1. 有利必有弊

1. Every advantage has its disadvantage.

2. 明知山有虎

2. Knowing there is a tiger in the mountain

3. 人生地不熟

3. Unfamiliar with the local environment and people.

4. 没用的东西

4. Useless things

5. 水火不相容

5. Water and fire are incompatible.

6. 乱草 无秧。

6. Weeds without seedlings.

7. 禁果格外香

7. The forbidden fruit is especially sweet.

8. 天生的一对

8. A natural pair

9. 功夫不过关

9. The kung fu isn't up to scratch.

10. 操心不禁老

10. Worrying too much does not prevent aging.

11. 不放在眼里?>

11. Not look at it with respect?

12. 不服也得服

12. Discontented or not, one must submit.

13. 两个狗东西

13. Two bastard dogs

14. 吠犬不咬人

14. A barking dog does not bite people.

15. 未必不知道

15. Perhaps not unaware

16. 对事不对人

16. It's about the matter, not the person.

17. 吃过的馍馍 不香

17. The bread that has been eaten is not as tasty.

18. 人多干活快

18. The more people, the faster the work.

19. 嚼过的甘蔗 不甜。

19. The chewed甘蔗 is not sweet.

20. 别来这一套

20. Don't pull this kind of stunt on me.

21. 岁月不等人

21. Time waits for no man.

22. 吃软不吃硬

22. Not to be cowed by force, only by persuasion.

23. 正人先正己

23. A righteous person must first set themselves right.

24. 木头 不凿不通。

24. Wood that is not carved cannot be made into a passage.

25. 宁做蚂蚁 腿

25. Better to be an ant with legs

26. 真人不露相

26. The real person doesn't show their true colors.

27. 老姜 辣味大

27. Old ginger has a strong pungency.

28. 夫善则妻贤

28. If a man is good, his wife will be virtuous.

29. 力大也枉然 。

29. Great strength is to no avail.

30. 患难见真交

30. True friendship is tested in adversity.

31. 水滴石穿 。

31. Drop by drop, the water carves a stone.

32. 一报还一报

32. Retaliate with equal measure

33. 知足者常乐

33. Those who are content are always happy.

34. 别动手动脚

34. Stop touching me!

35. 无风难驶船

35. It is hard to sail a boat without wind.

36. 好书如挚友

36. A good book is like an intimate friend.

37. 小人 记仇

37. The mean person remembers grudges.

38. 能上不能下

38. Can go up but cannot go down.

39. 木尺 虽短

39. The wooden ruler, though short

40. 不劳则无获

40. No pain, no gain.

41. 患难见真情

41. True colors show in adversity.

42. 大人有大量

42. The adult has a large amount.

43. 择书如择友

43. Choosing a book is like choosing a friend.

44. 马横 有缰绳。

44. Ma Heng has a rein.

45. 风水轮流转

45. Feng shui, the wheel of fortune turns.

46. 出门才晓路 难行。

46. Only after leaving does one realize the road is hard to travel.

47. 不叫面皮 羞。

47. Not to call the dough skin, ashamed.

48. 要吃鲤鱼 走长江。

48. To eat crucian carp, go to the Yangtze River.

49. 嘴皮上功夫

49. Lip service

50. 全凭嘴一张

50. All thanks to a big mouth.

51. 不如桌上小鲫鱼 。

51. Not as good as the small crucian carp on the table.

52. 老来这一套

52. This is a routine thing for old folks.