1. 众人一条心，黄土变成金。

1. United as one, the yellow earth can turn to gold.

2. 有柴有米是夫妻，无柴无米各东西。

2. With firewood and rice, there is a couple; without firewood and rice, everyone goes their separate ways.

3. 吃饭先喝汤，老了不受伤。

3. Eat first with soup, and you won't get hurt when you get old.

4. 画人画虎难画骨，知人知面难知心。

4. It's difficult to draw a person or a tiger but even more difficult to draw their bones; it's hard to know a person's face but even harder to know their heart.

5. 交人交心，浇花浇根。

5. Make friends by sharing hearts, and water flowers at their roots.

6. 今天的努力，明天的实力。?>

6. Today's efforts, tomorrow's strength.

7. 龙无云不行，鱼无水不生。

7. The dragon cannot move without clouds, and the fish cannot survive without water.

8. 慢病在养，急病在治。

8. Chronic diseases are about nurturing, while acute diseases are about treating.

9. 有钱三十为宰相，无钱八十做长工。

9. With money, one can become a prime minister at thirty; without money, one has to be a laborer at eighty.

10. 针不离线，线不离针。

10. The needle never leaves the thread, and the thread never leaves the needle.

11. 浪子回头金不换。

11. A wayward son's return is priceless.

12. 耕耘今天，收获明天。

12. Sow today, reap tomorrow.

13. 世上无难事，只怕有心人。

13. There are no difficulties in the world, only those who are not determined.

14. 千里不捎针，万里没轻担。

14. A needle is not carried over a thousand miles, and a light burden is not carried over ten thousand miles.

15. 豆腐多了一泡水，空话多了无人信。

15. Overwatered tofu is tasteless, and empty talk, when abundant, is not believed.

16. 宠狗上灶，宠子不孝。

16. To pamper a dog with cooking on the stove, one's son will not be filial.

17. 帮人要帮到底，救人要救到头。

17. Help others to the end, and save people until the end.

18. 近河莫枉费水，近山莫枉烧柴。

18. Don't waste water when near the river, and don't waste firewood when near the mountains.

19. 饱带饥粮，晴带雨伞。

19. Carry food when you're full and an umbrella when it's sunny.

20. 看菜吃饭，量体裁衣。

20. Eat according to what you see on the dish, and tailor your clothing to your body size.

21. 船头坐得稳，不怕风来颠。

21. Sit securely at the bow, and fear not the wind's caprice.

22. 身不怕动，脑不怕用。

22. The body does not fear movement, and the mind does not fear use.

23. 莫看强盗吃肉，要看强盗受罚。

23. Don't just watch the bandits eat meat; watch the bandits get punished.

24. 长江不拒细流，泰山不择土石。

24. The Yangtze River does not reject the tiny streams, nor does Mount Tai choose the soil and rocks.

25. 不怕事难，就怕手懒。

25. It's not the difficulty of the task that matters, but the laziness of the hands.

26. 宁苦干，不苦熬。

26. Better to work hard than to endure hardship.

27. 大意失荆州，骄傲失街亭。

27. Mistake leads to the loss of Jingzhou, pride to the loss of Jiangting.

28. 有志不在年高，有理不在会说。

28. It's not the age that matters, but the ambition; it's not the eloquence that counts, but the reason.

29. 逆水行舟，不进则退。

29. Rowing against the current, if you do not move forward, you will fall back.

30. 灯不亮，要人拨；事不明，要人说。

30. When the lamp doesn't light, one needs to call for help to turn it on; when the matter is unclear, one needs to call for someone to explain it.

31. 是草有根，是话有因。

31. Where there is grass, there is a root; where there is speech, there is a cause.

32. 一夜不宿，十夜不足。

32. One night without a place to stay is not enough, but ten nights are still not enough.

33. 业精于勤荒于嬉，构成于思毁于随。

33. Skill is honed through diligence and lost through leisure; accomplishments are built by thought and destroyed by negligence.

34. 亲不过父母，近不过夫妻。

34. There is no one closer than parents, and no one closer than a husband and wife.

35. 千人千脾气，万人万模样。

35. One thousand people, one thousand tempers; ten thousand people, ten thousand appearances.

36. 麻雀虽小，五脏俱全。

36. A sparrow may be small, but it has all the internal organs.

37. 好事不瞒人，瞒人没好事。

37. Good deeds are not kept secret, and there are no good things to be kept secret.

38. 耕耘于分秒，收获于细微。

38. Sow in seconds, reap in the subtle.

39. 越吃越馋，越困越懒。

39. The more you eat, the hungrier you get; the more tired you are, the lazier you become.

40. 家人说话耳旁风，外人说话金字经。

40. Family members' words are like wind in the ear, while outsiders' words are like gold-plated scriptures.

41. 不怕家里穷，只怕出懒汉。

41. It's not that they fear their home is poor, but they fear having lazybodies in the family.

42. 看自我，一朵花；看别人，豆腐渣。

42. Look at oneself, and one sees a flower; look at others, and one sees豆腐渣. (The phrase "豆腐渣" here metaphorically refers to substandard or shoddy work, similar to the English idiom "junk.")

43. 若要不怕人，莫做怕人事。

43. If you don't want to be afraid of people, don't do things that make you afraid.

44. 强扭的瓜果不甜。

44. Forcefully twisted melons and fruits are not sweet.

45. 天不生无用之人，地不长无名之草。

45. There is no one born without purpose in heaven, and no grass grows without a name on earth.

46. 人活七十稀，请教不为低。

46. It's rare for people to live to seventy, so asking is not a sign of lowliness.

47. 小伤风三日，大伤风七天。

47. A slight cold lasts for three days, and a severe cold lasts for seven days.

48. 一问三不知，神仙没法治。

48. If one doesn't know the answer to three questions, even the immortals have no cure.

49. 不怕少年苦，只怕老来穷。

49. Not afraid of hardship in youth, only afraid of poverty in old age.

50. 三百六十行，行行出状元。

50. There are three hundred and sixty trades, and in each there is a top scholar.

51. 有事叫公公，无事脸朝东。

51. When there is something to do, call the grandfather; when there is nothing to do, face east.