1、千方易得,一效难求。
it'seasytoget,buthardtoget.
2、长兄如父,老嫂比母。
brothersarelikefathersandsisters-in-lawarebetterthanmothers.
3、活动好比灵芝草,何苦去把仙方找。
activitiesarelikeganodermalucidum.whybothertofindthefairyprescription?
4、扫集垃圾做肥料,生产卫生两全好。
sweepingandcollectinggarbageasfertilizercanproducebothgoodhealthandgoodhygiene.
5、正月二十五刮南风,春天多雨。
thesouthwindblowsonthetwenty-fifthdayofthefirstmonth,anditrainsinspring.
6、画蛇添足,多此一举。
drawasnakeandaddtoit.
7、冬天压麦泥,胜过一条被。
itisbettertopresswheatmudinwinterthanaquilt.
8、好话一句三冬暖,恶语伤人六月寒。
agoodwordiswarminwinter,butabadwordhurtsinjune.
9、过了河,忘了桥,愈了伤,忘了痛。
crossingtheriver,forgettingthebridge,healing,forgettingthepain.
10、喜鹊枝头叫,出门晴天报。
magpiebranchesshout,gooutsunnyday.
11、不怕一万,就怕万一。
ifyouarenotafraidoftenthousand,youareafraidoftenthousand.
12、仇人一个不少,朋友一百个不多。
therearemanyenemiesandmorethanonehundredfriends.
13、能耕巧种,不如懒汉上粪。
itisbetterforalazymantodungthantocultivateskillfully.
14、咸物返潮天将雨。
saltwillrainonawetday.
15、花有重开时,人无再少年。
whenflowersbloomagain,nooneisyoungagain.
16、蜜蜂迟归,雨来风吹。
beescomehomelate,raincomesandwindblows.
17、离家十里路,各处各乡风。
tenmilesawayfromhome,thelocalcustomseverywhere.
18、高粱熟,收稻谷。
sorghumisripeandriceisharvested.
19、过头话少说,过头事少做。
speaklessanddoless.
20、庄稼要好,犁深肥饱。
cropsaregood,ploughsaredeepandfull.
21、多个朋友多条路,多个冤家多堵墙。
manyfriendsandmanyroads,manyenemiesandmanywalls.
22、今朝有事今朝做,莫将忙事待明天。
dosomethingtoday,don'twaitfortomorrow.
23、三个臭皮匠,胜过诸葛亮。
threecobblersarebetterthanzhugeliang.
24、买时得买,卖时得卖。
buywhenyoubuy,sellwhenyousell.
25、千层万层,不如脚底一层。
thousandsoflayers,notasgoodasthesoleofthefoot.
26、放虎归山,必有后患。
returningtigerstothemountainsisboundtohavefutureproblems.
27、钟不敲不鸣,人不学不灵。
ifthebelldoesnotring,onecannotlearn.
28、不怕不识货,只怕货比货。
notafraidofnotknowingthegoods,butafraidofcomparingthegoods.
29、日长事多,夜长梦多。
moredaysandmoredreamsatnight.
30、出门问路,入乡问俗。
gooutandasktheway,gointothecountryandaskthecustom.
31、财主有钱千条路,农民无钱路一条。
wealthyownershavethousandsofroads,butpeasantshavenone.
32、日光不照门,医生便上门。
doctorscometothedoorwhenthesundoesnotshine.
33、不怕少年苦,只怕老来穷。
heisnotafraidofthehardshipsofyoungpeople,butofthepovertyofoldpeople.
34、露水闪,来日晴。
dewshines,sunshinecomes.
35、广交不如择友,投师不如访友。
it'sbettertochoosefriendsthantomakefriends.
36、人熊有人欺,马瘦有人骑。
peoplebullybears,andhorsesridethin.
37、空中鱼鳞天,不雨也风颠。
fishscalesinthesky,rainandwind.
38、生冷不入口,防病保长寿。
colddoesnotenter,diseasepreventionandlongevity.
39、不怕慢,就怕站。
notafraidofslow,afraidofstanding.
40、筛选水选子粒好,泥水选种苗子旺。
screeningwaterisgoodforselectingseedsandmudisgoodforselectingseedlings.
41、心要常操,身要长劳。
theheartneedsconstantexerciseandthebodyneedslongwork.
42、不图便宜不上当,贪图便宜吃大亏。
ifyoudon'twanttobecheaper,youwilllosealotifyouwanttobecheaper.
43、一有百有,一穷百穷。
onehundred,onehundredpoor.
44、不笑补,不笑破,只笑日子不会过。
don'tlaugh,don'tlaugh,justlaughlifewillnotpass.
45、杨柳发青,百病皆生。
willowsaregreenandalldiseasesarecommon.
46、天空灰布悬,大雨必连绵。
theskyisgrayandtherainwillcontinue.
47、天上掉下馅饼来。
piefellfromthesky.
48、出汗不迎风,走路不凹胸。
sweatisnotwindward,walkisnotconcavechest.
49、天上扫帚云,三天雨降淋。
broomcloudsinthesky,threedaysofrain.
50、男怕入错行,女怕嫁错郎。
menareafraidtogowrong,womenareafraidtomarrythewrongman.
51、不会做小事的人,也做不出大事来。
peoplewhocan'tdosmallthingscan'tdobigthings.
52、星光含水,雨将临。
starlightwater,rainwillcome.
53、风静闷热,雷雨强烈。
thewindisquietandhot,andthethunderstormisstrong.
54、树怕剥皮,人怕护短。
treesareafraidofpeeling,butpeopleareafraidofshort-termprotection.
55、一个地方的人,一座雪山的水。
aplaceofpeople,asnowmountainofwater.
56、宁作蚂蚁腿,不学麻雀嘴。
betteranant'slegthanasparrow'smouth.
57、脑怕不用,身怕不动。
brainisafraidnottouse,bodyisafraidnottomove.
58、腰酸疮疤痒,有雨在半晌。
scaroflumbaracidsoreitches,raininhalfaday.
59、早上吸烟,早归西天。
smokinginthemorning,returningtothewestearly.
60、井越掏,水越清;事越摆,理越明。
themoreawellisdug,theclearerthewateris;themorethingsaredone,theclearerthereasonis.
61、乌云接日高,有雨在明朝。
darkcloudsfollowthesunandrainfallsinthemingdynasty.
62、春天三场雨,秋后不缺米。
therearethreerainsinspring,andthereisnoshortageofriceafterautumn.
63、逆水行舟,不进则退。
ifyousailagainstthecurrent,ifyoudon'tadvance,youwillretreat.
64、有病早治,省钱省事。
earlytreatmentofillnesssavesmoneyandtrouble.
65、穷人饿断肠,富人胀破肚皮。
thepoorsufferfromhungerandtherichbursttheirbellies.
66、财多祸身,欲多伤神。
wealthisbad,butdesireisbad.
67、离家十里路,各处各乡风。
tenmilesawayfromhome,thelocalcustomseverywhere.
68、体弱病欺人,体强人欺病。
weaknessdeceives,strengthdeceives.
69、别人烤火我修塘,别人车水我歇凉。
ibuildapondwhenothersareburningfire,andirestwhenothersaredrivingwater.
70、宝剑不磨要生锈,人不学习要落后。
swordsshouldberustywithoutgrinding,andpeopleshouldnotlagbehindinlearning.
71、人不在大小,马不在高低。
peoplearenotbig,horsesarenothighorlow.
72、书山有路勤为径,学海无涯苦作舟。
therearemanywaystolearnfromthesea.
73、水多成河,粪多成禾。
morewatermakesrivers,morefecesmakegrains.
74、要想人不知,除非己莫为。
ifyouwantpeopletoknow,youcan'tdoitunlessyoudoityourself.
75、吃饭象条龙,做活象条虫。
eatinglikeadragon,doinglikeaworm.
76、一日练,一日功,一日不练十日空。
practiceoneday,dooneday,don'tpracticetendays.
77、家要美好就靠身,人要幸福就靠心。
agoodhomedependsonone'sbody,andahappypersondependsonone'sheart.
78、要捕鱼,先织网;要搭桥,先打桩。
tocatchfish,firstweaveanet;tobuildabridge,firstpile.
79、胸有凌云志,无高不可攀。
lingyunambition,nohighcannotbeclimbed.