1、水涨船高,风大树摇。
whenthewaterrises,theboatrisesandthewindblows,thetreesways.
2、邻舍好,无价宝。
goodneighborsareinvaluable.
3、人有失手,马有失蹄。
manhaslosthishandsandhorsehaslosthishoofs.
4、香花不一定好看,会说不一定能干。
fragrantflowersarenotnecessarilygood-looking,theymaynotbecompetent.
5、人家夸,一朵花;自己夸,人笑话。
peoplepraise,aflower;theypraise,peoplelaugh.
6、卖瓜不说瓜苦,卖盐不说盐淡。
melonsaresoldwithoutbitterness,saltwithoutsalt.
7、燕子高飞晴天告,展翅低飞雨天到。
swallowsflyhighinsunnydaysandflylowinrainydays.
8、顺藤摸瓜,顺水求源。
touchthemelonalongthevine,seekthesourcealongthewater.
9、亲身下河知深浅,亲口尝梨知酸甜。
hewhogoesdowntheriverknowshisdepthandtasteshispearknowshissourandsweet.
10、放虎归山,必有后患。
returningtigerstothemountainsisboundtohavefutureproblems.
11、病人心多,忙人事多。
patient'sheartismany,busypersonismany.
12、鼓不打不响,钟不敲不鸣。
drumsdonotring,bellsdonotring.
13、家有千口,主事一人。
thereareathousandpeopleinthefamilyandonepersonincharge.
14、穷家难舍,熟地难离。
poorfamiliesareinseparablefromfamiliarity.
15、儿大分家,树大分杈。
childrenpideup,treespideup.
16、狗记路,猫记家。
dogkeepstrack,catkeepshouse.
17、药补食补,不如心补。
itisbettertonourishtheheartthantosupplementthefoodwithmedicine.
18、刻薄不赚钱,忠厚不折本。
bemeanandnotprofitable,beloyalandnotlosemoney.
19、虎到中堂,家败人亡。
whentigerscometothehall,theirfamiliesareruined.
20、宁叫顿顿稀,不叫一顿饥。
bettercallitduntonsparsethanahunger.
21、补漏趁天晴,读书趁年轻。
makeupleakswhiletheweatherisclear,andreadwhileyoung.
22、没有不上钩的鱼,没有不上竿的猴。
therearenofishthatcan'tbehooked,nomonkeythatcan'tberod.
23、人不缺地的工,地不缺人的粮。
nomanlackslandforhisworkandnoman'sgrainforhisland.
24、男要俏,一身皂;女要俏,三分孝。
menwanttobebeautiful,soapallover;womenwanttobebeautiful,filialpietythreepoints.
25、明人不做暗事,真人不说假话。
anhonestmandoesnotdosecretthings,butarealmandoesnottelllies.
26、不入虎穴,焉得虎子。
ifyoudon'tgotothetiger'sden,youwon'tgetthetiger'sson.
27、多下及时雨,少放马后炮。
rainmoreintimeandfirelessafterwards.
28、长啸一声,山鸣谷应。
withalongwhistle,thehillsandvalleysshouldbeheard.
29、慢病在养,急病在治。
chronicillnessisbeingcuredwhileacuteillnessisbeingtreated.
30、不磨不炼,不成好汗。
notemper,nosweat.
31、细水长流,吃穿不愁。
thinwaterflowslong,noworriesaboutfoodandclothing.
32、人怕老来穷,禾怕寒露风。
peopleareafraidofoldageandpoverty,andtheyareafraidofcolddewandwind.
33、取人之长,补己之短。
takeadvantageofone'sstrengthsandmakeupforone'sweaknesses.
34、好话一句三冬暖,恶语伤人六月寒。
agoodwordiswarminwinter,butabadwordhurtsinjune.
35、赌钱众人骂,读书众人夸。
peopleswearatgamblingandpraisereading.
36、边学边问,才有学问。
learningiswhatwelearn.
37、国乱思良相,家贫思贤妻。
countrychaosmissesthegood,familypovertymissesthegoodwife.
38、创业百年,败家一天。
startabusinessforahundredyears,loseoneday.
39、宁吃半餐,不吃断餐。
eathalfamealratherthanbreakit.
40、人争一口气,佛争一炷香。
peoplefightforbreathandbuddhafightforfragrance.
41、八成熟,十成收;十成熟,二成丢。
eightmature,tenharvest;tenmature,twentylose.
42、过头话少说,过头事少做。
speaklessanddoless.
43、弟兄不和邻里欺,将相不和邻国欺。
ifabrotherdoesnotdeceivehisneighbour,hewillnotdeceivehisneighbour.
44、人生一世,草生一秋。
lifeisalifetime,grassisaautumn.
45、近河莫枉费水,近山莫枉烧柴。
neighbouringriversdonotwastewater;neighbouringmountainsdonotwastefirewood.
46、宁叫嘴受穷,不叫病缠身。
bettercryoutforpovertythangetsick.
47、浪费时间,等于缩短生命。
towastetimeistoshortenlife.
48、少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。
youngmendonotworkhard,butoldmendonotworkhard.
49、不经风雨怎能见彩虹。
howcanyouseearainbowwithoutrainandwind?
50、千里之行,始于足下。
ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep.
51、百闻不如一见,百见不如一干。
seeingisbetterthanhearing,doingisbetterthanseeing.
52、寒从足下起,火从头上生。
coldstartsatthefootandfirestartsfromthehead.
53、虎吃人易躲,人吃人难防。
tigerseatpeopleeasily,butpeopleeatpeoplehardtoprevent.
54、贪别人个花,误自己个家。
greedothersforflowers,mistaketheirownhome.
55、出汗不迎风,走路不凹胸。
sweatisnotwindward,walkisnotconcavechest.
56、打不干的井水,使不完的力气。
drillingadrywellwillmakeanendlesseffort.
57、开水不响,响水不开。
theboilingwaterissilent,butthesoundingwaterdoesnotwork.
58、朋友千个少,冤家一个多。
athousandfriendsandoneenemy.