1、养儿方知娘辛苦,养女方知谢娘恩。
theadoptivedaughterknowshowhardsheis,andtheadoptivedaughterknowshowtothankher.
2、养不教父之过,教不严师之惰。
nogodfather'sfault,nostrictteacher'slaziness.
3、宁拆三座庙,不破一家婚。
betterteardownthreetemplesthanbreakamarriage.
4、小孩没娘,说起来话长。
childrenhavenomothers.theytalkalongtime.
5、姐妹连肝胆,兄弟同骨肉。
sistershaveliverandgallbladder,brothershavefleshandblood.
6、母子分离,活树剥皮。
mother-childseparation,livetreebarking.
7、水有源,树有根,不认爹娘如畜生。
waterhasitssource,treeshaveitsroots,andparentsarelikeanimals.
8、穿破才是衣,到老方是妻。
wearingraggedclothesisawifetolaofang.
9、堂前教子,枕边教妻。
thegodsoninfrontofthechurchandthewifeinthepillow.
10、有理媳妇道得婆。
areasonabledaughter-in-lawisagoodwife.
11、妻贤夫祸少。
wivesandgoodhusbandsbringfewercalamities.
12、会选的选儿郎,本会选的选家当。
thechooserwhowillbechosenwillbethechooserwhowillbechosenbythisassociation.
13、娇生惯养,没有好儿郎。
therearenogoodboys.
14、亲邻互助山成玉,父子同心土变金。
neighbourshelpeachothertobecomejade,fatherandsonconcentricearthchangemoney.
15、儿大不由爷。
childrencan'thelpthemselves.
16、强扭的瓜不甜,强求的姻缘不长。
thestrongmelonisnotsweet,theforcedmarriageisnotlong.
17、长兄如父,长嫂如母。
brothersarelikefathersandsisters-in-lawlikemothers.
18、当家才知柴米价。
thepriceoffirewoodandriceisknownonlywhenoneisincharge.
19、儿女亲,辈辈亲,打断胳膊连着筋。
parentsfromgenerationtogenerationbreaktheirarms.
20、娶妇不要穿金戴银,只要见事生勤。
marriedwomenshouldnotweargoldandsilver,butbediligentinseeingthings.
21、莲花开在污泥中,人才出在贫寒家。
lotusblossomsinsludge,andtalentedpeoplegrowinpoorfamilies.
22、少年夫妻老来伴,一天不见问三遍。
youngcouples,oldcompanions,donotaskthreetimesaday.
23、媳妇堂前拜,公婆背利债。
daughters-in-lawworshipinfrontofthehall,andparents-in-lawcarryinterestanddebt.
24、会疼的疼媳妇,不会疼的疼闺女。
painfuldaughter-in-law,notpainfuldaughter-in-law.
25、家贫儿吃苦,儿多母遭殃。
poorchildrensufferhardshipsandmanymotherssuffer.
26、言教不如身教。
teachingbyexampleisbetterthanteachingbywords.
27、老受夸奖的孩子,最容易放任自流。
childrenwhoarealwayspraisedaretheeasiesttoletgo.
28、至乐莫如读书,至要莫如教子。
itisbettertoreadthantoteach.
29、爷娘惜子女,没有狠心的爹娘。
ladiesandfatherscherishtheirchildrenandhavenocruelparents.
30、入田观察,从小看大。
watchfromasmallage.
31、吃得好,穿得好,不如夫妻白头老。
it'sbettertoeatwellanddresswellthantogrowoldasahusbandandwife.
32、只要生得好,不要生得早。
aslongasyouarebornwell,don'tbebornearly.
33、健妇持门户,胜过一丈夫。
healthywomenholddoorsbetterthanhusbands.
34、强迫不成买卖,捆绑不成夫妻。
forcedoesnotbuyandsell,tieupnothusbandandwife.
35、人留子孙草留根。
peopleleavetheirchildrenandgrandchildrenwithgrassandroots.
36、不记当初娘养我,但看今朝自养儿。
idon'trememberwhenmymotherraisedme,butnowisupportmyself.
37、手掌手背都是肉。
thepalmsandbackofthehandsareallflesh.
38、有钱难买子孙贤。
moneycannotbuyoffspring.
39、不看穿,不看戴,单看男方人实在。
don'tseethrough,don'tlookatwear,justlookatthemanreally.
40、天上无云不下雨;地下无媒不成亲。
thereisnocloudinthesky,norain;thereisnomatchmakerintheground.
41、好家户经不住三股分。
agoodfamilycan'tstandthreeshares.
42、痴人畏妇,贤女敬夫。
thefoolfearsthewoman,thevirtuouswomanrespectsthehusband.
43、破家值万贯。
abrokenfamilyisworthathousanddollars.
44、爱子当先训子,起家应念保家。
loveyoursonasapreceptor,startyourfamilyshouldbehomeguard.
45、父母的心在儿女,儿女的心在外头。
parents'heartsareintheirchildren,whilechildren'sheartsareoutside.
46、家丑不可外扬。
familyuglinessshouldnotbepublicized.
47、千里姻缘一线牵。
thousandsofmilesofmarriageleadtheway.
48、男怕入错行,女怕嫁错郎。
menareafraidtogowrong,womenareafraidtomarrythewrongman.
49、崽大,爷难当。
bigboy,bigman.
50、要知父母恩,怀里抱儿孙。
parentsshouldknowhowkindtheyareandholdtheirchildrenandgrandchildrenintheirarms.
51、人大成家,树大结果。
people'scongressesmakeabigfamilyandbringaboutgreatresults.
52、贤女敬夫,痴男怕妇。
virtuouswomenrespecttheirhusbands,foolishmenfearwomen.
53、孩子再丑,也是自己的。
nomatterhowuglyachildis,heishisown.
54、不患父不慈,子贤亲自乐。
ifthefatherisnotunkind,thesonwillbehappyhimself.
55、是姻缘棒打不回。
marriagestickcan'tfightback.