1. 花官钱，吃冷饭，终久是后患。

1. Spending money on flowers and eating cold rice will eventually lead to future troubles.

2. 紧惯慢惯，惯成个啮牙判官。

2. Habitual to both the fast and the slow, he has become a judge with a biting tongue.

3. 头回上当，二回心亮。

3. First time, you're duped; second time, you're wiser.

4. 好秀才不在蓝衫，好女儿不在衣冠。

4. A good scholar is not in blue robes, and a good daughter is not in a crown of flowers.

5. 和气生财，气郁生灾。

5. Harmony brings wealth, while stagnation brings disaster.

6. 路隔三五里，各处一乡风。

6. Each place is separated by a distance of a few miles, each having its own local style.

7. 龙多厮靠龙多旱，媳妇多了不做饭。

7. The more dragons, the more drought; the more wives, the less cooking.

8. 计划赶不上变化，变化赶不上电话。

8. It's impossible to keep up with changes, and changes can't keep up with phone calls.

9. 人怕起绰号，地怕踩斜道。

9. People fear being given nicknames, while the earth fears being walked on crookedly.

10. 没吃过猪肉，还没见过猪跑。

10. If you haven't eaten pork, you haven't even seen a pig run.

11. 争争斗斗不够吃，让让摆摆吃不了。

11. If there's not enough to eat from fighting and struggling, there's also not enough to eat from pushing and shoving.

12. 人心没足蛇吞象。

12. Man's desires are insatiable; like a snake, it swallows an elephant.

13. 孟良访焦赞，磆碌瓷访料炭。

13. Meng Liang visits Jiao Zan, and the rough porcelain visits the charcoal.

14. 因为个驴肘箍，坏了苗大神树。

14. Because of a donkey's elbow band, the Miao god's tree was damaged.

15. 锣鼓长了没好戏。

15. The drum and bell have been going on for so long, but there's no good play to be had.

16. 磨刀没法，按住死擦。

16. There is no way to sharpen a knife; you have to hold it down and rub it.

17. 汗从病人身上出。

17. Sweat is coming out of the patient's body.

18. 小孩不准惯，给个馒头要瓣蒜。

18. Children should not be spoiled; if you give them a bun, they'll ask for garlic.

19. 买卖不成，中间没人。

19. No deal, no middleman.

20. 杀人要见血，救人要救彻。

20. To kill, one must see blood; to save, one must save completely.

21. 母壮儿肥；儿多母瘦。

21. Mother strong, son fat; more sons, thinner mother.

22. 兵不离营盘马不离站，长工不离掌柜院。

22. Soldiers never leave their camp, horses never leave their station, and long workers never leave the boss's courtyard.

23. 让人一步自己宽。

23. Give way to others, and you will find more room for yourself.

24. 男儿无刚，不如一把粗糠。

24. A man without backbone is no better than a handful of coarse bran.

25. 宁吃鲜桃一口，不吃烂杏一斗。

25. It's better to eat one fresh peach than a bucket of rotten apricots.

26. 半大小子，吃倒老子。

26. A half-grown boy can bring his father to his knees.

27. 活到老学到老，八十岁学个巧。

27. Learn until you are old, and at eighty, learn something clever.

28. 话好充不了饥，墙上画马不能骑。

28. Fine words won't satisfy your hunger, and painted horses on the wall can't be ridden.

29. 白酒红人面，黄金黑人心。

29. Good wine reddens a person's face, gold darkens a person's heart.

30. 男人泼烦唱大戏，女人泼烦仰大气。

30. Men are restless and sing grand operas, while women are restless and look up with a grand air.

31. 跟上好人学好人，跟上巫婆装假神。

31. Follow good people to become good, and follow witches to pretend to be divine.

32. 人怕伤心，树怕伤根。

32. People fear heartache, trees fear root damage.

33. 怎的个会说的，不如个会听的。

33. How can one speak so much, when it's better to be a good listener.

34. 没有朱砂马马红也算红。

34. Without cinnabar, the vermilion can still be red.

35. 人前教子，背后劝妻。

35. Teach your child in public and persuade your wife in private.