1. · get the drift明白，了解

1. · get the drift understand, catch the drift

2. Lotus blossoms in sludge， and talented people grow in poor families.

2. Lotus flowers bloom in mire, and talented individuals grow up in impoverished families.

3. Dogs jump on the wall and people jump on the beam

3. Dogs leap onto the wall and people leap onto the beam.

4. Start a business for a hundred years, lose one day

4. Start a business for a hundred years, and lose one day.

5. A good boy takes a look, a fool sees the night

5. A good boy takes a look, a fool sees the night.

6. · A book that remains shut is but a block有书闭卷不阅读，无异是一块木头。

6. A book that remains closed and unread is no different from a block of wood.

7. 家庭怕三漏：锅漏、屋漏、人漏。

7. A family fears three leaks: pot leak, house leak, and person leak.

8. · For heaven磗 sake！老天！表示惊奇或愤怒的感叹语

8. · For heaven's sake! Good heavens! An exclamation of surprise or anger.

9. I don't remember when my mother raised me， but now I support myself.

9. I don't remember when my mother raised me, but now I support myself.

10. Don't study lanterns with thousands of eyes Learn candles with one heart

10. Don't study lanterns with thousands of eyes; learn candles with one heart.

11. Father expects his son to become a dragon and son expects his father to ascend to heaven.

11. The father expects his son to become a dragon, and the son expects his father to ascend to heaven.

12. 入田观察，从小看大。

12. Look at the rice fields and see from small to big.

13. Cats fear winter, dogs fear summer

13. Cats fear winter, dogs fear summer.

14. 莲花开在污泥中，人才出在贫寒家。

14. The lotus blooms in the mud, and talent arises from poor families.

15. Dancing hand and foot, ninety is not old

15. With hands and feet dancing, ninety is not old.

16. Better eye sore than all blind 眼痛总比瞎眼好

16. Better a sore eye than all blindness.

17. More people make sense, more grain makes good rice

17. More people, more sense; more grain, better rice.

18. It is better to read than to teach.

18. It is better to read than to teach.

19. · Off one’s rocker缺乏理智

19. · Off one's rocker: lacking sanity

20. Quick horses need not be whipped, drums need not be beaten heavily

20. Quick horses need not be whipped; drums need not be beaten heavily.

21. Between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip 功亏一篑

21. Between the cup and the lip, a morsel may slip; the task may fail just short of success.

22. 堂前教子，枕边教妻。

22. Teach your children in the hall, teach your wife by the pillow.

23. Better say nothing than nothing to the purpose 与其说话不中肯，不如一言不发好

23. Better to say nothing than say nothing that's off the mark.

24. If there is fruit, there will be cause; if there is benefit, there will be harm

24. If there is fruit, there will be cause; if there is benefit, there will be harm.

25. 父望子成龙，子望父升天。

25. The father wishes for his son to become a dragon, and the son wishes for his father to ascend to heaven.

26. Home without owner， house upright.

26. Home without an owner, the house stands upright.

27. · A bad bush is better than the open field有胜於无。

27. · A bad situation is better than having none at all.

28. Better good neighbours near than relations far away 远亲不如近邻

28. Better good neighbors near than distant relations

29. · Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it相聚爱益切，离别情更深。

29. · Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it. "Meeting together enhances love, while being apart deepens it."

30. Better early than late 及早不及晚。

30. Better early than late — Better to come earlier than be late.

31. Better to do well than to say well 说得好不如做得好

31. It's better to do well than to say well. (Translation: "It's better to do well than to say well.")

32. · A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it磗 the boundary of the world坐井观天。

32. · A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it is the boundary of the world, like looking at the sky from a well.

33. Not afraid to wear late, afraid to take off early

33. Not afraid to wear late, afraid to take off early.

34. 至乐莫如读书，至要莫如教子。

34. The greatest joy is to read, and the greatest importance is to educate one's children.

35. Better add a fight than a mouthful

35. Better start a fight than say a mouthful

36. · He has never rested on his laurels他从不满足目前的成就

36. · He has never rested on his laurels - He has never been satisfied with his current achievements.

37. · A bad padlock invites a picklock开门揖盗。

37. · A bad padlock invites a picklock - A poor-quality padlock is an open invitation to lockpickers.

38. Father and mother support themselves.

38. Father and mother support themselves.

39. Take medicine in three points and recuperate in seven points

39. Take the medicine at three points and recover at seven points.

40. · A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk闻其歌知其鸟，听其言知其人

40. · A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk: hear its song and know the bird, hear its words and know the person.

41. · Half-baked 不成熟的

41. · Half-baked: Unripe or uncompleted

42. · Jump down someone’s throat生气地批评

42. · Jump down someone’s throat = to criticize someone angrily

43. 一个娘养十个儿；十个儿不养一个娘。

43. One mother raises ten sons; ten sons do not raise one mother.

44. 养儿防老，积谷防饥。

44. To rear children is to prepare for old age, and to store grain is to prevent hunger.

45. 娶妇易，择婿难。

45. It is easy to marry a wife, but hard to choose a suitable bridegroom.

46. It's hard to buy your own son if you have money.

46. It's hard to buy your own son even if you have money.

47. Bite off more than one can chew 贪多咽不下

47. Bite off more than one can chew - Overreach oneself

48. · A clear conscience is a sure card光明磊落，胜券在握。

48. · A clear conscience is a sure card: Open and honest, with sure victory in hand.

49. · Shine on搁在一旁；

49. · Lay aside; put aside

50. 吵闹多的家庭，酱油也是苦的。

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

51. · A bird may be known by its song什麽鸟唱什麽歌。

51. · A bird can be recognized by its song; what kind of bird sings what kind of song.

52. Home and Japan are prosperous.

52. Home and Japan are prosperous.

53. Shipping takes advantage of the wind and iron takes advantage of the fire

53. Shipping takes advantage of the wind, and iron takes advantage of the fire.

54. 若要他爱你，还需你爱他。

54. If he is to love you, you must also love him.