1、树老根多,人老识多。
therearemanyrootsintrees,butmanypeopleknow.
2、生虎犹可近,熟人不可亲。
rawtigersarestillnear,acquaintancesarenotfriendly.
3、莫吃过头饭,莫说过头话。
don'teattoomuch,don'ttalktoomuch.
4、船载千斤,掌舵一人。
shipbornejacks,onemanatthehelm.
5、好种出好苗,好树结好桃。
goodplanting,goodseedling,goodtree,goodpeach.
6、草若无心不发芽,人若无心不发达。
ifgrassdoesnotgerminateintentionally,peopledonotdevelopintentionally.
7、打铁的要自己把钳,种地的要自己下田。
striketheironforcepsbyyourself,andplantthelandbyyourself.
8、见人施一礼,少走十里路。
seepeoplegiveagiftandwalktenmilesless.
9、有斧砍得树倒,有理说的不倒。
ifanaxechopsdownatree,itisreasonablenottofall.
10、吃人家嘴短,拿人家手短。
hewhoeatsothershasashortmouthbutashorthand.
11、火越烧越旺,人越干越壮。
themorethefireburns,thestrongerthemanbecomes.
12、有理不怕势来压,人正不怕影子歪。
reasonisnotafraidofpressure,peoplearenotafraidoftheshadow.
13、姜是老的辣,醋是陈的酸。
gingerisoldhot,vinegarisoldsour.
14、满瓶不响,半瓶叮当。
thefullbottleissilent,thehalfbottlejingles.
15、寒门出才子,高山出俊鸟。
outofthecold,outofthegifted,outofthemountains,outofthehandsomebirds.
16、大意失荆州,骄傲失街亭。
ifyoulosejingzhoucarelessly,youlosethestreetpavilionproudly.
17、关西出将,关东出相。
guanxiisageneralandguandongisaminister.
18、懒人用长线,拙人用弯针。
alazymanusesalongthreadandaclumsymanacurvedneedle.
19、要想人尊敬,必先尊敬人。
ifyouwanttoberespected,youmustrespectpeoplefirst.
20、富人过年,穷人过关。
therichcelebratethenewyearandthepoorpassthrough.
21、山高自有行路客,水深也有渡船人。
themountainhasitsowntravelersandthewaterhasitsownferrymen.
22、口说无凭,事实为证。
thereisnobasisfororalstatement,butfactsproveit.
23、话多了不甜,胶多了不粘。
morewordsarenotsweet,moreglueisnotsticky.
24、只有在人群中间,才能认识自己。
onlyinthemiddleofthecrowdcanweknowourselves.
25、打柴问樵夫,驶船问艄公。
askthewoodcutterforfirewoodandtheofficialforboatsailing.
26、天凭日月,人凭良心。
everydaydependsonthesunandthemoon,andeverymanonhisconscience.
27、马看牙板,人看言行。
horseslookattheirteethandpeoplelookattheirwordsanddeeds.
28、病急乱投医,逢庙就烧香。
whenthepatientisinahurry,hewillburnincenseineverytemple.
29、开头饭好吃,开头话难说。
thefirstmealisdelicious,butthefirstwordsarehardtosay.
30、好客的朋友多,好说的废话多。
therearemanyhospitablefriendsandlotsofnonsense.
31、车有车道,马有马路。
carshavelanesandhorseshaveroads.
32、好事不出门,恶事传千里。
goodthingsdonotgoout,badthingsspreadfar.
33、锅不打不漏,话不说不透。
thepotcan'tbebeatenorleaked,andthewordscan'tbesaid.
34、边学边问,才有学问。
learningiswhatwelearn.
35、发回水,积层泥;经一事,长一智。
returnwater,laymud;afterathing,growwisdom.
36、朝刮三,夜刮四,不晌不歪刮一日。
scrapethreetimesinthemorning,fourtimesinthenight,andscrapeonedayinatwist.
37、恶有恶报,善有善报。
evilisrewardedwithevil,andgoodisrewardedwithgood.
38、不怕事难,就怕手懒。
ifyouarenotafraidofdifficulties,youareafraidoflaziness.
39、不在被中睡,不知被儿宽。
don'tsleepinthequilt,idon'tknowthewidthofthequilt.
40、要想方便自己,必先方便别人。
ifyouwanttobeconvenienttoyourself,youmustfirstbeconvenienttoothers.
41、脚长沾露水,嘴长惹是非。
thefeetaredewyandthemouthistroublesome.
42、人到世上,猴到树上。
peoplecometotheworld,monkeystotrees.
43、快马不用鞭催,响鼓不用重捶。
quickhorsesneednotbewhipped,drumsneednotbebeatenheavily.
44、不怕人不请,就怕艺不精。
ifyouarenotafraidofbeinginvited,youareafraidofbeinginexperienced.
45、种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。
yougetwhatyougrow,yougetwhatyougrow.
46、乖子看一眼,呆子看到晚。
agoodboytakesalook,afoolseesthenight.
47、八成熟,十成收;十成熟,二成丢。
eightmature,tenharvest;tenmature,twentylose.
48、鼓不打不响,钟不敲不鸣。
drumsdonotring,bellsdonotring.
49、不见兔子不撒鹰。
ifyoudon'tseearabbit,youdon'tscatteraneagle.
50、人心隔肚皮,看人看行为。
people'sheartsareseparatedfromtheirbellies,andpeopleseetheiractions.
51、话不说不知,木不钻不透。
ifyoudon'tknowwhattosay,youcan'tdrillthroughwood.
52、马行无力皆因瘦,人不风流只为贫。
everyhorseisweakbecauseitisthin,andeverymanispoorbecauseheisunruly.
53、鸟美在羽毛,人美在勤劳。
birdbeautyisinfeathers,andmanbeautyisindiligence.
54、锣鼓听声,说话听音。
listentogongsanddrums,speakandlisten.
55、不经冬寒,不知春暖。
idon'tknowthewarmthofspringwithoutwinter.
56、好人争理,坏人争嘴。
goodpeopleargue,badpeopleargue.
57、宁叫嘴受穷,不叫病缠身。
bettercryoutforpovertythangetsick.
58、寒从足下起,火从头上生。
coldstartsatthefootandfirestartsfromthehead.
59、花香不在多,室雅不在大。
flowerfragranceisnotmuch,roomeleganceisnotbig.
60、出门靠朋友,在家靠父母。
gooutbyfriends,athomebyparents.
61、树深不怕风摇动,树正何愁月影斜。
treedepthisnotafraidofthewindshaking,thetreeiswhysadmoonlightoblique.
62、病好不谢医,下次无人医。
ifyouareill,thankthedoctor.nexttimetherewillbenodoctor.
63、白米饭好吃,五谷田难种。
whitericetastesgood,butgrainfieldsarehardtogrow.
64、吃人家的嘴短,拿人家的手短。
eatpeople'smouthshort,takepeople'shandshort.
65、流水不腐,户枢不蠹。
runningwaterisnotrotten,householdpivotisnotmoth.