1. Three minutes on stage and ten years off stage.

1. Three minutes on stage and ten years off stage.

2. Do not drink overnight tea， do not drink excessive alcohol.

2. Do not drink overnight tea; do not consume excessive alcohol.

3. 十里认人，百里认衣。

3. At ten miles, one can recognize a person; at a hundred miles, one can recognize clothing.

4. Willow sprouts twist their mouths and yam go into the earth.

4. Willow sprouts twist their mouths and yams go into the earth.

5. 日落云里走，雨在半夜后。

5. The sun sets amidst the clouds, and rain arrives after midnight.

6. Pie fell from the sky.

6. The pie fell from the sky.

7. Water conservation is grain storage， and water accumulation is grain accumulation.

7. Water conservation is equivalent to grain storage, and water accumulation is akin to grain accumulation.

8. If you sail against the current， if you don't advance， you will retreat.

8. If you sail against the current, if you do not advance, you will retreat.

9. 好话一句三冬暖，恶语伤人六月寒。

9. A kind word can warm a person's heart through three winters, while a harsh word can chill them like a winter in June.

10. A gentleman talks and a villain acts.

10. A gentleman speaks and a villain acts.

11. Where there is no skin， there is no hair.

11. Where there is no skin, there is no hair.

12. 没有惧怕也要有羞涩。

12. One should also have modesty without fear.

13. 石击有恩人，以水还借酒。

13. Hit with stones those who have shown kindness; repay with water the debt of borrowed wine.

14. The beginning of despicability and cunning is the end of friendship.

14. The beginning of despicability and cunning is the end of friendship.

15. 人活一生，草长一春。

15. A person lives a lifetime, and grass grows for a spring.

16. Dance a few dances a day and live to ninety-five.

16. Dance a few dances each day and live to be ninety-five.

17. 男怕入错行，女怕嫁错郎。

17. Men fear to enter the wrong profession, women fear to marry the wrong man.

18. I don't use it. I resent my parents.

18. I don't use it. I resent my parents.

19. Satisfaction brings peace， greed brings disaster.

19. Satisfaction brings peace; greed brings disaster.

20. 江山易改，本性难移。

20. It is easy to change one's fortune, but difficult to alter one's nature.

21. Women keep lotus root for three days and men keep ginger for three days.

21. Women store lotus root for three days and men store ginger for three days.

22. Sweat is not windward， walk is not concave chest.

22. Sweat is not against the wind, walking is not a hollow chest.

23. 高者不说，说者不高。

23. The tall do not speak; those who speak are not tall.

24. 肉末煮熟，却说刀钝。

24. The minced meat is cooked, but the excuse is that the knife is dull.

25. Military officers kill， civil officers scrape.

25. Military officers kill, civil officers scrape.

26. 过头话少说，过头事少做。

26. Say less than necessary and do less than necessary.

27. 宁可明枪交战，不可暗箭伤人。

27. It is better to engage in open conflict than to harm others by stealth.

28. Drops of water make rivers and grains make barrels.

28. Drops of water make rivers, and grains make barrels.

29. 武官会杀，文官会刮。

29. Military officers can be killed, and civil officers can be impeached.

30. Clouds make clouds and rain drips.

30. Clouds make clouds and raindrops.

31. If you are not afraid of being disrespectful， you are afraid of being wrong.

31. If you are not afraid of being disrespectful, you are afraid of being wrong.

32. 自己不中用，反怨父母亲。

32. Disappointed in oneself, yet blaming one's parents.

33. 久雨冷风扫，天晴定可靠。

33. After a long period of rain and cold winds, clear skies are definitely reliable.

34. 吃米带点糠，营养又健康。

34. Eating rice with a bit of bran is both nutritious and healthy.

35. 人怕信心齐，虎怕成群。

35. People fear unity in confidence, tigers fear being in a group.

36. Eat to prevent choking， walk to prevent falling.

36. Eat to prevent choking, walk to prevent falling.

37. Suffer will at present if you do not listen to the old man's advice，

37. You will suffer now if you do not listen to the old man's advice.

38. If you want people to know， you can't do it unless you do it yourself.

38. If you want people to know, you can't do it unless you do it yourself.

39. Stone strikes beneficiaries and returns water to borrow wine.

39. The stone strikes the beneficiaries and returns water to borrow wine.

40. The superior does not say， the speaker is not high.

40. The superior does not say, "The speaker is not high." This sentence appears to be a play on words or a mistranslation. The original text in a language other than English likely contains a pun or idiom that does not translate directly to English. Without the original text, it's challenging to provide an accurate translation that preserves the intended meaning. If the original text is in a language like Chinese, for example, it might be something like "上司不言，说话不高" which could mean "The boss does not speak, his speech is not high" in a metaphorical sense, possibly indicating that the boss is not eloquent or confident in speech.

41. 日月有风圈，无雨也风颠。

41. The sun and moon have wind circles, even without rain, the wind is wild.

42. 只要自己上进，哪怕别人轻视。

42. As long as one strives for self-improvement, it doesn't matter if others look down upon you.

43. 云交云，雨淋淋。

43. Cloud meets cloud, rain pouring down.

44. 出汗不迎风，走路不凹胸。

44. Do not expose yourself to the wind when sweating, and do not hunch your back when walking.

45. 一针不补，十针难缝。

45. A single needle cannot patch; ten needles find it hard to sew.

46. 卑鄙与狡诈的开始，就是友谊的终结。

46. The beginning of baseness and cunning is the end of friendship.

47. The sun and the moon have a windy circle， no rain and windy.

47. The sun and the moon have a windy circle; no rain, just windy.

48. 挂羊头，卖狗肉。

48. To sell dog meat under the guise of mutton.

49. Reasonable walking all over the world， unreasonable step is difficult.

49. Reasonable walking all over the world; unreasonable step is difficult.

50. Calculate and use， never be poor.

50. Calculate and use, never be poor.

51. North Yunnan fled with strong winds.

51. North Yunnan was swept away by strong winds.

52. 无风现长浪，不久风必狂。

52. Without wind, there are long waves, and soon the wind will be fierce.

53. Often say smooth mouth， often write not stupid.

53. Often say smooth mouth, often write not stupid.

54. Family ugliness should not be publicized.

54. Family ugliness should not be publicized.

55. A busy year ends with the buttocks outside.

55. A busy year ends with the buttocks outside.

56. Sunset clouds， rain in the middle of the night.

56. Sunset clouds, rain in the middle of the night.

57. Watering radish early and vegetables late.

57. Early watering for radishes and late watering for vegetables.