1、绳锯木断,水滴石穿。
Theropeissawnandthedrippingstonespierce.
2、病好不谢医,下次无人医。
Ifyouareill,thankthedoctor.Nexttimetherewillbenodoctor.
3、一天省下一两粮,十年要用仓来装。
Saveoneortwograinsadayandstoretheminwarehousesfortenyears.
4、人在福中不知福,船在水中不知流。
Amanknowsnohappinessinhappiness,butashipknowsnoflowinwater.
5、宠狗上灶,宠子不孝。
Whenapetdogcomestothekitchen,apetisnotfilial.
6、逆水行舟,不进则退。
Ifyousailagainstthecurrent,ifyoudon'tadvance,youwillretreat.
7、少不惜力,老不歇心。
Noeffortisspared,norestisspared.
8、亲不过父母,近不过夫妻。
Parentsarenotclosetoparents,butcouples.
9、三早抵一工,三补抵一新。
Threeearlyarrivalsandonejob,threesupplementsandanewone.
10、若要人不知,除非己莫为。
Ifyoudon'tknow,youcan'tdoityourself.
11、一顿省一口,一年省一斗。
Amealsavesamouthfulandabushelayear.
12、自在不成人,成人不自在。
Inadulthood,adultsarenotcomfortable.
13、打不干的井水,使不完的力气。
Drillingadrywellwillmakeanendlesseffort.
14、静时常思己过,闲谈莫论人非。
Quietlyandoftenthinkabouttheirownmistakes,gossipisnotabouthumanrightsandwrongs.
15、火烤胸前暖,风吹背后寒。
Thefireiswarminfrontofthechestandthewindiscoldbehindit.
16、三年清知府,十万雪花银。
ThreeyearsofQingZhifu,100,000snowflakesandsilver.
17、欺山莫欺水,欺人莫欺心。
Donotdeceivemountainsorwaters,anddonotdeceivepeopleorhearts.
18、看自己,一朵花;看别人,豆腐渣。
Lookatyourself,aflower;lookatothers,tofudregs.
19、早起三光,晚起三慌。
Getupearlythreelights,getuplatethreepanic.
20、行百里者半于九十。
Halfofthosewhotravelahundredmilesareninety.
21、莫学灯笼千只眼,要学蜡烛一条心。
Don'tstudylanternswiththousandsofeyes.Learncandleswithoneheart.
22、秦岭山脉一条线,南吃大米北吃面。
ThereisalineintheQinlingMountains,wherericeiseatenintheSouthandnoodlesinthenorth.
23、若要好,问三老。
Ifyouwanttobegood,askthethreeelders.
24、牛要脚圆,猪要脚粗。
Acowneedsaroundfootandapigneedsathickfoot.
25、船载千斤,掌舵一人。
Shipbornejacks,onemanatthehelm.
26、人勤地长苗,人懒地长草。
Peoplegrowseedlingsdiligently,butpeoplegrowgrasslazily.
27、天无一月雨,人无一世穷。
Thereisnoraininamonth,andnomanispoorforever.
28、庄稼一枝花,全靠肥当家。
Aflowerinacropdependsentirelyonfat.
29、买卖不懂行,瞎子撞南墙。
Businessdoesnotwork,blindpeoplehittheSouthwall.
30、有菜半年粮,无菜半年荒。
Halfayear'sgrainwithvegetablesandhalfayear'sshortagewithoutvegetables.
31、病从口入,祸从口出。
Diseasescomefromthemouth,andmisfortunescomefromthemouth.
32、姑娘讲绣花,秀才讲文章。
Thegirltalksaboutembroidery,thescholartalksaboutarticles.
33、不怕乱如麻,只怕不调查。
Notafraidofdisorder,justafraidofnotinvestigating.
34、不懂装懂,永世饭桶。
Donotpretendtounderstand,eternalbucket.
35、爆饮爆食易生病,定时定量保康宁。
Explosivedrinkingandexplosiveeatingareeasytogetsick,andregularandquantitativeBaokangning.
36、牛不知角弯,马不知脸长。
Cowsdon'tknowthecorners,horsesdon'tknowthefaces.
37、小洞不补,大洞叫苦。
Smallholesdonotmend,bigholescomplain.
38、大王好见,小鬼难求。
Kingisgoodtosee,butlittledevilishardtoask.
39、痒要自己抓,好要别人夸。
Theitchshouldbecaughtbyoneself,sothatotherscanpraiseit.
40、病急乱投医,逢庙就烧香。
Whenapatientisinahurrytoseekmedicaltreatment,heburnsincenseineverytemple.
41、是好说不坏,是坏说不好。
It'sgoodtosayit'snotbad,it'sbadtosayit'snotgood.
42、火大无湿柴,功到事不难。
Greatfirewithoutdampwoodmakesiteasytoachievesuccess.
43、有志不在年高,有理不在会说。
Theambitionisnotinoldage,thereasonisnottosay.
44、山大压不住泉水,牛大压不死虱子。
Mountainscan'tholddownsprings,cattlecan'tkilllice.
45、走路不怕上高山,撑船不怕过限滩。
Walkingisnotafraidofclimbingmountains,andboatingisnotafraidofexceedingthelimitbeach.
46、麻雀虽小,五脏俱全。
Althoughsparrowsaresmall,theyhaveallfiveinternalorgans.
47、人生一世,草生一秋。
Lifeisalifetime,grassisaautumn.
48、泻药轻煎,补药浓熬。
Laxativelightdecoction,tonicstrongboil.
49、明人不做暗事,真人不说假话。
Anhonestmandoesnotdosecretthings,butarealmandoesnottelllies.
50、越吃越馋,越困越懒。
Themoreyoueat,themoreyoufeelsleepyandlazy.