1. 宁可明枪交战，不可暗箭伤人。

1. It is better to fight openly than to stab someone in the back.

2. 六畜兴旺肥源广，五谷丰登粮满仓。

2. The six domestic animals thrive, providing abundant肥(fatness, richness) sources; the five grains yield abundantly, filling the granaries to the brim.

3. 合理上粪，粮食满囤。

3. Properly manure the fields, and the granaries will be full of grain.

4. 谚语具有很强的表现力和感染力。它们通常运用各种修辞手法，如比喻、借代、对偶、排比、夸张等，使得语言更加生动活泼，更易于理解和记忆。比如，春雨贵如油这句话，通过比喻的手法，形象地表达出春雨的珍坦裂贵和稀少。

4. Proverbs are highly expressive and persuasive. They usually employ various rhetorical devices, such as metaphors, metonymy, antithesis, parallelism, hyperbole, etc., which make the language more vivid and lively, and easier to understand and remember. For example, the saying "Spring rain is as precious as oil" uses the metaphorical approach to vividly express the preciousness and scarcity of spring rain.

5. 经一番挫折，长一番见识。

5. Through a series of setbacks, one gains more insight and experience.

6. 乌云拦东，不下雨也有风。乱云天顶绞，风雨来不小。

6. Clouds block the east, no rain but wind. Turbulent clouds twist at the zenith, the coming of wind and rain is not slight.

7. 水肥要到月，堆肥要发热。

7. Water and fertilizer should be applied by the month, and compost should generate heat.

8. 云下山，地不干。

8. Clouds descend from the mountain, the ground is not dry.

9. 千学不如一看，千看不如一练。

9. Seeing is better than a thousand learnings, and practicing is better than a thousand observations.

10. 嘴哈气，麦下地。

10. Puffing out breath, sowing wheat on the ground.

11. 有志不在年高，无志空长百岁。

11. It is not the age that determines one's ambition, but the lack of ambition that makes a century seem empty.

12. 灯无油不亮，稻无肥不长。

12. A lamp without oil cannot shine, and rice without fertilizer cannot grow.

13. 羊粪当年富，猪粪年年强。

13. Sheep dung enriches the soil in the same year, while pig dung strengthens it year after year.

14. 千树连根，十指连心。

14. Ten thousand trees are interconnected at their roots, and ten fingers are connected to the heart.

15. 蜻蜓飞得低，出门带 笠。

15. Dragonflies fly low, carry a bamboo hat when you go out.

16. 水落现石头，日久见人心。

16. The water recedes and the stones are revealed; time will show the true nature of a person.

17. 粪不臭不壮，庄稼不黑不旺。

17. The dung does not stink and the crop does not thrive; the soil does not turn black and the plants do not flourish.

18. 不怕百事不利，就怕灰心丧气。

18. It's not the fear of all things going wrong that matters, but the fear of losing heart and becoming discouraged.

19. 大人不记小人过，宰相肚里能撑船。

19. Great men do not hold grudges against the small, and a prime minister's belly can hold a boat.

20. 会打会算，钱粮不断。

20. Skilled in calculation and combat, wealth and food will never cease.

21. 边学边问，才有学问。

21. Only by asking while learning can one gain knowledge.

22. 团结加智慧，弱者胜强者。

22. Unity plus wisdom, the weak can overcome the strong.

23. 不挑担子不知重，不走长路不知远。

23. If you don't carry a burden, you won't know how heavy it is; if you don't walk a long road, you won't know how far it is.

24. 和人路路通，惹人头碰痛。

24. Having good relationships with everyone, it causes others' heads to ache.

25. 肥田长稻，瘦田长草。

25. Fertile fields grow long rice, while barren fields grow long grass.

26. 顺藤摸瓜，顺水求源。

26. Follow the vine to find the melon, or follow the water to find its source.

27. 种地不选种，累死落个空。

27. If you don't select seeds when farming, you'll work yourself to exhaustion and end up with nothing.

28. 舌头是肉长的，事实是铁打的。

28. The tongue is made of flesh, but facts are as unyielding as iron.

29. 炕上有病人，地下有愁人。

29. There is a sick person on the bed, and there are worried people on the ground.

30. 会说的惹人笑，不会说的惹人跳。

30. Those who can speak amusingly make people laugh, while those who can't make people jump.

31. 稀种玉米稠种麻。告诉人们，玉米要种得稀，麻要种得密，这样才能提高产量。

31. Sow corn thinly and hemp densely. Tell people that corn should be planted thinly and hemp should be planted densely, so that yields can be improved.

32. 夏至点雨值千金。意为夏至是农作物最需要雨水的时候，所以此时的雨水格外珍贵。

32. The rain at the summer solstice is worth its weight in gold. This means that the summer solstice is the time when crops most need rain, so the rain at this time is particularly precious.

33. 天上乌云盖，大雨来得快。

33. Dark clouds cover the sky, and heavy rain is coming fast.

34. 不怕吃饭拣大碗，就怕干活爱偷懒。

34. Don't be afraid to choose a big bowl for eating, just be afraid of being lazy when working.

35. 打怕的人是假的，敬怕的人是真的。

35. People who are afraid due to being scared are fake, but those who are afraid out of respect are real.

36. 一九二九不出手，三九四九冰上走。

36. In 1929, there's no need to take action; in 1939 and 1949, you can walk on the ice.

37. 弱敌不可轻，强敌不可畏。

37. Do not underestimate a weak enemy, and do not fear a strong enemy.

38. 一艺不精，误了终身。

38. If one is not proficient in one art, it may ruin one's whole life.

39. 单筷难挟菜，独翅难飞天。

39. A single chopstick is hard to use to pick up food, a single wing cannot take to the sky.

40. 一时强弱在于力，万古胜负在于理。

40. Temporary strength lies in power, while eternal victory lies in reason.

41. 下秧太冷怕烂秧，小秧出水怕青霜。

41. Sowing seedlings in too cold weather fears rotting seedlings, and young seedlings emerging fears the green frost.

42. 吃饭不嚼不知味，读书不想不知意。

42. If you don't chew while eating, you won't know the taste. If you don't think while reading, you won't understand the meaning.