1、立下凌云志,敢去摘星星。
LingYunzhi,daretopickthestars.
2、胜者为王败者寇,只重衣冠不重人。
Thewinneristhekingandtheloser,whoonlyemphasizesclothesbutnotpeople.
3、善恶到头终有报,只争来早与来迟。
Goodandevilwillalwaysberewarded,andweonlystrivetocomesoonerorlater.
4、人生何处不相逢,莫因小怨动声色。
Wherelifedoesnotmeet,notbecauseofsmallcomplaints.
5、用心计较般般错,退步思量事事难。
It'shardtothinkbackwardswhenyou'rethinkingaboutcommonmistakes.
6、人一物,千金不移。
Everythingisworthathousanddollars.
7、由来富贵三更梦,何必楚楚苦用心。
Fromthebeginning,richandnoblethreemoredreams,whypainstakingefforts.
8、得食猫儿强似虎,褪毛鸾凤不如鸡。
Catsarebetterthantigers,andchickensareworseoff.
9、蜂多出王,人多出将。
Morebeesthankings,morepeoplethangenerals.
10、千年田地八百主,田是主人人是客。
Thereare800landlordsinthefieldforathousandyears,andthelandlordistheguest.
11、万事劝人休瞒昧,举头三尺有神明。
Allthingsadvisepeopletostophiding,raisetheirheadsthreefeettohaveagod.
12、人贫志短,马瘦毛长。
Amanisshortinambitionandahorseisthinandhairy.
13、狗眼看人低,人穷狗也欺。
Dogslookdownonpeopleandbullypoordogs.
14、宁做穷人脚下土,不做财主席上珍。
BetterbethefootofthepoorthanthetreasurechairmanShangzhen.
15、不怕不懂道理,就怕懒于学习。
Ifyoudon'tunderstandthetruth,youareafraidofbeinglazyinyourstudies.
16、黑馍多包菜,丑人多作怪。
Blacksteamedbunisfullofcabbages,anduglypeoplearefullofmischief.
17、情太切伤心,欲太烈伤身。
Loveistooheartbreaking,toointensetohurtthebody.
18、美人卖笑千金易,壮士穷途一饭难。
Beautylaughsathousandgold,butastrongmanhasahardtimegettingameal.
19、贫无达士将金赠,病有高人说药方。
Poorpeoplegivegiftsofgold,andthosewhoaresicksaytheyhaveprescriptions.
20、鬼神可敬不可谄,怨家宜解不宜结。
Ghostsandgodscanberespectedandnotflattered,anditisnotappropriatetosettlethegrudgesofthefamily.
21、投亲不如访友,访友不如下店。
Visitingfriendsisbetterthanvisitingrelatives.Visitingfriendsisbetterthangoingdowntostores.
22、有吃万事足,无罪一身轻。
Everythingisenoughtoeat,andyouarenotguilty.
23、龙泪落地,亢旱三年。
Dragon'stearsfelltotheground,threeyearsofdrought.
24、易涨易退山溪水,易反易覆小人心。
Easytorise,easytofallback,easytooverturntheheartsofthepeople.
25、各人生死各人了,管人闲事受人磨。
Everymandiesandeverymaninterferesandsuffers.
26、秋至满山皆秀色,春来无处不花香。
Fromautumntothemountainsarebeautiful,andfromspringflowersareeverywhere.
27、靠人终是假,跌倒自已爬。
Ifyoudependonothers,youwillfallandclimb.
28、纵令然诺暂相许,终是悠悠路行心。
Evenifpromisedtemporarily,itisalongwaytogo.
29、百闻不如一见,百见不如一干。
Seeingisbetterthanhearing,doingisbetterthanseeing.
30、一人难顺百人意,一墙难挡八面风。
It'shardforamantofollowahundredwishes,butit'shardforawalltokeepoutallkindsofwind.
31、刚离水灾,又蹈冰涧。
Justaftertheflood,Iwentthroughtheicestreamagain.
32、人世一大梦,俯仰百变,无足怪者。
Thereisnowonderthatagreatdreamoftheworldchangesinitspitch.
33、乱丝难理,泼妇难治。
It'shardtodealwiththemess,butit'shardtotreatthebitch.
34、枯木逢春犹再岁,人无两度再少年。
Deadwoodisstillyounginspring,andnooneisyoungtwice.
35、山中自有千年树,世上难逢百岁人。
Mountainshavetheirownthousand-year-oldtrees,theworld'srarecentenarians.
36、一年之计在于春,一日之计在于晨。
Ayear'splanisspring,andaday'splanismorning.
37、茫茫四海人无数,那个男儿是丈夫。
Therearecountlesspeopleallovertheworld.Thatmanisahusband.
38、该放手时就放手,得饶人处且饶人。
Whenit'stimetoletgo,letgo,andletgo.
39、人情似纸张张薄,世事如棋局局新。
Humanityislikesheetsofpaper,andtheworldislikeanewchessgame.
40、饱暖思淫欲,饥寒起盗心。
Warmthoughts,lust,hungerandcoldsteal.
41、娥眉本是婵娟刃,杀尽风流世上人。
E-meiisabeautifulblade,killingallthepeopleintheworld.
42、既食君禄,当尽君事。
Hewhoeatsmonarchsandluxuriesshoulddohisbestinmonarchy.
43、圣王之民不馁,治平之世无盗。
ThepeopleoftheSaintKingarenotdiscouraged,andthereisnorobberyinapeacefulworld.
44、鼓破乱人捶,墙倒众人推。
Drumsarebrokenandbeaten,wallsarepusheddown.
45、人恶人怕天不怕,人善人欺天不欺。
Thewickedareafraidofheaven,butthegooddeceiveheaven.
46、千锤成利器,百炼成纯钢。
Thousandsofhammersmakesharpweaponsandhundredsofsteels.
47、天上众星皆拱北,世间无水不朝东。
Allthestarsintheskyarearchedtothenorth,andthereisnowaterfacingtheeast.
48、欲知世情须尝胆,会尽人情暗点头。
Ifyouwanttoknowtheworld,youmusthavecourageandnodyourheadinsecret.
49、刹人可恕,情理难容。
Brakecanbeforgiven,butit'shardtotolerate.
50、红粉佳人休说老,风流浪子莫叫贫。
Don'ttalkaboutoldageforabeautifulpinklady,butdon'tcallavagrantpoor.
51、重赏之下,必有勇夫。
Theremustbebravemenunderreward.
52、不怕念起,只怕觉迟。
Don'tbeafraidtothink,justafraidtofeellate.
53、门前拴上高头马,不是亲来也是亲。
Ahorsewithahighheadtiedtothefrontdoorisneitherarelativenorarelative.
54、求人须求大丈夫,济人须济急时无。
Hewhoasksforhelpneedsanelderhusband.
55、妙药难医冤孽病,横财不富命穷人。
Itishardtocureinjusticebymagicmedicine,butfortunedoesnotmakepoorpeoplerich.
56、好义固为人所钦,贪利乃为鬼所笑。
Goodrighteousnessisadmired,butgreedislaughedatbyghosts.
57、菜没盐无味,话没理无力。
Thedishesaretastelessandsalt-free,andthewordsareunreasonableandpowerless.
58、放着快活不会享,何苦自已寻烦恼。
Ifyouarehappy,youwon'tenjoyit.Whybotheryourself?
59、人生处万类,知识最为贤。
Lifeisinallkinds,knowledgeisthebest.
60、富家山野有人瞅,贫居闹市无人问。
Therearepeopleintherichcountrysideandnooneinthepoorcity.
61、刀无钢刃不锋利,人无意志不坚定。
Aknifewithoutasteelbladeisnotsharp,andamanhasnowilltobeunswerving.
62、奢侈者,危亡之本。
Luxuryistherootofperil.
63、毁身每是作恶日,成名皆在行善时。
Destructionisalwaysabadday,fameisingoodtime.
64、远水难救近火,远亲不如近邻。
Farwatersdonotsavenearfires.Farrelativesarebetterthannearneighbours.
65、人多遮黑眼,兵多吃闲饭。
Morepeoplecovertheireyes,moresoldierseatidlemeals.
66、树老根多,人老识多。
Therearemanyrootsintrees,butmanypeopleknow.
67、假作真时真亦假,真作假时假也真。
Falseistruewhenitistrue,andtrueistruewhenitisfalse.
68、砂锅不捣不漏,木头不凿不通。
Thecasserolewon'tbreak,thewoodwon'tcut.
69、守口不谈新旧事,知心难得两三人。
Ifyoukeepyourmouthshutanddon'ttalkaboutoldandnewthings,you'llrarelyhavetwoorthreeconfidants.
70、见庙就烧香,见佛就磕头。
Whenyouseethetemple,youburnincense,andwhenyouseetheBuddha,youkowtow.