1. 顶叶打老不打嫩。

1. The top leaf is always targeted, not the tender one.

2. 红花还得绿叶扶。

2. The red flowers still need green leaves to support them.

3. 腰叶打熟不打青。

3. The kidney leaves should be cooked until they are tender, not raw.

4. 好麦不见叶，好谷不见穗。

4. Good wheat has no leaves, and good grain has no ear.

5. 牡丹虽好，终须绿叶扶持。

5. Although peonies are beautiful, they still need green leaves to support them.

6. 枯树没有叶，空话不顶用。

6. A barren tree has no leaves, and empty talk is of no use.

7. 虚心竹有低头叶。

7. The hollow bamboo has leaves that bow their heads.

8. 适时采叶，香味馥烈。

8. Harvest the leaves at the right time, and the fragrance will be rich and strong.

9. 一叶浮萍归大海，为人何处不相逢。

9. A single lotus leaf floats back to the great sea, where else can't people meet?

10. 宁叫蚕老叶不尽，莫叫叶尽老了蚕。

10. It's better to have the mulberry leaves not completely used up than to have the silkworms grow old when the leaves are all used up.

11. 树高千丈，叶落归根。

11. The tree may grow to a thousand feet, but its leaves will always return to its roots.

12. 一叶障目，不见泰山。?>

12. A leaf in front of the eye blocks the view of Mount Tai.

13. 树叶当不了烟草，漂亮话当不了粮食。

13. Leaves cannot substitute for tobacco, and flowery language cannot substitute for food.

14. 被蛇咬伤过的人，见了棕榈叶也害怕。

14. People who have been bitten by snakes are afraid even when they see palm leaves.

15. 若要烟叶整整齐，摘心抹芽要及时。

15. In order to keep the tobacco leaves neat and tidy, it is necessary to prune and remove buds in a timely manner.

16. 脚叶打嫩不打老。

16. Harvest the leaves when they are tender, not when they are old.

17. 立夏忙种烟，烟叶长如鞭。

17. As the Summer Solstice approaches, it's time to rush into planting tobacco; the tobacco leaves grow long like whips.

18. 语言只不过是叶子，行动才是果实。

18. Language is but the leaf, action the fruit.

19. 栽树养蚕，一树一桑叶一树钱。

19. Plant trees and raise silkworms; for each tree, there is a mulberry tree and a tree of money.

20. 春蚕不吃小满叶，夏蚕不吃小暑叶。

20. The silkworm does not eat the leaves of the Little Fullness (Xiao Man) season, and the summer silkworm does not eat the leaves of the Little Heat (Xiao Shu) season.

21. 养鸡养蚕，利有眼前。若要蚕好，先要叶好。

21. Raising chickens and silkworms, the benefits are at hand. If you want good silkworms, you must first ensure good leaves.

22. 高山茶叶，低山茶子（茶油）。

22. High mountain tea leaves, low mountain tea seeds (tea oil).