1. 一马不配两鞍，一脚难踏两船。

1. One horse cannot wear two saddles, and one foot cannot step on two boats.

2. 草若无心不发芽，人若无心不发达。

2. If grass has no heart, it won't sprout; if a person has no heart, they won't thrive.

3. 射人先射马，擒贼先擒王。

3. To shoot a person, first shoot the horse; to capture bandits, first capture the leader.

4. 宁在平川行千里，不在山间过一桥。

4. It's better to travel a thousand miles on level ground than cross a single bridge in the mountains.

5. 不怕乱如麻，只怕不调查。

5. Don't be afraid of chaos like a tangled mess; what one should fear is not conducting an investigation.

6. 事莫做绝，话莫说尽。

6. Do not go to extremes in actions, and do not say everything to the point of no return.

7. 不怕人不请，就怕艺不精。

7. It's not a fear of people not inviting, but a fear of not being skilled in one's art.

8. 送君千里，终须一别。

8. Farewell with you for a thousand miles, but there must eventually be a parting.

9. 一有百有，一穷百穷。

9. When one is rich, all are rich; when one is poor, all are poor.

10. 不怕人不敬，就怕己不正。

10. It is not the fear of others not respecting, but the fear of one's own conduct not being upright.

11. 当用时万金不惜，不当用时一文不费。

11. When in use, not a single coin is grudged; when not in use, not a single coin is wasted.

12. 大王好见，小鬼难求。

12. It's easy to meet the great king, but hard to find a little demon.

13. 打鱼的不离水边，打柴的不离山边。

13. Those who fish never leave the water's edge, and those who cut wood never leave the mountain's side.

14. 抗拒从严，别想过年。

14. Face stern resistance; don't even dream of celebrating the New Year.

15. 滴水成河，粒米成箩。

15. Drip by drip, a river is formed; grain by grain, a sack is filled.

16. 败家子挥金如粪，兴家人惜粪如金。

16. A spendthrift squanders money like manure, while an industrious person treasures manure like gold.

17. 忙腊月，闹正月，拖拖拉拉到二月。

17. Busy in the last month of the lunar year, bustling in the first month, dragging on into February.

18. 吃饭吃米，说话说理。

18. Eat rice when eating, discuss reason when speaking.

19. 常骂不惊，常打不怕。?>

19. Being accustomed to being scolded doesn't make one startled, and being accustomed to being beaten doesn't instill fear.

20. 置不完的年货，买不完的嫁妆。

20. Unending supplies of New Year's goods, endless dowries to be purchased.

21. 当局者迷，旁观者清。

21. The one involved is confused, while the onlooker is clear-headed.

22. 病好不谢医，下次无人医。

22. If a patient does not thank the doctor when he is well, there will be no doctor to treat him next time.

23. 宠狗上灶，宠子不孝。

23. If one pamper a dog to the point of letting it climb onto the kitchen stove, one's own son will not show filial piety.

24. 不给规矩，不成方圆。

24. Without rules, there can be no order or harmony.

25. 老太太过年，一年不如一年。

25. The old lady's New Year's Day celebration gets worse every year.

26. 帮助别人要忘掉，别人帮己要记牢。

26. When helping others, forget about it; when others help you, remember it.

27. 撑死胆大的人，饿死胆小的鬼。

27. Death comes to the daring, and starvation to the cowards.

28. 馋人家里没饭吃，懒人家里没柴烧。

28. If a greedy person has no food at home, a lazy person has no firewood.

29. 出汗不迎风，走路不凹胸。

29. Do not face the wind when sweating, and do not cave in your chest when walking.

30. 不会烧香得罪神，不会讲话得罪人。

30. Not knowing how to burn incense offends the gods, not knowing how to speak offends people.

31. 蜂多出王，人多出将。

31. Where there are many bees, there is a queen; where there are many people, there are leaders.

32. 过了惊蛰节，整地不能歇。

32. After the惊蛰 (Jingzhe) Festival, the land preparation cannot be paused.