1. 男人是个耙耙，女人是个匣匣，不怕耙耙没齿儿，就怕匣匣没底儿。

1. A man is a comb, a woman is a box. We don't fear that the comb will lose its teeth, but we do fear that the box will have no bottom.

2. 一个老能养活十个儿子，十个儿子养活不了一个老子。

2. One old man can support ten sons, but ten sons cannot support one father.

3. 不要骑两头马，不要喝两头茶。

3. Don't ride two horses at the same time, and don't drink two cups of tea at once.

4. 只可救人起，不可拖人倒。

4. Only to save people, not to drag them down.

5. 一人难驾大帆船，双手难遮众人眼。

5. It's hard to sail a large sailing boat with one person, and it's impossible to cover everyone's eyes with both hands.

6. 不经冬寒，不知春暖。

6. Without experiencing the winter cold, one cannot appreciate the warmth of spring.

7. 人活一生，草长一春。

7. A person lives a lifetime, while grass grows a spring.

8. 团结就是力量。

8. Unity is strength.

9. 醉汉口里吐真言。

9. A drunkard speaks the truth.

10. 人老思家乡，乌老思窝巢。

10. Old people think of their hometown, old crows think of their nest.

11. 口说无凭，事实为证。

11. Words are not proof; facts are.

12. 人无笑脸休开店，会打圆场自落台。

12. If a person does not smile, do not open a shop; if one knows how to smooth things over, they will eventually fall from grace.

13. 出笼的鸟儿难回，出口的话儿难收。

13. Once a bird has left the cage, it is hard to bring it back; once words are out of the mouth, they are hard to take back.

14. 柴多火焰高，人多办法好。

14. More wood, higher the flames; more people, better the methods.

15. 只有千里的名声，没有千里的威风。

15. There is only a reputation of a thousand miles, but no power or influence to match.

16. 追赶时间的人，生活就会宠爱他；放弃时间的人，生活就会冷落他。

16. Those who chase time will be favored by life; those who give up time will be neglected by life.

17. 一好遮不了百丑，百好遮不了一丑。

17. One good cannot cover a hundred bads, and a hundred goods cannot cover one bad.

18. 一根线容易断，万根线能拉船。

18. A single thread is easily broken, but ten thousand threads can pull a boat.

19. 人讲礼义为先，树讲花果为原。

19. People emphasize propriety and righteousness first, while trees emphasize flowers and fruits as their origin.

20. 豆腐莫烧老了，大话莫说早了。

20. Don't overcook the tofu, and don't say things too early.

21. 火车跑得快，全靠车头带。

21. The train runs fast, all thanks to the engine leading the way.

22. 麦草浮在水面上，宝石却沉在水底。

22. Straw floats on the surface of the water, while gems sink to the bottom.

23. 马看牙板，人看言行。

23. Horses are judged by their teeth, and people by their words and actions.

24. 好饭不怕晚，好话不嫌慢。

24. Good food does not mind being served late, and good words are not嫌 slow.

25. 女人哭是赌气，男人哭是伤心。

25. Women cry out of anger, while men cry from sadness.

26. 三天不念口生，三年不做手生。

26. Not to recite for three days, and your mouth becomes unskilled; not to practice for three years, and your hands become unskilled.

27. 骗子的嘴巴会讲经，小偷的眼光最敏锐。

27. A骗子's mouth can speak scriptures, a thief's eyes are the sharpest.

28. 星多天空亮，人多智慧广。

28. The sky is bright with stars, and the wisdom is vast with people.

29. 对人要宽，对己要严。

29. Be lenient to others and strict with oneself.

30. 马在软地上易失蹄，人在甜言上易栽跟斗。?>

30. Horses are prone to stumble on soft ground, and people are apt to trip over sweet words.

31. 实干能成事，虚心能添智。

31. Hard work can achieve things, and modesty can enhance wisdom.

32. 天时不如地利，地利不如人和。

32. Favorable timing is not as good as favorable geography, and favorable geography is not as good as harmonious people.

33. 一箭易断，十箭难折。

33. It's easy to break a single arrow, but difficult to break ten arrows at once.

34. 延安气候怪，早晨冻，上午晒，下午黄风刮的太。

34. Yan'an has peculiar weather, freezing in the morning, sunny in the morning, and strong yellow sandstorms in the afternoon.

35. 人要有骨气，马要有力气。

35. A person must have backbone, and a horse must have strength.

36. 只可救苦，不可救赌。

36. Can only alleviate suffering, but not save from gambling.

37. 过头话少说，过头事少做。

37. Speak less of exaggerated things and do less of overdone actions.

38. 土帮土成墙，人帮人成城。

38. Earth helps earth to build walls, people help people to build cities.

39. 人凭装饰美，鸟凭羽毛好。

39. People rely on decorations for beauty, birds rely on their feathers for elegance.

40. 团结则存，分裂则亡。

40. Unity thrives, division leads to destruction.

41. 口说不如身到，耳闻不如目睹。

41. It's better to see than to hear, and better to hear than to hear about it.

42. 买卖不成仁义在。

42. If the deal does not go through, there is still benevolence and righteousness.

43. 歹马害群，臭柑豁筐。

43. A bad horse ruins the whole herd; a stinking tangerine bursts the basket.

44. 莫学篾箩千只眼，要学蜡烛一条心。

44. Do not learn to have a thousand eyes like bamboo baskets; instead, learn to have one heart like candles.

45. 人要有志气，树要有硬皮。随便看看吧。

45. People should have ambition, trees should have tough bark. Just take a casual look.

46. 让路不是痴汉，躲路不是呆人。

46. Yielding the way is not foolishness, and dodging the way is not stupidity.

47. 独柴难引火，蓬柴火焰高。

47. It's hard to ignite a single stick of firewood, but a bundle of reeds burns fiercely.

48. 天凭日月，人凭良心。

48. Heavens rely on the sun and moon; people rely on their conscience.

49. 烧火要空心，做人要真心。

49. Make a fire with a hollow core, and be sincere in your actions.

50. 酒喝多了会发疯，话说多了要伤人。

50. Drinking too much wine can make you crazy, and talking too much can hurt people.

51. 小心不怕多，有礼不在迟。

51. Be cautious and not afraid of being overly careful, and politeness is never too late.

52. 父子爱财子不孝；兄弟爱财失同胞；亲威爱财休来往；妯娌爱财家分了。

52. A father and son love money, the son is not filial; brothers love money and lose their kinship; relatives love money and stop visiting; in-laws love money and the family is divided.