1. 父母生身，自己立志。

1. Parents give birth to us, but we are the ones who decide our own aspirations.

2. 开门七件事，柴米油盐酱醋茶。

2. The seven things to do when opening the door: firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea.

3. 严是爱，松是害，不管不教要变坏。

3. Strictness is love, leniency is harm; neglecting education will lead to corruption.

4. Calculated children are not well fed.

4. Children calculated to be in need are not well fed.

5. 吵闹多的家庭，酱油也是苦的。

5. In a noisy household, soy sauce also tastes bitter.

6. 家有一心，有钱买金；家有二心，无钱买针。

6. A house with one heart can buy gold; a house with two hearts cannot buy a needle.

7. 知子莫若父，知女莫若母。

7. A father knows his son best, and a mother knows her daughter best.

8. Children have no mothers. They talk a long time.

8. Children have no mothers. They talk for a long time.

9. 骂在嘴上，爱在心上。

9. Words of骂 are on the lips, but love is in the heart.

10. 身安莫嫌瘦，家安莫嫌贫。

10. If your body is in peace, don't complain about being thin; if your family is at peace, don't complain about being poor.

11. 生前不给父母吃，死后何必去祭坟。

11. If you didn't feed your parents while they were alive, why bother to visit their graves after they die?

12. Dogs who have been in the house for three years are also disgusted.

12. Dogs who have been in the house for three years are also disgusted.

13. 夫妻无隔宿之仇。

13. Spouses should not hold grudges from one night to the next.

14. Male children are not married.

14. Male children are not yet married.

15. Home has one heart， money to buy; Home has two hearts， no money to buy needles.

15. Home has one heart, money to buy; home has two hearts, no money to buy needles.

16. Beauty is poor in life， but fortune lies beside the ugly.

16. Beauty is scarce in life, but fortune lies close to the unattractive.

17. The fool fears the woman， the virtuous woman respects the husband.

17. The fool fears the woman, the virtuous woman respects the husband.

18. 家和贫也好，不义富如何。

18. Whether it's wealthy or poor at home, what's the use of wealth gained through injustice?

19. If you don't feed your parents before you die， why go to the grave？

19. If you don't take care of your parents before you die, why go to the grave?

20. Family books are worth ten thousand dollars.

20. Family books are worth ten thousand dollars.

21. Only seek virtue， not color.

21. Seek virtue, not appearance.

22. Easy to seek priceless treasure， seldom have a heart.

22. Easy to seek priceless treasure; seldom have a heart.

23. 买马不为鞍镫，娶妇不争赔送。

23. To buy a horse, one does not dispute over saddle and bridle; to marry a wife, one does not argue over the dowry.

24. 婆婆有德媳妇贤。

24. The mother-in-law is virtuous and the daughter-in-law is wise.

25. Mother-in-law has virtuous daughter-in-law.

25. The mother-in-law has a virtuous daughter-in-law.

26. One generation stays for one generation， and the old cat sleeps in a kang.

26. One generation stays for one generation, and the old cat sleeps in a kangaroo.

27. There is no mother， there is nothing.

27. There is no mother, there is nothing.

28. 善嫁者，只看郎君。

28. A good bride, she only looks at her husband.

29. 家家有一本难念的经。

29. Every household has its own hard-to-read scripture.

30. When it rains， the two men fight without revenge.

30. When it rains, the two men fight without revenge.

31. 当家三年狗也嫌。

31. A dog at home for three years is also disliked.

32. 守寡一年，想要干啥随心愿。

32. Having been a widow for a year, you can do whatever you wish.

33. 不图庄来不图地，只图有个好女婿。

33. Not seeking for a son-in-law's property or land, only seeking for a good son-in-law.

34. 别忘了祖宗事业，别扔掉旧皮窝子。

34. Don't forget your ancestors' legacy, and don't discard the old fur nest.

35. 痴人畏妇，贤女敬夫。

35. The foolish man fears his wife, the wise woman respects her husband.

36. 爱情用钱买，终久两不爱。

36. Love can be bought with money, but in the end, neither party will love each other.

37. 有什么娘，就有什么儿。

37. As the mother, so the child.

38. 算计的孩子不好养活。

38. It's not easy to raise a child who is calculative.

39. 健妇持门户，胜过一丈夫。

39. A strong woman managing the household is better than a man.

40. Old sister-in-law than mother， little uncle Bill.

40. Elder sister-in-law than mother, Little Uncle Bill.

41. 小孩没娘，说起来话长。

41. The child has no mother, and there's a long story to be told about it.

42. 姻缘姻缘，事非偶然。

42. Love and marriage, it is not a coincidence.

43. 金子银子，不如奶汁。

43. Gold and silver are not as good as milk.

44. 孙子奶奶的拐杖。

44. The cane of Grandpa Sun's mother.

45. Soy sauce is bitter in noisy families.

45. Soy sauce is bitter in noisy families.

46. 快纺无好纱，快嫁无好家。

46. Haste in spinning makes bad yarn, haste in marriage makes a bad home.

47. 惟求贤德，不求颜色。

47. Seek for virtue, not for looks.

48. Ignore housework， do not know life is difficult.

48. Ignore housework, unaware that life is difficult.

49. Don't be thin in body and poor in home.

49. Don't be slender in body and poor in home.

50. 家丑不可外扬。

50. Family affairs should not be aired outside the home.

51. Strict is love， loose is harm， no matter not taught to deteriorate.

51. Love is strict, leniency is harmful, no matter how it is not taught to deteriorate.

52. Be a family member， swill tank.

52. Be a family member, a swill tank.

53. Healthy women hold doors better than husbands.

53. Healthy women hold doors better than their husbands.

54. 新姜不如老姜辣，当家还是老妈妈。

54. Fresh ginger is not as spicy as aged ginger, and at home, it's still the old mother who is in charge.

55. No matter how ugly a child is， he is his own.

55. No matter how ugly a child may be, he is his own.

56. 老嫂比母，小叔比儿。

56. An elder sister is like a mother, and a younger brother is like a child.

57. Better tear down three temples than break a marriage.

57. It is better to tear down three temples than to break a marriage.

58. When the water flows thousands of miles to the sea， the couple will not last long.

58. When the water flows thousands of miles to the sea, the couple will not last long.

59. Grandma Sun Tzu's crutch.

59. Grandma Sun Tzu's cane.

60. 破家值万贯。

60. A broken home is worth ten thousand in value.

61. 言教不如身教。

61. It is better to teach by example than by words.

62. 孩子再丑，也是自己的。

62. No matter how ugly a child is, they are still your own.

63. Seven things to open the door， firewood， rice， oil， salt， sauce， vinegar and tea.

63. Seven things to open the door: firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and tea.

64. Buying a horse is not a saddle stirrup， and marrying a woman is not a contest.

64. Buying a horse is not a saddle stirrup, and marrying a woman is not a contest.

65. The skin is hot， but not cold as iron.

65. The skin is hot, but not cold as iron.

66. Painful daughter-in-law， not painful daughter-in-law.

66. Painful daughter-in-law, not painful daughter-in-law.

67. 会疼的疼媳妇，不会疼的闺女。

67. A wife who can feel pain is a caring wife, while a daughter who cannot feel pain is a thoughtless one.

68. 家书抵万金。

68. A letter from home is worth ten thousand in gold.

69. Family and poverty are the same， and unjust wealth is the same.

69. Family and poverty are the same; unjust wealth is the same.

70. For old people， bring bad children and grandchildren.

70. For the elderly, bring bad children and grandchildren.

71. A broken family is worth a thousand dollars.

71. A broken family is worth a thousand dollars. This sentence appears to be a proverb or a saying that conveys the idea that the value of a family, especially one that is broken or struggling, is immeasurable and far exceeds monetary worth. Translated to English, it retains the same meaning: 71. A broken family is worth a thousand dollars.

72. Curse in the mouth， love in the heart.

72. Curse in the mouth, love in the heart.

73. 为老不正，带坏儿孙。

73. Not setting a good example for the elderly, leading to bad influence on children and grandchildren.

74. 再甜的甘蔗不如糖，再亲的婶子不如娘。

74. No matter how sweet the sugarcane is, it's not as sweet as sugar; no matter how close the aunt is, she's not as close as a mother.

75. Friendship is dear at the turn of adversity.

75. Friendship is precious at the turn of adversity.

76. Those who are good at marrying only look at Langjun.

76. Those who are good at marriage only look at Langjun.

77. Don't forget your ancestors'cause， don't throw away the old fur nest.

77. Don't forget your ancestors' legacy, don't discard the old fur nest.