一、一年之计在于春，一生之计在于勤。
A year's plan lies in spring, and a lifetime's plan lies in diligence.
二、贮水防旱，积谷防荒。
Store water to prevent drought and accumulate grain to prevent famine.
三、千里之行，始于足下。
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
四、人在世上练，刀在石上磨。
Man practices in the world, and knives grind on stones.
五、人家夸，一朵花；自己夸，人笑话。
People praise, a flower; they praise, people laugh.
六、立春晴，雨水均。
It's sunny in the early spring and rainy.
七、经一番挫折，长一番见识。
After a lot of setbacks, a lot of insight.
八、打铁看火候，庄稼赶时候。
Strike iron to see the temperature, crops rush.
九、多下及时雨，少放马后炮。
Rain more in time and fire less afterwards.
一零、欲速则不达。
More haste, less speed.
一一、秀才饿死不卖书，壮士穷途不卖剑。
Scholars die of hunger and do not sell books, but warriors do not sell swords.
一二、灯不亮，要人拨；事不明，要人说。
If the light is not on, someone should dial it; if something is unclear, someone should say it.
一三、娘家的饭香，婆家的饭长。
My mother's food is fragrant, but my mother's food is long.
一四、狗朝屁走，人朝势走。
Dogs go fart, people go at the trend.
一五、水落现石头，日久见人心。
Water falls into stone, and people's hearts and minds grow with each passing day.
一六、毛毛雨，打湿衣裳；杯杯酒，吃垮家当。
Drizzle, wet clothes; cup of wine, eat down the household goods.
一七、直木先伐，甘井先竭。
Cut straight trees first, and use up sweet wells first.
一八、庄稼一枝花，全靠肥当家。
A flower in a crop depends entirely on fat.
一九、边学边问，才有学问。
Learning is what we learn.
二零、会怪怪自己，不会怪怪别人。
You blame yourself, you don't blame others.
二一、是蛇一身冷，是狼一身腥。
Snakes are cold, wolves are fishy.
二二、没钱时挨饿，有钱时摆阔。
When you have no money, you starve; when you have money, you show off.
二三、不怕乱如麻，只怕不调查。
Not afraid of disorder, just afraid of not investigating.
二四、牛能拉犁，狗能看家。
Cows can pull ploughs, dogs can see homes.
二五、一饱为足，十饱伤人。
Satisfaction hurts people.
二六、不会烧香得罪神，不会讲话得罪人。
He will not burn incense to offend God, nor speak to offend people.
二七、开水不响，响水不开。
The boiling water is silent, but the sounding water does not work.
二八、有菜半年粮，无菜半年荒。
Half a year's grain with vegetables and half a year's shortage without vegetables.
二九、人无笑脸休开店，会打圆场自落台。
If a man does not open a shop without a smiling face, he will play a roundabout and fall off the stage.
三零、未饱先止，已饥方食。
If you don't have enough, you'll be hungry.
三一、骄傲来自浅薄，狂妄出于无知。
Pride comes from shallowness, arrogance comes from ignorance.
三二、只要苦干，事成一半。
As long as you work hard, you'll get half done.
三三、卖主怪脚，买主怪鞋。
The seller has strange feet and the buyer has strange shoes.
三四、天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。
Every day has its ups and downs, and every man has his misfortunes and fortunes.
三五、树怕剥皮，人怕护短。
Trees are afraid of peeling, but people are afraid of protecting short ones.
三六、买锣要打，买伞要撑。
Gong to fight, umbrella to support.
三七、心要常操，身要长劳。
The heart needs constant exercise and the body needs long work.
三八、南甜北咸，东辣西酸。
Sweet in the south, salty in the north, spicy in the east.
三九、有柴有米是夫妻，无柴无米各东西。
There are firewood and rice, husband and wife, no firewood and no rice.
四零、夜夜防贼，年年防歉。
Prevent thieves at night and apologize every year.
四一、无事田中走，谷米长几斗。
Walking in the field without any problem, the rice is several buckets long.
四二、食在广州，住在苏州。
Eat in Guangzhou and live in Suzhou.
四三、白米饭好吃，五谷田难种。
White rice tastes good, but grain fields are hard to grow.
四四、鸟无翅不飞，鱼无水不游。
Birds do not fly without wings, fish do not swim without water.
四五、大王好见，小鬼难求。
King is good to see, but little devil is hard to ask.
四六、猫怕过冬，狗怕过夏。
Cats fear winter, dogs fear summer.
四七、无巧不成书。
No coincidence is no book.
四八、寸草铡三刀，料少也长膘。
Three knives in an inch of grass and hairpin can grow fat with less material.
四九、到什么山上砍什么柴，到什么火候使什么锤。
What wood to cut on what mountain, what fire to make what hammer.
五零、好记性不如烂笔头。
A good memory is better than a bad pen.
五一、强扭的瓜果不甜。
Strong twisting melons and fruits are not sweet.
五二、苗多欺草，草多欺苗。
More seedlings bully grass, more grass bully seedlings.
五三、天才和懒惰结伴，等于一事无成。
Genius and laziness go hand in hand and accomplish nothing.
五四、懒人急在嘴上，勤人急在腿上。
The lazy man is anxious in his mouth and the diligent man is anxious in his leg.
五五、饭前一碗汤，气死好药方。
A bowl of soup before dinner is a good prescription for breathlessness.
五六、帮助别人要忘掉，别人帮己要记牢。
Help others to forget, help others to remember.
五七、病好不谢医，下次无人医。
If you are ill, thank the doctor. Next time there will be no doctor.
五八、井掏三遍吃甜水。
Take out the well three times and eat the sweet water.
五九、妻贤夫祸少，子孝父心宽。
Wives and good husbands have fewer calamities, while sons and fathers are filial and generous.
六零、欺人是祸，饶人是福。
It is a curse to deceive, but a blessing to forgive.
六一、有则改之，无则加勉。
If there is one, it will be changed; if there is none, it will be encouraged.
六二、近河莫枉费水，近山莫枉烧柴。
Neighbouring rivers do not waste water; neighbouring mountains do not waste firewood.
六三、众人拾柴火焰高。
People gather firewood with high flame.
六四、由着肚子，穿不上裤子。
You can't wear pants because of your belly.
六五、吹嘘自己的人，等于在宣传他的无知。
He who boasts of himself is propagating his ignorance.
六六、痘要结，麻要泄。
Pox should be knotted and numbness should be discharged.
六七、决心要成功的人，已经成功了一半。
He who is determined to succeed has already succeeded in half.
六八、三年不喝酒，家里样样有。
No alcohol for three years, everything at home.
六九、人在福中不知福，船在水中不知流。
A man knows no happiness in happiness, but a ship knows no flow in water.
七零、冷粥冷饭好吃，冷言冷语难受。
Cold porridge and cold meal are delicious and cold words are uncomfortable.
七一、当断不断，反受其乱。
Be judgmental and confused.
七二、狗记路，猫记家。
Dog keeps track, cat keeps house.
七三、人心换人心，八两换半斤。
People change hearts and minds, eight or two change half a kilogram.
七四、学问勤中得，富裕俭中来。
Academic diligence leads to wealth and thrift.
七五、八成熟，十成收；十成熟，二成丢。
Eight mature, ten harvest; ten mature, twenty lose.
七六、人勤地长苗，人懒地长草。
People grow seedlings diligently, but people grow grass lazily.
七七、人合心，马合套。
People fit in, horses fit in.
七八、好种出好苗，好树结好桃。
Good seedlings, good trees, good peaches.
七九、人心隔肚皮，看人看行为。
People's hearts are separated from their bellies, and people see their actions.
八零、火越烧越旺，人越干越壮。
The more the fire burns, the stronger the man becomes.
八一、一日练，一日功，一日不练十日空。
Practice one day, work one day, do not practice ten days a day.
八二、土中生白玉，地内出黄金。
White jade grows in the earth, and gold comes out in the earth.
八三、外举不避仇，内举不避亲。
External revenge does not evade enemy, internal revenge does not evade relatives.