睡成病人。
hardsleepersbecomelazy,lazysleepersbecomesick.
23、要想身体好,吃饭不过饱。
ifyouwanttobehealthy,youcan'teatenough.
24、人急忘羞,狗急眺墙。
amanisanxioustoforgethisshame,andadogisanxioustolookatthewall.
25、豆锄三遍,荚生连串。
beanhoethreetimes,podsinseries.
26、圩田好种,梅雨难过。
meiyuissadthatpoldersaregoodseeds.
27、已所不欲,勿施于人。
whatyoudonotwishuponyourself,extendnottoothers.
28、人想人能想死,人气人能气死。
peoplethinkpeoplecanthinkofdeath,peoplecanbeangrytodeath.
29、三百六十行,行行出状元。
threehundredandsixtyrows,rowoutthefirstprize.
30、量窄气大,发短气长。
narrowair,shorthairandlongbreath.
31、君子一言,驷马难追。
agentleman'swordishardtocatchupwith.
32、时刻像生命,一刻值千金。
timeislikelife,amomentisworthathousandgold.
33、水稻水多是糖浆,小麦水多是砒孀。
ricewaterismostlysyrup,andwheatwaterismostlyarsenicwidow.
34、六月不热,稻子不结。
juneisnothot,butriceishardtogrow.
35、舍不得孩子套不着狼。
ican'tbearthewolfformychild.
36、靠近大蒜粘臭味,靠近坏人粘恶习。
closetogarlicstickyodor,closetobadpeoplestickyhabits.
37、近朱者赤,近墨者黑。
nearzhuisred,nearmoisblack.
38、一粒杂谷不算少,再过三年挑不了。
agrainofmiscellaneousgrainisnotsmall,anditwillnotbepickedupinanotherthreeyears.
39、用人不疑,疑人不用。
nodoubtabouttheemployer,nodoubtaboutthesuspect.
40、不入虎穴,焉得虎子。
ifyoudon'tgotothetiger'sden,youwon'tgetthetiger'sson.
41、冬天既然已经到了,春天还会远吗?
nowthatwinterhasarrived,canspringbefarbehind?
42、有则改之,无则加勉。
ifthereisone,itwillbechanged;ifthereisnone,itwillbeencouraged.
43、坐要正,站挺胸,走起路来脚生风。
situpright,standupright,walkwithyourfeetinbreeze.
44、粪是庄稼宝,少了长不好。
dungisacroptreasure.itcan'tgrowwellwithoutit.
45、算了再用常有余,用了再算悔已迟。
itistoolatetoreckonregretsafterreckoning.
46、常说口里顺,常做手不笨。
itisoftensaidthatasmoothmouthisnotaclumsyhand.
47、恶人惹的势,用斗来量水。
whenthewickedprovoke,measurethewaterwithabucket.
48、一羽示风向。一草示水流。
afeathershowsthedirectionofthewind.agrassshowsthecurrent.
49、机不可失,时不再来。
opportunityisnotlost,timenevercomesagain.
50、无事田中走,谷米长几斗。
walkinginthefieldwithoutanyproblem,thericeisseveralbucketslong.
51、急雨易晴,慢雨不开。
it'seasytoclearupwhenitrainshard,butnotwhenitrainsslowly.
52、言者无罪,闻者足戒。
thespeakerisinnocent,thehearerisadmonished.
53、好钢要炼,好苗要锄。
goodsteelneedstobemadeandgoodseedlingsneedtobehoed.
54、有志不在年高,无志空长百岁。
theambitionisnottobeold,buttobeahundredyearsold.
55、诸行要朝真理看,万事就会很顺利。
lookatthetruthandeverythingwillgosmoothly.
56、得道多助,失道寡助。
getmorehelp,butlosemorehelp.
57、只管自己锅满,不管别人屋漏。
keepyourpotfull,nomatterwhatothersleak.
58、修堤筑坝,旱涝不怕。
builddikesanddamswithoutfearofdroughtorflood.
59、蜜蜂酿蜜,不为已食。
beesmakehoney,noteaten.
60、云吃火有雨,火吃云晴天。
cloudseatfire,rain,fireeatscloudsandsunnydays.
61、不吸烟,不喝酒,病魔见了绕道走。
nosmoking,nodrinking,thediseasesawadetour.
62、不怕天寒地冻,就怕手脚不动。
ifyouarenotafraidofthecold,youareafraidofnotmovingyourhandsandfeet.
63、死亡易忘,衰老难觉。
deathiseasytoforget,butoldageishardtofeel.
64、鱼生火、肉生痰,白菜豆腐保平安。
fishmakesfire,meatmakesphlegm,cabbagetofukeepssafety.
65、省吃餐餐有,省穿日日新。
savemealsandmeals,andsavetimeandspace.
66、冬至油菜,年大麦。
wintersolsticerape,barley.
67、睡多容易病,哭多伤眼睛。
it'seasytogetsickwhenyousleep,butithurtsyoureyeswhenyoucry.
68、三百六十行,行行出状元。
threehundredandsixtyrows,rowoutthefirstprize.
69、土能生万物。
earthcanmakeallthings.
70、不怕家里穷,只怕出懒汉。
theyarenotafraidofbeingpoorathome,butofbeinglazy.
71、人多计谋广,柴多火焰高。
therearemanypeopleandmanyplans,butmanyfirewoodandfirearehigh.
72、骑马莫怕山,行船莫怕滩。
ridinghorsesarenotafraidofmountains,sailingboatsarenotafraidofbeaches.
73、白天浅水晒秧,夜间深水护秧。
dryingseedlingsinshallowwaterduringthedayandprotectingseedlingsindeepwateratnight.
74、吃得苦中苦,方为人上人。
ifyousufferbitterly,youwillbecomeaman.
75、人多出正理,谷多出好米。
morepeoplemakesense,moregrainmakesgoodrice.
76、树挪死,人挪活。
treesmovetodeath,peoplemovetolife.
77、零帐怕整算。宽打窄用,有备无患。
zeroaccountsareafraidofconsolidation.wideandnarrow,readyandsafe.
78、寒从脚起,病从口入。
coldstartsfromthefeetandillnesscomesfromthemouth.
79、马瘦腿不软,人穷志不短。
horsesarenotweakinlegs,andpeoplearenotshortinambition.