1、河有两岸,事有两面。
Theriverhastwobanksandtwosides.
2、脚长沾露水,嘴长惹是非。
Thefeetaredewyandthemouthistroublesome.
3、背后不商量,当面无主张。
Thereisnodiscussionbehindthescenesandnoopinionsfacetoface.
4、边学边问,才有学问。
Learningiswhatwelearn.
5、长兄如父,老嫂比母。
Brothersarelikefathersandsisters-in-lawarebetterthanmothers.
6、鸟美在羽毛,人美在勤劳。
Birdbeautyisinfeathers,andmanbeautyisindiligence.
7、不图便宜不上当,贪图便宜吃大亏。
Ifyoudon'twanttobecheaper,youwilllosealotifyouwanttobecheaper.
8、吃饭防噎,走路防跌。
Eattopreventchoking,walktopreventfalling.
9、宁可认错,不可说谎。
Betterconfessyourmistakesthanlie.
10、打不干的井水,使不完的力气。
Drillawellthatyoucan'tdo,andmakeanendlesseffort.
11、宁可正而不足,不可邪而有余。
Betterberightthaninsufficientthanevil.
12、好马不停蹄,好牛不停犁。
Agoodhorseneverstopsploughing,agoodoxneverstopsploughing.
13、久在江边站,必有望海心。
Ifyoustandbytheriverforalongtime,youwillhavehopefortheheartofthesea.
14、姜是老的辣,醋是陈的酸。
Gingerisoldhot,vinegarisoldsour.
15、聪明在于学习,天才在于积累。
Wisdomliesinlearning,andgeniusliesinaccumulation.
16、好处着手,坏处着想。
Startwiththegoodandthinkaboutthebad.
17、出门靠朋友,在家靠父母。
Gooutbyfriends,athomebyparents.
18、秤砣虽小,能压千斤。
Althoughthescaleissmall,itcanpressjacks.
19、宁可锅里放坏,不可肚里硬塞。
Betterspoilthepotthanstuffitinyourstomach.
20、宁添一斗,莫添一口。
Betteraddabucketthanamouthful.
21、打虎要力,捉猴要智。
Fightingtigersrequiresstrengthandcatchingmonkeysrequireswisdom.
22、乖子看一眼,呆子看到晚。
Agoodboytakesalook,afoolseesthenight.
23、鸟贵有翼,人贵有志。
Birdshavewingsandpeoplehaveambitions.
24、鼓不敲不响,理不辩不明。
Thedrumsaresilentandunreasonable.
25、打蛇打七寸,挖树先挖根。
Fightsnakesseveninches,digtreesfirst.
26、宁舍一锭金,不舍一年春。
Bettergiveuponeingotofgoldthanonespring.
27、不怕百事不利,就怕灰心丧气。
Ifyouarenotafraidofpepsi'sdisadvantage,youareafraidoffrustration.
28、会打会算,钱粮不断。
Knowhowtocalculate,moneyandfoodconstantly.
29、帮助别人要忘掉,别人帮己要记牢。
Helpotherstoforget,helpotherstoremember.
30、近水知鱼性,近山识鸟音。
Closetothewater,closetothemountains,closetothesoundofbirds.
31、吃酒不吃菜,必定醉得快。
Ifyoudon'teatfoodordrink,youwillgetdrunkquickly.
32、逆水行舟,不进则退。
Ifyousailagainstthecurrent,ifyoudon'tadvance,youwillretreat.
33、补漏趁天晴,读书趁年轻。
Makeupleakswhileitissunny,andreadwhileitisyoung.
34、欺人是祸,饶人是福。
Itisacursetodeceive,butablessingtoforgive.
35、打鱼的不离水边,打柴的不离山边。
Fishingdoesnotleavethewater,firewooddoesnotleavethemountain.
36、当着矮人,别说矮话。
Don'ttalkinthepresenceofdwarfs.
37、国乱思良相,家贫思贤妻。
Acountryinturmoilthinksofagoodwife,butafamilyinpovertythinksofagoodwife.
38、疮怕有名,病怕没名。
Thesoreisafraidoffame,thediseaseisafraidofnamelessness.
39、不挑担子不知重,不走长路不知远。
Noburden,noweight,nolongroad,nodistance.
40、虎瘦雄心在,人穷志不短。
Atigeristhinandambitious,butamanispoorandambitious.
41、当断不断,反受其乱。
Bejudgmentalandconfused.
42、谦虚的人学十当一,骄傲的人学一当十。
Modestpeoplelearnten,proudpeoplelearnten.
43、宁给好汉拉马,不给懒汉作爷。
Bettergiveagoodmanahorsethanalazymanalord.
44、病从口入,寒从脚起。
Diseasecomesfromthemouthandcoldcomesfromthefeet.
45、单丝不成线,独木不成林。
Asinglesilkdoesnotmakeathread,asingletreedoesnotmakeaforest.
46、寒门出才子,高山出俊鸟。
Outofthecold,outofthegifted,outofthemountains,outofthehandsomebirds.
47、火要空心,人要虚心。
Fireshouldbehollow,peopleshouldbemodest.
48、耳不听不烦,眼不见不馋。
Youcan'thear,youcan'thear,youcan'tsee,youcan'teat.
49、宁叫嘴受穷,不叫病缠身。
Bettercryoutforpovertythangetsick.
50、刀不磨要生锈,人不学要落后。
Knivesmustrustwithoutgrinding,andpeopleshouldnotlagbehind.
51、滴水成河,粒米成箩。
Dropsofwatermakeriversandgrainsmakebarrels.
52、平路跌死马,浅水溺死人。
Ahorsefallsonaflatroadandamandrownsinshallowwater.
53、馋人家里没饭吃,懒人家里没柴烧。
Thereisnofoodinaglutton'shouseandnofirewoodinalazyone.
54、不怕穿得迟,就怕脱得早。
Notafraidtowearlate,afraidtotakeoffearly.
55、邻居好,赛金宝。
Goodneighbor,SaiJinbao.
56、读书须用心,一字值千金。
Readingisworthathousanddollars.
57、鼓不打不响,钟不敲不鸣。
Drumsdonotring,bellsdonotring.
58、不怕事难,就怕手懒。
Ifyouarenotafraidofdifficulties,youareafraidoflaziness.
59、水不平要流,理不平要说。
Ifwaterdoesnotflow,itisnotreasonabletosayso.
60、好鼓一打就响,好灯一拨就亮。
Agooddrumringsassoonasithits,andagoodlampturnsonassoonasithits.
61、不给规矩,不成方圆。
Norules,nosquare.
62、弟兄不和邻里欺,将相不和邻国欺。
Ifabrotherdoesnotdeceivehisneighbour,hewillnotdeceivehisneighbour.
63、不会烧香得罪神,不会讲话得罪人。
HewillnotburnincensetooffendGod,norspeaktooffendpeople.
64、朋友千个少,冤家一个多。
Athousandfriendsandoneenemy.
65、千里不捎针,万里没轻担。
Thousandsofmileswithoutneedles,thousandsofmileswithoutlightload.
66、生死不由命,富贵全在勤。
Lifeanddeathcannothelp,wealthandwealthareallindiligence.
67、妻贤夫祸少,子孝父心宽。
Wivesandgoodhusbandshavefewercalamities,whilesonsandfathersarefilialandgenerous.
68、宁叫顿顿稀,不叫一顿饥。
BettercallitDuntonSparsethanahunger.
69、不怕家里穷,只怕出懒汉。
Theyarenotafraidofbeingpoorathome,butofbeinglazy.
70、愤怒以愚蠢开始,以后悔告终。
Angerbeginswithfollyandendswithregret.