1. 不依规矩，不成方圆。

1. If there is no adherence to rules, there can be no proper order or structure.

2. 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。

2. Do not judge a person by their appearance, and do not measure the sea with a cup.

3. 手舞足蹈，九十不老。

3. Dance with your hands and feet, and you will not age over ninety.

4. 一言既出，驷马难追。

4. Once spoken, it's as if pursued by a team of four horses. (The saying means once something is said, it's difficult to retract or take back.)

5. 好卖不用招呼，招呼没好货。

5. If something is easy to sell, no need to make a fuss; if you make a fuss, it's not good quality.

6. 立下凌云志，敢去摘星星。

6. Set a soaring ambition, dare to pick stars.

7. 养病如养虎，治病如抽丝。

7. Treating illness is like taming a tiger, and curing it is like unraveling a silk thread.

8. 有志不在年高，无志空长百岁。

8. It is not the age that determines ambition, but the lack of ambition that makes a person long-lived in vain.

9. 一颗牙齿痛，满嘴不安宁。

9. One tooth aches, the entire mouth is unrested.

10. 酒逢知己千杯少，话不投机半句多。

10. When wine meets a friend, a thousand cups are never enough; when words are not in tune, half a sentence is too much.

11. 用人不疑，疑人不用。

11. Employ people without doubt, and do not employ those in doubt.

12. 三分医，七分防。

12. Three parts of medicine, seven parts of prevention.

13. 吃饭先喝汤，强似用药方。

13. Eating first with soup is better than taking medicine.

14. 十里无医不可居。

14. It is not advisable to live where there are no doctors within a distance of ten miles.

15. 小话好说，小鞋难穿。

15. It's easy to say a few words, but hard to wear a small shoe.

16. 做一行，怨一行，到老不在行。

16. Complain about a trade, and you'll never excel in it.

17. 日落云里走，雨在半夜后。

17. The sun sets amidst the clouds, rain follows after midnight.

18. 有理走遍天下，无理寸步难行。

18. Reason will go anywhere, but unreason will go nowhere.

19. 药补不如食补。

19. It's better to nourish the body with food than with medicine.

20. 人怕劝，车怕垫。

20. People fear persuasion, while cars fear padding.

21. 打破砂锅--------问到底6、和尚打伞--------无法无天

21. Breaking a pot of sand -- Asking to the bottom 6. A monk holding an umbrella -- No law, no morality

22. 推小车上台阶－－一步一个坎106、大姑娘坐轿——头一回

22. Pushing a cart up the steps - one step at a time, 106. A young maiden riding in a sedan chair - it's her first time.

23. 宁可无肉，不可无豆。

23. Better without meat than without beans.

24. 晨不起早，误一天事；幼不勤学，误一生事。

24. Not getting up early in the morning can mess up a whole day; not studying diligently when young can mess up a whole life.

25. 烟伤肺、酒伤肝，色刮骨、气伤神。

25. Smoking injures the lungs, drinking injures the liver, overindulgence in desires harms the bones, and excessive emotion injures the spirit.

26. 人无横财不富，马无夜草不肥。

26. A person without sudden wealth will never be rich, and a horse without night feed will never be fat.

27. 众人一条心，黄土变成金。

27. If the people are united as one, even the loess can turn into gold.

28. 从小爱劳动，老来药不用。

28. Love labor from a young age, and you won't need medicine in old age.

29. 入门休问荣枯事，观看容颜便得知。

29. Don't inquire about the rise and fall of fortunes; just by looking at their appearance, you can tell.

30. 要得惊人艺，须下苦功夫。

30. To acquire a remarkable skill, one must put in hard work.

31. 早酒晚茶天明色，时间长了害死人。

31. Early wine and late tea brighten the morning, but over time, it can kill a person.

32. 冬天动一动，少得一场病；冬天懒一懒，汤药喝几碗。

32. In winter, exercise a bit and you'll avoid a lot of diseases; in winter, be lazy a bit and you'll need to drink several bowls of medicine.

33. 正月二十五刮南风，春天多雨。

33. On the 25th day of the first lunar month, the south wind blows, indicating a springtime with much rain.

34. 要想身体健，就得天天练。

34. If you want to keep your body healthy, you need to exercise every day.

35. 不怕天寒地冻，就怕手脚不动。

35. We do not fear the cold and frost, but we dread inactivity of the hands and feet.

36. 不吸烟，不吃酒，病魔见了绕道走。

36. No smoking, no drinking, and the evil spirits will take a detour around you.

37. 道虽近，不行不至；事虽小，不做不成。灯不拨不亮，理不辩不明。

37. The path may be close, but if not walked, it will not be reached; the matter may be small, but if not done, it will not be accomplished. A lamp will not shine if not turned on, and a principle will not be clear if not argued.

38. 良药苦口利于病，忠言逆耳利于行。

38. Bitter medicine is good for illness, and sincere advice is beneficial despite being unpleasant to hear.

39. 树木就怕软藤缠，身体就怕不锻练。

39. Trees fear entanglement by soft vines, and the body fears lack of exercise.

40. 借了一角还十分－－分文不差108、擀面杖吹火——一窍不通

40. Borrowed a jiao and returned ten fen—no money is short. 108; Using a rolling pin to blow fire—completely clueless.

41. 上鞋不用锥子——针（真）行112、程咬金的斧头——就这三下子

41. No needles needed to lace shoes - a needle works fine (true); Cheng Yajin's axe - just these three strokes.

42. 兴家犹如针挑土，败家好似浪淘沙。

42. To build a family fortune is like picking soil with a needle, while losing a family fortune is like being sifted by the waves.

43. 不要看红灯花轿，要看老来收梢。

43. Don't gaze at the red lantern sedan chair; look forward to the late years' outcome.

44. 常用的铁不锈，常练的人不病。

44. Common iron does not rust, and those who often practice do not fall ill.

45. 铁不炼，不成钢；人不练，不健康。

45. Iron that is not smelted cannot become steel; a person that is not exercised cannot maintain health.

46. 立秋有雨秋不干。

46. If there is rain on the day of the Start of Autumn, the autumn will not dry up.

47. 一日不读口生，一日不写手生。

47. A day without reading makes the mouth rusty, and a day without writing makes the hand rusty.

48. 不经冬寒，不知春暖。

48. Without experiencing the winter's cold, one cannot know the warmth of spring.

49. 朝食三片姜，如得人参汤。?>

49. Eating three slices of ginger in the morning is like drinking a ginseng soup.

50. 若要身体壮，饭菜嚼成浆。

50. If you want to be strong, chew your food until it's like gruel.

51. 饭后散散步，不用进药铺。

51. Take a walk after eating; there's no need to go to the pharmacy.