1、有志者立长志,无志者常立志。
thosewhohaveambitionalwaysmakeuptheirminds,butthosewhohavenoambitionalwaysmakeuptheirminds.
2、人在人前闯,刀在石上荡。
peoplerushinfrontofpeopleandknivesswingonstones.
3、一言既出,驷马难追。
awordspokenishardtofollow.
4、少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。
youngmendonotworkhard,butoldmendonotworkhard.
5、勤洗澡;勤换衣。
takeabathfrequently;changeclothesfrequently.
6、只要功夫深,铁尺磨成绣花针。
aslongasthekungfuisdeep,theironrulerisgroundintoembroideryneedle.
7、日里不做亏心事,半夜敲门心不惊。
donotfeelguiltyintheday,knockatthedoorinthemiddleofthenight.
8、三个臭皮匠,赛过诸葛亮。
threecobblersarebetterthanzhugeliang.
9、人心要实,火心要虚。
theheartofamanshouldbesolid,buttheheartoffireshouldbeempty.
10、饥不择食,寒不择衣。
hungerchoosesfood,coldchoosesclothes.
11、宁叫嘴受穷,莫教病缠身。
bettercryoutandsufferfrompovertythanteachillness.
12、千补万补,不如食补。
it'sbettertomakeupforeverythingthantoeatit.
13、穿不穷,吃不穷,打算不到一辈子穷。
wearendlessly,eatendlessly,andplantobepoorforlessthanalifetime.
14、一顿吃伤,十顿吃汤。
onemealhurts,tenmealssoup.
15、人为财死,鸟为食亡。
mandiesforwealth,andbirddiesforfood.
16、睡前关天窗,一夜觉都香。
closetheskylightbeforegoingtobedandhaveagoodnight'ssleep.
17、苗黄缺肥,人黄有病。
yellowseedlingslackfertilizer,yellowpeoplearesick.
18、一场春雨一场暖,一场秋雨一场寒。
onespringrain,onewarm,oneautumnrain,onecold.
19、君子爱财,取之有道。
agentlemanlovesmoneyandhasagoodwaytogetit.
20、众人一条心,黄土变成金。
withoneheart,loessbecomesgold.
21、一勤生百巧,一懒生百病。
adiligentbirthmakesahundredskillful,alazybirthmakesahundreddiseases.
22、无病早防,有病早治。
nodisease,earlyprevention,earlytreatment.
23、刀不磨要生锈,水不流要发臭。
iftheknifeisnotground,itwillrust;ifthewaterdoesnotflow,itwillstink.
24、日晕雨淋淋,月晕刮天昏。
thesunisdizzyandrainy,themoonisdizzyandtheskyisdizzy.
25、一个好汉三个帮,一根篱笆三根桩。
onehero,threegangs,onefenceandthreepiles.
26、见人说人话,见鬼说鬼话。
seepeopletalkandghoststalk.
27、一夜不宿,十夜不足。
onenightisnotenough,tennightsarenotenough.
28、门内有小人,门外小人至。
therearevillainsinthedoorandvillainsoutside.
29、世上无难事,只怕有心人。
nothingisdifficultifyouputyourheartintoit.
30、笑一笑,少一少;恼一恼,老一老。
laughalittle,butgrowold.
31、刀越磨越亮,体越练越壮。
thesharpertheknife,thestrongerthebody.
32、日落东风止,不止必转南,不转是雨天。
whenthesunsetsandtheeastwindstops,itwillnotonlyturnsouth,butalsorain.
33、家有黄金,外面有戥子。
goldisinthehouse,andswabsareoutside.
34、称砣虽小压千斤,苍蝇虽小是病根。
althoughweighingsmallpressurejacks,fliessmallistherootofthedisease.
35、胡萝卜,小人参;经常吃,长精神。
carrots,ginseng;ofteneat,longspirit.
36、贪多嚼不烂,胃病容易犯。
easytochew,stomachdiseaseiseasytocommit.
37、有钱难买老来瘦。
it'shardtobuyathinoldmanwithmoney.
38、好事多磨,善行多难。
gooddeedsarehard,butgooddeedsarehard.
39、衣服不洗要脏,种田不犁要荒。
clothesmustbedirtyiftheyarenotwashed,andfieldsmustbewastediftheyarenotploughed.
40、兴家犹如针挑土,败家好似浪淘沙。
startingafamilyislikepickingsoilwithaneedle,andlosingafamilyislikewashingsandwithawave.
41、人说苦瓜苦,我说苦瓜甜。
peoplesaybittermelonisbitter,isaybittermelonissweet.
42、江山易改,本性难移。
riversandmountainsareeasytochange,butnatureishardtochange.
43、牵牛要牵牛鼻子,打蛇要打七寸里。
petunianeedsapetunianose,andsnakesneedtobebeatenseveninches.
44、一叶遮目,不见泰山。
oneleafshadestheeyes,butmounttaiisnotvisible.
45、寒从脚起,病从口入。
coldstartsfromthefeetandillnesscomesfromthemouth.
46、胸有凌云志,无高不可攀。
hehasaloftyambitionandcannotbeclimbed.
47、飞蛾扑火,非死不止。
themothwillnotstopfightingthefire.
48、火星怕蔓延,疾病怕传染。
marsisafraidofspreadinganddiseaseisafraidofinfecting.
49、天下兴亡,匹夫有责。
piffisresponsiblefortheriseandfalloftheworld.
50、好汉护三村,好狗护三邻。
agoodmanprotectsthreevillagesandagooddogprotectsthreeneighbours.
51、三分医,七分防。
threepointsofmedicine,sevenpointsofprevention.
52、一艺不通一世穷。
apoormanisapoorman.
53、秋雨大,冬雪少。
itrainsheavilyinautumnandhaslittlesnowinwinter.
54、早酒晚茶天明色,时间长了害死人。
morningwine,eveningtea,brightday,longtimekillspeople.
55、生冷不入口,防病保长寿。
colddoesnotenter,diseasepreventionandlongevity.
56、好话一句三冬暖,恶语伤人六月寒。
agoodwordiswarminwinter,butabadwordhurtsinjune.
57、鱼生火、肉生痰,白菜豆腐保平安。
fishmakesfire,meatmakesphlegm,cabbagetofukeepssafety.
58、新病好医,旧病难治。
newdiseasesarebettertreatedthanoldones.
59、衣不如新,人不如故。
clothesarenotasgoodasnewones,butpeoplearenotasgoodasoldones.
60、铁不炼,不成钢;人不练,不健康。
irondoesnotmakesteel;peopledonotpractice,nothealthy.
61、要想人不知,除非己莫为。
ifyouwantpeopletoknow,youcan'tdoitunlessyoudoityourself.
62、不使无缰耕牛,不乘无叉跑马。
don'tmakeahairlesscattle,don'trideahorsewithoutafork.
63、冷不冷、带衣裳,饿不饿、带干粮。
coldnotcold,clothes,hungernothungry,withdryfood.
64、一颗牙齿痛,满嘴不安宁。
atoothache,restlessmouth.
65、上炕萝卜,下炕姜,胜过医生开药方。
drinkingradishandgingerisbetterthanprescribingmedicine.
66、饥不暴食,渴不狂饮。
hungerdoesnotovereat,thirstdoesnotoverdrink.
67、冻死迎风站,饿死不弯腰。
frozentodeathinwindwardstation,hungrytodeathwithoutbendingdown.
68、你和时间开玩笑,它却对你很认真。
youjokewithtime,butittakesyouseriously.
69、不怕天寒地冻,就怕手脚不动。
ifyouarenotafraidofthecold,youareafraidofnotmovingyourhandsandfeet.