1. 人急投亲，鸟急投林。

1. When people are in a hurry, they turn to their relatives; when birds are in a hurry, they turn to the forest.

2. 老乡见老乡，两眼泪汪汪。

2. Seeing a fellow villager, one's eyes brim with tears.

3. 骄傲来自浅薄，狂妄出于无知。

3. Pride comes from shallowness, and arrogance stems from ignorance.

4. 人不亏地皮，地不亏肚皮。

4. People don't lose their land, and the land doesn't lose their belly.

5. 先睡心，后睡眼。

5. First, rest your heart, then rest your eyes.

6. 和尚不说鬼，袋里没有米。

6. Monks don't talk about ghosts, there's no rice in their bags.

7. 五黄六月不出工，十冬腊月喝北风。

7. In the fifth and sixth lunar months, no work is done; in the winter months of December and January, one drinks the north wind.

8. 车有车道，马有马路。

8. Cars have their lanes, and horses have their roads.

9. 南甜北咸，东辣西酸。

9. South is sweet, North is salty, East is spicy, and West is sour.

10. 人家夸，一朵花；自己夸，人笑话。

10. When others praise you, it's like a flower; but when you praise yourself, people laugh at you.

11. 天不生无用之人，地不长无名之草。

11. The heavens do not bring forth a useless person, and the earth does not grow nameless grass.

12. 花盆里长不出苍松，鸟笼里飞不出雄鹰。

12. A pot cannot grow a towering pine, and a cage cannot hold a majestic eagle.

13. 不怕虎狼当面坐，只怕人前两面刀。

13. It's not the tigers and wolves that I fear sitting face to face, but the double-edged sword in front of people.

14. 朝里有人好做官，家里有狗好看门。?>

14. It's good to have connections inside the government to be an official, and it's nice to have a dog at home to guard the gate.

15. 山中无老虎，猴子称大王。

15. Where there are no tigers in the mountains, the monkeys declare themselves the big king.

16. 十年栽树，百年歇凉。

16. Plant trees for ten years, enjoy shade for a hundred years.

17. 不怕年老，就怕躺倒。

17. The fear is not old age, but falling down.

18. 单丝不成线，独木不成林。

18. A single thread does not make a thread, a single tree does not make a forest.

19. 人怕老来穷，禾伯寒露风。

19. People fear poverty in their old age, the autumn frost and wind are as cold as He Bo.

20. 鼓不敲不响，理不辩不明。

20. A drum will not sound unless it is struck, and a truth will not be clear unless it is argued.

21. 六月不热，五谷不结。

21. If June is not hot, the five grains will not ripen.

22. 今朝有事今朝做，莫将忙事待明天。

22. Today's business is to be done today, don't delay busy matters for tomorrow.

23. 日里不做亏心事，半夜敲门心不惊。

23. "If you do no wrong during the day, you won't be startled by a knock on the door at midnight."

24. 不笑补，不笑破，只笑日子不会过。

24. Not smiling for filling, not smiling for breaking, just smiling at the fact that the days cannot be lived.

25. 你敬人一尺，人敬你一丈。

25. You show respect to others one foot, and others will show you respect a yard.

26. 鸟无翅不飞，鱼无水不游。

26. Birds cannot fly without wings, and fish cannot swim without water.

27. 近山知鸟音，近水知鱼性。

27. Being close to the mountains, one knows the sounds of the birds; being close to the water, one knows the nature of the fish.

28. 莫吃过头饭，莫说过头话。

28. Don't overeat; don't say overly extravagant things.

29. 不怕天寒地冻，就怕手脚不动。

29. Fear not the cold and frost, but fear inaction of hands and feet.

30. 不会做小事的人，也做不出大事来。

30. One who cannot accomplish small tasks will also not be able to accomplish great ones.

31. 人怕没脸，树怕没皮。

31. People fear losing face, trees fear losing their bark.

32. 买卖不成仁义在。

32. Business may not be concluded, but benevolence and righteousness are present.

33. 放虎归山，必有后患。

33. Let the tiger return to the mountains, and there will surely be future troubles.

34. 懒人用长线，拙人用弯针。

34. Lazy people use long threads, clumsy people use crooked needles.

35. 宁走封江一指，不走开江一尺。

35. It's better to walk one finger's breadth across a closed river than one inch across an open one.

36. 禾苗不认爹和娘，耕作到家多打粮。

36. Seedlings do not recognize their parents, but hard work at farming brings in abundant grain.

37. 人瘦脸皮黄，地瘦少打粮。

37. If people are thin and their faces are yellow, the land is barren and produces little grain.

38. 病人心多，忙人事多。

38. The patient's heart is troubled, and there are many busy matters in people's lives.

39. 胡萝卜，小人参；经常吃，长精神。

39. Carrot, the little radish; eat it often, and you will be full of vitality.

40. 十里认人，百里认衣。

40. At a distance of ten miles, one can recognize a person; at a distance of a hundred miles, one can recognize their clothing.

41. 路有千条，理只一条。

41. There are a thousand paths, but only one truth.