Asinglesilkdoesnotmakeathread,asingletreedoesnotmakeaforest.
2、好药难治冤孽病,好话难劝糊涂虫。
Goodmedicinecanhardlycureinjustice,butgoodwordscanhardlypersuadefools.
3、实干能成事,虚心能添智。
Practicemakessuccess,modestymakeswisdom.
4、近朱者赤,近墨者黑。
NearZhuisred,nearMoisblack.
5、草遮不住鹰眼,水遮不住鱼眼。
Thegrasscan'thidetheeagle'seye,thewatercan'thidethefish'seye.
6、秀才饿死不卖书,壮士穷途不卖剑。
Scholarsdieofhungeranddonotsellbooks,butwarriorsdonotsellswords.
7、不怕虎狼当面坐,只怕人前两面刀。
Theyarenotafraidofsittingfacetofacewithtigersandwolves,butofknivesonbothsides.
8、好人争理,坏人争嘴。
Goodpeopleargue,badpeopleargue.
9、不入虎穴,焉得虎子。
Ifyoudon'tgotothetiger'sden,youwon'tgetthetiger'sson.
10、刻薄不赚钱,忠厚不折本。
Bemeanandnotprofitable,beloyalandnotlosemoney.
11、十个钱要花,一个钱要省。
Tenmoneytospend,onemoneytosave.
12、树老根多,人老识多。
Therearemanyrootsintrees,butmanypeopleknow.
13、害人之心不可有,防人之心不可无。
Theheartofthevictimisindispensable,andtheheartofguardingagainstothersisindispensable.
14、不看人亲不亲,要看理顺不顺。
Ifyoudon'tlookatrelativesorrelatives,youneedtoseeifyoucanstraightenthemout.
15、劝人终有益,挑唆害无穷。
Persuasionisbeneficialandprovocationisendless.
16、天下的弓都是弯的,世上的理都是直的。
Thebowsoftheworldarebent,andtheprinciplesoftheworldarestraight.
17、理不短,嘴不软。
Reasonisnotshort,mouthisnotsoft.
18、只可劝人家圆,不可劝人家离。
Wecanonlypersuadeotherstobehappy,butnottoleave.
19、只有上不去的天,没有过不去的山。
Therearenomountainsthatcan'tbecrossed.
20、不求同日生,只愿同日死。
Nottoliveonthesameday,buttodieonthesameday.
21、行路能开口,天下随便走。
Theroadopensandtheworldwalksfreely.
22、狗朝屁走,人朝势走。
Dogsgofart,peoplegoatthetrend.
23、发回水,积层泥;经一事,长一智。
Returnwater,accumulatemud;afterathing,growwisdom.
24、常记溪亭日暮,沉醉不知归路。
ChangJiXiting,drunkandunawareofhiswayhome.
25、得道多助,失道寡助。
Getmorehelp,getlesshelp.
26、未晚先投宿,鸡鸣早看天。
Bedbeforenight,cockcrowsearlytoseethesky.
27、清贫常乐,浊富多忧。
Povertyisalwayshappy,wealthisalwaysworrying.
28、操千曲而知音,观千剑而识器。
Heknowsathousandtunesandknowshisinstrumentbywatchingathousandswords.
29、久住坡,不嫌陡。
Ifyouliveonaslopeforalongtime,it'snottoosteep.
30、老姜辣味大,老人经验多。
Oldgingertasteshotandspicy,andoldpeoplehavemoreexperience.
31、吃着碗里的,望着锅里的。
Eatinginthebowl,lookingatthepot.
32、寸土不空,粮食满囤。
Everyinchoflandisemptyandgrainisfull.
33、不识庐山真面目,只缘身在此山中。
Idon'tknowthetruefaceofLushanMountain,onlybecauseIaminit.
34、刀伤易治,口伤难医。
Knifewoundsareeasytocure,butoralwoundsaredifficulttocure.
35、自己做错不算数,别人做错打。
Itdoesn'tmatterwhatyoudowrong,othersdowrongspanking.
36、男人无志,钝铁无钢,女人无志,乱草无秧。
Menhavenoambition,bluntironandsteel,womenhavenoambition,grasswithoutseedlings.
37、宁可无钱,不可无耻。
Betterhavenomoneythanbeshameless.
38、十年练得好文秀才,十年练不成田秀才。
Tenyearsofgoodliterarytalent,tenyearsoftrainingcannotbeTianXiucai.
39、有斧砍得树倒,有理说的不倒。
Ifanaxechopsdownatree,itisreasonablenottofall.
40、人在世上练,刀在石上磨。
Manpracticesintheworld,andknivesgrindonstones.
41、人怕没脸,树怕没皮。
Peopleareafraidoflosingfaceandtreesareafraidoflosingbark.
42、宁吃开眉粥,不吃皱眉饭。
Bettereatfrownporridgethanfrownrice.
43、苟全性命于乱世,不求闻达于诸侯。
Helivesintroubledtimesanddoesnotseektobeheardofbytheprinces.
44、好汉凭志强,好马凭胆壮。
Agoodmandependsonhisambitionandagoodhorseonhiscourage.
45、当面是人,背后是鬼。
Facetofaceishuman,andbehinditisghost.
46、大欺小,不公道;大帮小,呱呱叫。
Bigbullies,smallinjustices;biggangs,smallcroaks.
47、弄花一年,看花一日。
Spendayear,watchaday.
48、撒网要撒迎头网,开船要开顶风船。
Spreadthenethead-on,andsailthewindwardboat.
49、不怕一万,就怕万一。
Ifyouarenotafraidoftenthousand,youareafraidoftenthousand.
50、争着不够吃,让着吃不了。
Fightfornotenoughtoeat,letnoteat.
51、砍柴上山,捉鸟上树。
Cutfirewoodupthehillandcatchbirdsupthetree.
52、愁人苦夜长,志士惜日短。
Sorrowfulpeoplespendlongnights,butambitiouspeoplecherishshortdays.
53、逢人莫乱讲,逢事莫乱闯。
Don'ttalkatrandom,don'trushatanything.
54、纸做花儿不结果,蜡做芯儿近不得火。
Paperflowersdonotbearfruit,waxcoresdonotfire.
55、吃要吃有味的,说要说有理的。
Eatdeliciousfood,sayit'sreasonable.
56、树怕烂根,人怕无志。
Treesareafraidofrottenrootsandpeopleareafraidofnoambition.
57、自夸没人爱,残花没人戴。
Boastingthatnobodyloves,noonewearsresidualflowers.
58、大王好见,小鬼难求。
Kingisgoodtosee,butlittledevilishardtoask.
59、贫居闹市无人问,富在深山有远亲。
Thepoorliveinbusycitiesandnobodyasks.Therichhavedistantrelativesindeepmountains.
60、偷来钱,两三天;血汗钱,万万年。
Stealmoney,twoorthreedays;sweatmoney,tenthousandyears.
61、一天省下个葫芦头,一年省下只大黄牛。
Saveagourdheadadayandayellowcattleayear.
62、大黄医好人无功,人参治死人无过。
Rhubarbhasnomeritintreatinggoodpeople,butginsenghasnofaultinkillingpeople.
63、人起心发,树起根发。
Peoplestartfromtheirheartsandtreesstartfromtheirroots.
64、冷天不冻下力汉,黄土不亏勤劳人。
Coldweatherdoesnotfreezehard-workingpeople,loessdoesnotlosehard-workingpeople.
65、不怕学问浅,就怕志气短。
Ifyouarenotafraidofshallowlearning,youareafraidofshortambition.