1、山大无柴,树大空心。
mountainsarebigwithoutfirewood,treesarebigandhollow.
2、天不严寒地不冻,人不伤心泪不流。
it'snotcoldorfrozen.peopledon'tcry.
3、世上无难事,只怕有心人。
nothingisdifficultifyouputyourheartintoit.
4、有果必有因,有利必有害。
ifthereisfruit,therewillbecause,andifthereisbenefit,therewillbeharm.
5、绳锯木断,水滴石穿。
theropeissawnandthedrippingstonespierce.
6、食在广州,住在苏州。
eatinguangzhouandliveinsuzhou.
7、无梭难织布,无针难绣花。
noshuttle,noneedle,noembroidery.
8、听话听音,看人看心。
listen,listenandwatch.
9、讨饭怕狗咬,秀才怕岁考。
thebeggarisafraidofdogbites,thescholarisafraidofthenewyear'sexamination.
10、送君千里,终须一别。
sendyouathousandmiles,youhavetobedifferent.
11、挨打的狗,总是跑回满是骨头的地方。
abeatendogalwaysrunsbacktoaplacefullofbones.
12、山外有山,天外有天。
therearemountainsoutside,andtherearedaysoutside.
13、山有高低,水有深浅。
mountainsarehighandlow,andwaterisdeepandshallow.
14、少不惜力,老不歇心。
noeffortisspared,norestisspared.
15、贪得一时嘴,受了一身累。
greedyforawhile,tired.
16、人看从小,马看踢蹄。
peoplelookattheirchildhood,horseslookattheirhoofs.
17、武官会杀,文官会刮。
militaryofficerskill,civilofficersscrape.
18、细水长流,吃穿不愁。
thinwaterflowslongwithoutworryingaboutfoodandclothing.
19、烧的香多,惹的鬼多。
therearemanyincensesburnedandmanyghostsprovoked.
20、秀才谋反,三年不成。
xiucairebellion,notthreeyears.
21、手舞足蹈,九十不老。
dancinghandandfoot,ninetyisnotold.
22、小人记仇,君子感恩。
agentlemanisgratefulforhisvengeance.
23、水涨船高,风大树摇。
whenthewaterrises,theboatrisesandthewindblows,thetreesways.
24、山中无老虎,猴子称大王。
therearenotigersinthemountains.monkeysarecalledkings.
25、一手难遮两耳风,一脚难登两船。
it'shardtocoveruptwoearswithonehandandboardingtwoshipswithonefoot.
26、说归说,笑归笑,动手动脚没家教。
speaking,laughingandlaughing,notutor.
27、善恶随人作,祸福自己招。
goodandevildoasothersdo,andgoodandevildoastheyplease.
28、十里认人,百里认衣。
tenlirecognizepeople,onehundredlirecognizeclothes.
29、刚则易折,柔则常存。
rigidiseasytobreak,softisalwaysthere.
30、当断不断,反受其乱。
bejudgmentalandconfused.
31、天不言自高,地不语自厚。
heavenspeaksnolouderthanearth.
32、有上坡必有下坡,有进路必有出路。
wherethereisanuphill,thereisadownhill.wherethereisanapproach,thereisawayout.
33、食鱼要肥,食肉要瘦。
fishshouldbefatandmeatlean.
34、先钉桩子后系驴,先撒窝子后钓鱼。
firstnailthestake,thentiethedonkey,firstscatterthenestandthenfish.
35、射人先射马,擒贼先擒王。
shootamanfirst,shootahorse,catchathieffirst,catchtheking.
36、十个钱要花,一个钱要省。
tenmoneytospend,onemoneytosave.
37、顺藤摸瓜,顺水求源。
touchthemelonalongthevine,seekthesourcealongthewater.
38、用人不疑,疑人不用。
nodoubtabouttheemployer,nodoubtaboutthesuspect.
39、水大漫不过船,手大遮不住天。
thewateristoobigtocovertheboat,andthehandsaretoobigtocoverthesky.
40、顺着鸡毛找鸡,顺着蒜皮找蒜。
lookforchickenalongfeathers,garlicalongskins.
41、无油无盐,吃死不甜。
nooil,nosalt,nosweetness.
42、省吃餐餐有,省穿日日新。
savemealsandmeals,andsavetimeandspace.
43、三人同心,黄土变金。
threeconcerted,loessgold.
44、喂牛得犁,喂马得骑。
feedcattleplough,feedhorsesride.
45、对强盗只能用刀子,对恶狗只能用棍子。
youcanonlyuseknivesforrobbersandsticksforvillains.
46、小时偷针,大了偷金。
stealingneedlesinanhourisbiggerthanstealinggold.
47、水停百日生虫,人闲百日生病。
whenwaterstopsforahundreddays,wormswillgrowandpeoplewillgetsickforahundreddays.
48、团结一条心,黄土变成金。
together,loessbecomesgold.
49、一口吃不成胖子,一步跨不到天边。
onebitewon'tmakeafatman,onestepwon'tmakeitacrossthehorizon.
50、勿贪意外之财,勿饮过量之酒。
don'tbegreedyforunexpectedwealth,don'tdrinktoomuchwine.
51、天冷不冻织女手,荒年不饿勤耕人。
weaverhandsarenotfrozenincoldweather,andhard-workingpeoplearenothungryinbarrenyears.
52、戒酒戒头一盅,戒烟戒头一口。
stopdrinkingandsmoking.
53、心要常操,身要长劳。
theheartneedsconstantexerciseandthebodyneedslongwork.
54、说人别说短,打人别打脸。
don'ttalkshort,don'thitpeopleintheface.
55、睡着的人好喊,装睡的人难喊。
sleepingpeopleshout,butpretendingtosleepisdifficult.
56、有话说在明处,有药敷在痛处。
thereisasayingthatintheopenplace,therearemedicinesappliedtothepain.
57、它山之石,可以攻玉。
thestoneofothermountainscanattackthejade.
58、物以类聚,人以群分。
birdsofafeatherflocktogetherandpeopleflocktogether.
59、会跳的先缩脚,会撞的先缩脖。
shrinkingyourfeetbeforejumpingandneckbeforebumping.
60、三人同行,必有我师。
ifthreepeoplegotogether,theremustbemyteacher.
61、水满自流,人满自夸。
waterflowsfreelyandpeopleboast.
62、行船趁顺风,打铁趁火红。
shippingtakesadvantageofthewindandirontakesadvantageofthefire.
63、无风不起浪,无鱼水不深。
nowind,nowaves,nofish,nodeepwater.
64、十年栽树,百年歇凉。
tenyearsofplantingtrees,ahundredyearsofcoolingoff.
65、舍不得苗,抱不到瓢。
noseedling,noladle.
66、行船靠舵,赶车靠鞭。
rudderandwhip.
67、多下及时雨,少放马后炮。
rainmoreintimeandfirelessafterwards.
68、会说的惹人笑,不会说的惹人跳。
whatyousaymakesyoulaugh,butwhatyoudon'tsaymakesyoujump.