1、痒要自己抓,好要别人夸。
theitchshouldbecaughtbyoneself,sothatotherscanpraiseit.
2、精益求精,艺无止境。
keepimproving,artisendless.
3、无事田中走,谷米长几斗。
walkinginthefieldwithoutanyproblem,thericeisseveralbucketslong.
4、天不严寒地不冻,人不悲哀泪不流。
it'snotcoldorfrozen.peopledon'tcry.
5、痒要自我抓,好要别人夸。
itchesneedtobecaughtbyoneself,sothatotherscanpraisethem.
6、早起多长一智,晚睡多增一闻。
howearlytogetupiswisdom,andhowlatetogotobedisnews.
7、单丝不成线,独木不成林。
asinglesilkdoesnotmakeathread,asingletreedoesnotmakeaforest.
8、解铃还须系铃人。
itisalsonecessarytoringthebell.
9、逢恶不怕,逢善不欺。
nofearofevil,nodeceptionofgood.
10、河有两岸,事有两面。
theriverhastwobanksandtwosides.
11、宁走十步远,不走一步险。
bettertaketenstepsthanonestep.
12、船头坐得稳,不怕风来颠。
thebowoftheboatisstableandnotafraidofthewind.
13、当局者迷,旁观者清。
authoritiesaremysteriousandbystandersareclear.
14、天下无难事,只怕有心人。
nothingisdifficultintheworld,justforthosewhoarewillingtodoit.
15、过了芒种,不可强种。
afterawnseed,donotstrongseed.
16、人要实心,火要空心。
peopleshouldbesolidandfireshouldbehollow.
17、买卖不懂行,瞎子撞南墙。
businessdoesnotwork,blindpeoplehitthesouthwall.
18、从小差一岁,到老不一样年。
fromayearaparttoadifferentage.
19、磨刀不误砍柴功。
grindingknivesdoesnotmakemistakesinchoppingfirewood.
20、有钱三十为宰相,无钱八十做长工。
thirtyrichareprimeministersandeightypoorarelong-termworkers.
21、一个篱笆三个桩,一个好汉三个帮。
onefence,threepiles,oneheroandthreegangs.
22、三年不喝酒,家里样样有。
noalcoholforthreeyears,everythingathome.
23、三分靠教,七分靠学。
threepointsdependonteachingandsevenpointsonlearning.
24、吃不穷,穿不穷,不会打算一世穷。
eatendlessly,wearendlessly,donotplantobepoorforever.
25、歇肩莫歇长,走路莫走忙。
don'twalkbusily.
26、庄稼怕天旱,做事怕蛮干。
cropsareafraidofdroughtandbrutalwork.
27、草若无心不发芽,人若无心不发达。
ifgrassdoesnotgerminateintentionally,peopledonotdevelopintentionally.
28、睡着的人好喊,装睡的人难喊。
sleepingpeopleshout,butpretendingtosleepisdifficult.
29、没钱时挨饿,有钱时摆阔。
starvewhenyouhavenomoneyandshowoffwhenyouhavemoney.
30、男要俏,一身皂;女要俏,三分孝。
menwanttobebeautiful,soapallover;womenwanttobebeautiful,filialpietythreepoints.
31、打鱼靠网,打狼靠棒。
fishingdependsonthenetandwolfonthestick.
32、一天省一把,十年买匹马。
saveonehorseadayfortenyears.
33、庄稼怕旱,干活怕站。
cropsareafraidofdroughtandworkisafraidofstanding.
34、有山必有路,有水必有渡。
wherethereisamountain,thereisaroad,andwherethereiswater,thereisaferry.
35、无梭难织布,无针难绣花。
noshuttle,noneedle,noembroidery.
36、苗多欺草,草多欺苗。
moreseedlingsbullygrass,moregrassbullyseedlings.
37、多行不义必自毖。
manyactsofunrighteousnesskilloneself.
38、会笑的人笑到最后。
hewholaughslaughslast.
39、有柴有米是夫妻,无柴无米各东西。
therearefirewoodandrice,husbandandwife,nofirewoodandnorice.
40、冬天既然已经到了,春天还会远吗?
nowthatwinterhasarrived,canspringbefarbehind?
41、十个梅子九个酸,十个官儿九个贪。
tenplums,ninesours,tenofficials,ninegreedy.
42、好鼓一打就响,好灯一拨就亮。
agooddrumringsassoonasithits,andagoodlampturnsonassoonasithits.
43、不怕天寒地冻,就怕手脚不动。
ifyouarenotafraidofthecold,youareafraidofnotmovingyourhandsandfeet.
44、莫馋人富,莫嫌人穷。
nomanisrich,nomanispoor.
45、一饱为足,十饱伤人。
satisfactionhurts.
46、宁吃半餐,不吃断餐。
bettereathalfamealthansnack.
47、静中显竞,竞中取胜。
competitionisobviousinsilenceandwinsincompetition.
48、未饱先止,已饥方食。
ifyoudon'thaveenough,you'llbehungry.
49、人不在大小,马不在高低。
peoplearenotbig,horsesarenothighorlow.
50、大王好见,小鬼难求。
kingisgoodtosee,butlittledevilishardtoask.
51、骄傲来自浅薄,狂妄出于无知。
pridecomesfromshallowness,arrogancecomesfromignorance.
52、国乱思良相,家贫思贤妻。
acountryinturmoilthinksofagoodwife,butafamilyinpovertythinksofagoodwife.
53、帮人要帮到底,救人要救到头。
helppeopletotheend,savepeopletotheend.
54、针没有线长,酱没有盐咸。
needleshavenothreadlength,sauceshavenosalt.
55、天无二日,人无二理。
therearenotwodays,notworeasons.
56、自在不成人,成人不自在。
inadulthood,adultsarenotcomfortable.
57、人合心,马合套。
peoplefitin,horsesfitin.
58、早起三光,晚起三慌。
getupearlythreelights,getuplatethreepanic.
59、细水长流成河,粒米积蓄成箩。
thinwaterflowsintorivers,andgrainaccumulatesintobaskets.
60、时刻像生命,一刻值千金。
timeislikelife,amomentisworthathousandgold.
61、三人同行,必有我师。
ifthreepeoplegotogether,theremustbemyteacher.
62、人投人,鸟投林。
peoplethrowpeople,birdsthrowforests.
63、酒杯虽小淹死人。
thecupissmallanddrowns.
64、常说口里顺,常做手不笨。
itisoftensaidthatasmoothmouthisnotaclumsyhand.
65、虎瘦雄心在,人穷志不短。
atigeristhinandambitious,butamanispoorandambitious.
66、人心换人心,八两换半斤。
peoplechangeheartsandminds,eightortwochangehalfakilogram.
67、拳不离手,曲不离口。
fistdoesnotleavethehand,songdoesnotleavethemouth.
68、火烧一大片,水流一条线。
thefireburnedalargeareaandthewaterflowedalongaline.
69、虱多不痒,债多不愁。
morelicethanitch,moredebtthanworry.
70、千方易得,一效难求。
it'seasytoget,buthardtoget.
71、明枪好躲,暗箭难防。
acleargunhides,butahiddenarrowishardtoguardagainst.
72、学好三年,学坏三天。
learnwellforthreeyears,learnbadlyforthreedays.
73、奢者富不足,俭者贫有余。
thericharenotrichenough,thefrugalarepoorenough.
74、邻居好,赛金宝。
goodneighbor,saijinbao.
75、人在世上炼,刀在石上磨。
manrefinesintheworld,andknivesgrindonstones.