1. Make your enemy your friend

1. Make your enemy your friend

2. Every minute counts

2. Every minute counts

3. A mother's love never changes

3. A mother's love never changes.

4. Love is full of trouble

4. Love is full of trouble

5. Beauty lies in the love's eyes

5. Beauty lies in the eyes of love.

6. All rivers run into sea

6. All rivers flow into the sea.

7. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy

7. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

8. A good beginning makes a good ending

8. A good beginning makes a good ending.

9. All roads lead to Rome

9. All roads lead to Rome.

10. Adversity makes a man wise, not rich

10. Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.

11. Like author, like book

11. Like author, like book.

12. 恶屎棱登：恶狠狠的意思

12. AWFUL SHIT LING DENG: means fierce or fierce-looking.

13. Handsome is he who does handsomely

13. A handsome man is he who performs handsomely.

14. 新房真好细、紧来请甜茶，翻返新年过、一人抱一个。

14. A new house is truly nice and cozy, let's serve sweet tea, celebrate the New Year, and everyone hold one another.

15. It is never too old to learn

15. It is never too late to learn.

16. 新娘娶入厝、家财年年富，今年娶媳妇、明年猪变牛。

16. The bride enters the household, and the family's wealth grows year by year. This year, a daughter-in-law is married, and next year the pig will turn into a cow.

17. 干手净脚：干脆又省事

17. Clean hands and feet: straightforward and convenient.

18. □愿望的清单和影子一样，随着时间流逝而越来越长。

18. □The list of wishes, like a shadow, grows longer with the passing of time.

19. Far water does not put out near fire

19. "Water from a great distance cannot extinguish a fire close by."

20. 分享一个玩具店的小故事，A店的玩具相当新颖，但店里却没人光顾，店主很疑惑。为什么隔壁的店家货物平平却门庭若市，他困惑了很长时间。直到他的朋友让她蹲在货架前去抬头看货物，她才发现，站在孩子们的角度看到的只是空荡荡的货架。

20. Share a small story about a toy store. Store A has quite innovative toys, but no one visits the store. The store owner is very puzzled. Why does the neighboring store, which has average goods, always be crowded? He was confused for a long time. Until his friend asked her to squat in front of the shelves and look up at the goods, she realized that from the perspective of children, they only saw empty shelves.

21. He is wise that is honest

21. He is wise who is honest.

22. It is the unforeseen that always happens

22. It is the unforeseen that always happens

23. 係威係势：装腔作势，好象煞有介事的样子

23. Make a show of strength: Pretend to be grandiose, acting as if one is very serious about it.

24. Bad news has wings

24. Bad news has wings.

25. □分离对爱情的作用和风对火的作用相同：熊熊烈火被风越吹越旺，小火苗被风一吹就灭。

25. □ The effect of separation on love is the same as the effect of wind on fire: fierce flames are fanned into a blaze by the wind, while small flames are extinguished by a single breeze.

26. 来食新娘一杯茶、给您一年生双个，一个手里抱、一个土脚爬。

26. Have the bride drink a cup of tea, and she will give you two children in a year, one in your arms and one crawling on the ground.

27. Genius is nothing but labor and diligence

27. Genius is nothing but labor and diligence.

28. Do it now

28. Do it now

29. A good husband makes a good wife

29. A good husband makes a good wife.

30. Knowledge is power

30. Knowledge is power

31. It is easy to be wise after the event

31. It is easy to be wise after the event.

32. First think and then speak

32. First think, then speak.

33. 马克思的女儿燕妮，曾请教当时德国著名的历史学家维特克，问他能否将古今的历史缩写成一本简明的小册子，教授含笑答道：“不必，”他说，“只需用四句谚语，足可以概括古今的历史。”

33. Jenny Marx, daughter of Marx, once asked the then famous German historian, Witter, whether he could condense the history of ancient and modern times into a concise pamphlet. Professor Witter smilingly replied, "Not necessary," he said, "Four proverbs are enough to summarize the history of ancient and modern times."

34. Health is happiness

34. Health is happiness

35. He that climbs high falls heavily

35. He who climbs high falls heavily.

36. Example is better then percept

36. Example is better than perception.

37. 贴错门神：形容两人互不理睬

37. Misplaced Door God: A phrase used to describe a situation where two people ignore each other.

38. Man is the soul of the universe

38. Man is the soul of the universe.

39. Every man for himself, and the devil takes the hindmost

39. Every man for himself, and the devil takes the hindmost.

40. Many hands make light work

40. Many hands make light work.

41. Give a dog a bad name and hang him

41. Strike the dog with a bad name and hang him.

42. A wise head makes a close mouth

42. A wise head makes a close mouth.

43. 天时暑热：大热天，天气炎热

43. The time is hot: On a very hot day, the weather is extremely hot.

44. A man cannot spin and reel at the same time

44. A man cannot spin and reel at the same time.

45. Don't make a mountain out of a molehill

45. Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.

46. Children are what the mothers are

46. Children are what mothers are.

47. Good for good is natural, good for evil is manly

47. Good for good is natural, good for evil is manly.

48. A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit

48. A fall into a pit, an increase in your wits.

49. 唔臭米气：指幼稚、无知、不近人情

49. No stink of rice: refers to being immature, ignorant, and not being close to human nature.

50. A little pot is soon hot

50. A small pot soon boils.

51. Kill two birds with one stone

51. Kill two birds with one stone

52. 猪朋狗友：不三不四的朋友

52. Porky friends: unsavory companions

53. An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening

53. An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.

54. 厅堂全人客、男女数千个，喜酒食真多、等候又吃茶。

54. The hall is full of people, with thousands of men and women, enjoying the feast of food and drink so much that they wait and then have tea.

55. As a man sows, so he shall reap

55. As a man sows, so shall he reap.

56. 整色整水：装模作样、做表面工夫

56. Make a show of it: Put on a performance, do superficial work.

57. Happy is he who owes nothing

57. Happy is he who owes nothing.

58. Learn not and know not

58. Learn not and know not.

59. Choose an author as you choose a friend

59. Choose an author as you would choose a friend.

60. Many heads are better than one

60. Many heads are better than one.

61. Friends agree best at distance

61. Friends agree best at a distance

62. Life is but a span

62. Life is but a fleeting moment

63. A good wife health is a man's best wealth

63. A healthy wife is a man's greatest wealth.

64. A man can do no more than he can

64. A man can do no more than he can.

65. It takes three generations to make a gentleman

65. It takes three generations to make a gentleman.

66. Barking dogs seldom bite

66. Barking dogs rarely bite.

67. 新娘生水笑吻吻，好时好日来合婚 今暗二个做阵睡，后日百子共千孙。

67. The bride brings joy and laughter with her kiss, good times and good days for a harmonious marriage. Tonight, two become one in sleep, tomorrow, a hundred sons and a thousand grandsons.

68. He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs

68. He is a good friend who speaks well of us behind our backs.

69. 婚礼办到真盛大，大家来看才会知 子婿缘投又慷慨，新娘亲像仙女下凡来。

69. The wedding was truly grand, and only by seeing it can you know. The groom's family was generous, and the bride looked like a fairy descending to the mortal world.

70. Count one's chickens before they are hatched

70. Count one's chickens before they are hatched This phrase in English means to make assumptions or predictions about future events before there is any guarantee that they will happen, which is generally considered premature or optimistic to the point of being unrealistic.

71. 今天好日子、两姓结连理，冬尾的确生、阁来您恭喜。

71. Today is a good day, two clans join together in marriage. The end of winter truly comes, I come to congratulate you.

72. Every advantage has its disadvantage

72. Every advantage has its disadvantage.

73. He sets the fox to keep the geese

73. He sets the fox to guard the geese.

74. It is better to die when life is a disgrace

74. It is better to die when life is a disgrace.

75. 无端白事：无缘无故

75. Meaningless white matter: for no reason at all

76. Great men's sons seldom do well

76. The sons of great men seldom do well.

77. A friend in need is a friend indeed

77. A friend in need is a true friend.

78. 面红面绿：相当于普通话的面红耳赤

78. Face red and face green: Equivalent to "face red and ears flushed" in Mandarin.

79. A good fame is better than a good face

79. A good reputation is better than a good face.

80. Lies have short legs

80. Lies have short legs.

81. It is hard to please all

81. It is hard to please everyone.

82. Business is the salt of life

82. Business is the spice of life

83. Look before you leap

83. Look before you leap