1、内行看门道,外行看热闹。
theexpertwatchesthedoorway,thelaymanwatchesthelively.
2、家有良田万顷,不如日进分文。
familieswithgoodfieldsareworthtenthousandhectares.
3、千金难买心,万金不卖道。
thousandsofgoldarehardtobuy.thousandsofgolddonotsell.
4、自己的鞋子,自己知道紧在哪里。
myshoes,iknowwhereit'stight.
5、头回上当,二回心亮。
ifyoufallforit,youwillhaveabrightheart.
6、水落现石头,日久见人心。
waterfallsintostone,andpeople'sheartsandmindsgrowwitheachpassingday.
7、去时终须去,再三留不住。
whenyougo,youhavetogo.youcan'tkeepitagainandagain.
8、千学不如一看,千看不如一练。
learningisbetterthanseeing,andpracticingisbetterthanseeing.
9、不怕鬼吓人,就怕人吓人。
ifyouarenotafraidofghosts,youareafraidofpeople.
10、粗饭养人,粗活益身。
roughfoodfeedspeople,androughlivinghelpspeople.
11、人在屋檐下,不得不低头。
peopleundertheeaveshavetobowtheirheads.
12、光说不练假把式,光练不说真把式,连说带练全把式。
justsaynofakehandle,justpracticenotruehandle,evensayandpracticeallhandle.
13、近河莫枉费水,近山莫枉烧柴。
neighbouringriversdonotwastewater;neighbouringmountainsdonotwastefirewood.
14、吃要吃有味的,说要说有理的。
eatdeliciousfood,sayit'sreasonable.
15、少而不学,老而无识。
littlewithoutlearning,oldwithoutknowing.
16、宁吃半餐,不吃断餐。
bettereathalfamealthansnack.
17、煮饭要放米,讲话要讲理。
cookriceandspeakreasonably.
18、弟兄不和邻里欺,将相不和邻国欺。
ifabrotherdoesnotdeceivehisneighbour,hewillnotdeceivehisneighbour.
19、多下及时雨,少放马后炮。
rainmoreintimeandfirelessafterwards.
20、好狗不咬鸡,好汉不打妻。
agooddogdoesnotbiteachicken,agoodmandoesnotbeathiswife.
21、卖主怪脚,买主怪鞋。
thesellerhasstrangefeetandthebuyerhasstrangeshoes.
22、人往高处走,水往低处流。
peoplegoupandwaterflowsdown.
23、国乱思良相,家贫思贤妻。
acountryinturmoilthinksofagoodwife,butafamilyinpovertythinksofagoodwife.
24、低头的是麦穗,仰头的是稗子。
headdownistheearofwheat,headupisbarnyardgrass.
25、不会烧香得罪神,不会讲话得罪人。
hewillnotburnincensetooffendgod,norspeaktooffendpeople.
26、南方吃雁,北方吃蛋。
thesoutheatsgeesewhilethenortheatseggs.
27、笨人先起身,笨鸟早出林。
afoolgetsupfirst,andafoolishbirdcomesoutearly.
28、创业百年,败家一天。
startabusinessforahundredyears,loseoneday.
29、机不可失,时不再来。
opportunityisnotlost,timenevercomesagain.
30、树老半空心,人老百事通。
oldtreesarehalfhollow,oldpeopleknoweverything.
31、常在有时思无时,莫到无时想有时。
sometimesithinkaboutitallthetime,butsometimesidon'tthinkaboutitallthetime.
32、小时偷针,大了偷金。
stealingneedlesinanhourisbiggerthanstealinggold.
33、三天不念口生,三年不做手生。
threedaysdonotreadoral,threeyearsdonotdomanual.
34、粗丝难织细绢,粗人难做细活。
itisdifficultforcoarsesilktoweavefinesilkandforroughpeopletodofinework.
35、百闻不如一见,百说不如一干。
ahundredwordsarebetterthanonedeed.
36、积少成多,积恶成祸。
everylittlemakesalot,everyevilmakesamisfortune.
37、年纪不饶人,节令不饶天。
agedoesnotsparepeople,seasondoesnotsparedays.
38、一顿省一口,一年省一斗。
amealsavesamouthfulandabushelayear.
39、不怕人不敬,就怕己不正。
ifyouarenotafraidofbeingdisrespectful,youareafraidofbeingwrong.
40、帮助别人要忘掉,别人帮己要记牢。
helpotherstoforget,helpotherstoremember.
41、大处着眼,小处着手。
startfromthebigandstartfromthesmall.
42、莫馋人富,莫嫌人穷。
nomanisrich,nomanispoor.
43、弹琴知音,谈话知心。
playthepianoandtalktoyourintimatefriend.
44、兼听则明,偏听则暗。
itiscleartolistenatthesametime,butdarktolistenatthesametime.
45、吃饭象条龙,做活象条虫。
eatinglikeadragon,doinglikeaworm.
46、宁可种上丢,莫望不种收。
itisbettertoplantandthrowthannottoharvest.
47、人敬我一尺,我敬人一丈。
peoplerespectmeonefoot,irespectpeopleonetenth.
48、冷粥冷饭好吃,冷言冷语难受。
coldporridgeandcoldmealaredeliciousandcoldwordsareuncomfortable.
49、挨金似金,挨玉似玉。
goldislikegold,andjadeislikejade.
50、不吃饭则饥,不读书则愚。
ifyoudon'teat,youwillbehungry;ifyoudon'tread,youwillbefoolish.
51、要知父母恩,怀里抱儿孙。
parentsshouldknowhowkindtheyareandholdtheirchildrenandgrandchildrenintheirarms.
52、命里有时终须有,命里无时莫强求。
sometimestheremustbesomethinginlife,butthereisnodemandinlife.
53、朝里有人好做官,家里有狗好看门。
therearegoodofficialsinthecourtandgooddogsathome.
54、宁叫顿顿稀,不叫一顿饥。
bettercallitduntonsparsethanahunger.
55、河长多滩,路长多弯。
therearemanybeachesintheriverandmanybendsintheroad.
56、鼓要打到点上,笛要吹到眼上。
drumtohitthepoint,flutetoblowtotheeye.
57、好汗护三村,好狗护三邻。
goodsweatprotectsthreevillagesandgooddogprotectsthreeneighbours.
58、大王好见,小鬼难求。
kingisgoodtosee,butlittledevilishardtoask.
59、见人说人话,见鬼说鬼话。
seepeopletalkandghoststalk.
60、不怕学问浅,就怕志气短。
ifyouarenotafraidofshallowlearning,youareafraidofshortambition.
61、把握一个今天,胜似两个明天。
onetodayisbetterthantwotomorrows.
62、病来如山倒,病去如抽丝。
diseasescomedownlikemountainsandgoawaylikethreads.
63、有理不可丢,无理不可争。
reasoncannotbediscardedandunreasonablecannotbedisputed.
64、不塞不流,不止不行。
nocongestion,noflow,nomore.
65、百日连阴雨,总有一朝晴。
it'srainyforahundreddays,andthere'salwaysasunnyday.
66、不到江边不脱鞋,不到火候不揭锅。
donottakeoffyourshoesuntilyoureachtheriver,oruncoverthepotuntilyoureachthefire.
67、你敬人一尺,人敬你一丈。
yourespectpeopleonefoot,peoplerespectyouonefoot.