1. Man refines in bitterness， and knives grind on stones.

1. Man refines in bitterness, and knives grind on stones.

2. A cat may look at a king

2. A cat may look at a king

3. 事怕合计，人怕客气。

3. Matters are afraid of calculation, people are afraid of politeness.

4. Actions speak louder than words

4. Actions speak louder than words

5. 见人不施礼，枉跑四十里;见人施一礼，少走十里地。

5. Not greeting people, you waste forty miles in vain; greet people with one bow, and you can save ten miles in distance.

6. Before dew， grow wheat quickly.

6. Before the dew, grow wheat rapidly.

7. Thousands of friends are too few and one enemy too many.

7. Thousands of friends are too few, and one enemy is too many.

8. Do one''s level best 尽力而为。

8. Do one's level best - Make every effort.

9. Dreams go by contraries 梦想总与现实相反。

9. Dreams go by contraries - Dreams are always the opposite of reality.

10. Don''t throw out your dirty water before you get in fresh 清水未打来，赃水莫倒掉。

10. Don't discard your dirty water before you have fresh water.

11. Good watch prevents misfortune 有备无患。

11. A good watch prevents misfortune. (One is prepared for misfortune.)

12. it's better to have a fight than a bite

12. It's better to have a fight than a bite.

13. A knife is not sharp without steel, and a man is not determined without will

13. A knife is not sharp without steel, and a man is not determined without will.

14. i'm not afraid to sit face to face, just afraid of two knives in front of people

14. I'm not afraid to sit face to face, just afraid of two knives in front of people.

15. Rivers and mountains are easy to change， but nature is hard to change.

15. Rivers and mountains are easy to change, but nature is hard to change.

16. Frozen to death in windward station, hungry to death without bending down

16. Frozen to death at the windward station, starved to death without bending down

17. Great barkers are no biters 吠犬不咬。

17. Great barkers are no biters – A dog that barks much doesn't bite.

18. Store water to prevent drought and accumulate grain to prevent famine.

18. Store water to prevent drought and accumulate grain to prevent famine.

19. Every man has his liking 人各有所好。

19. Every man has his own likes.

20. 七十二行农为首，百亩之田肥当先。

20. Among the seventy-two trades, agriculture is the foremost; among fields, one hundred mu (about 6.67 acres) of fertile land is paramount.

21. 饭后散散步，不用进药铺。

21. Take a walk after eating; there's no need to visit the pharmacy.

22. from thrift to extravagance is easy, from extravagance to thrift is difficult

22. It is easy to go from thrift to extravagance, but difficult to transition from extravagance to thrift.

23. Dance a few dances a day and live to ninety-five

23. Dance a few dances a day and live to the age of ninety-five

24. A young idler, an old beggar

24. A young idler, an old beggar

25. In the four seasons， the easterly wind blows only slightly.

25. In the four seasons, the east wind blows only slightly.

26. As long as they advance, they are not afraid of being looked down upon by others

26. As long as they are advancing, they are not afraid of being looked down upon by others.

27. 人心隔肚皮。

27. What one thinks is not necessarily what one feels.

28. Spending money is bad, spending time is bad

28. Spending money is bad, spending time is bad.

29. 自己不念经，念珠不交人。

29. If one does not recite scriptures oneself, one should not hand over the prayer beads to others.

30. Every dog is a lion at home 夜郎自大。

30. Every dog is a lion at home — arrogance.

31. Even if you die, you will not be ashamed of the heroes in the world

31. Even if you die, you will not be ashamed of the heroes in the world.

32. If the bell does not ring， one cannot learn.

32. If the bell does not ring, one cannot learn.

33. 一场秋雨一场寒，十场秋雨穿上棉。

33. With each autumn rain, the weather grows colder; after ten autumn rains, wear your cotton clothes.

34. Small thunderstorms， heavy thunderstorms.

34. Small thunderstorms, heavy thunderstorms.

35. Do not feel guilty in the day， knock at the door in the middle of the night.

35. Do not feel guilty during the day; knock at the door in the middle of the night.

36. Yellow seedlings lack fertilizer, yellow people are sick

36. Yellow seedlings lack fertilizer; yellow people are sick.

37. 喜鹊搭窝高，当年雨水涝。

37. Magpies build nests high, and there will be floods that year.

38. Good steel needs to be made and good seedlings need to be hoed.

38. Good steel needs to be made, and good seedlings need to be hoed.

39. He that doth lend, doth lose his friend 失友都因借钱起。

39. He who lends loses his friend.

40. Many wrongdoings will kill you

40. Many misdeeds will kill you.

41. The sky is grey and the rain is steady

41. The sky is grey and the rain is steady.

42. The snow is blowing this winter and the harvest will be good next year.

42. The snow is blowing this winter, and the harvest will be good next year.

43. Don''t count your chicken before they are hatched 不要过早乐观。

43. Don't count your chickens before they're hatched. Don't be overly optimistic too soon.

44. 奶好娃娃胖，水好秧苗壮。

44. The milk makes the baby chubby, and the water makes the seedlings strong.

45. He may well be contented who need neither borrow nor flatter 一个既不用借债又不用奉承人的人，可以称得上心满意足。

45. He may well be content who needs neither to borrow nor to flatter anyone. A person who does not need to borrow money nor to flatter others can be said to be truly content.

46. Snakes bite mice， eagles and snakes， and everything falls into one thing.

46. Snakes bite mice, eagles, and snakes, and everything falls into one thing.

47. Raise children and prevent old age, accumulate grain and prevent famine

47. Raise children and prevent old age; accumulate grain and prevent famine.

48. Dragon can't live without clouds, fish can't live without water

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

49. 君子一言，驷马难追。

49. A gentleman's word is as fast as a chariot, impossible to catch up with.

50. don't waste water near the river or firewood near the mountain

50. Don't waste water near the river or firewood near the mountain.

51. First impressions are most lasting 最初的印象最为持久。

51. First impressions are the most lasting.

52. Every man has his hobby-horse 人各有所好。

52. Every man has his hobby-horse, meaning everyone has their own interests or things they are fond of.

53. 大路不走草成窝，人不挺胸背成驼。

53. If one does not walk on the main road, grass will accumulate and form a nest; if a person does not stand up straight, their back will become hunched like a camel.

54. There are no tigers in the mountains Monkeys are called kings

54. There are no tigers in the mountains; monkeys are called kings.

55. A good drum rings as soon as it is hit, and lights up as soon as it is pulled out

55. A good drum rings as soon as it is struck, and lights up as soon as it is pulled out.

56. Every dog is valiant at his won door 狗在家门前条条都凶悍。

56. Every dog is valiant at his own door. (Translation: Every dog is fierce in front of his own home.)

57. 锻炼不刻苦，纸上画老虎。

57. Not working hard in exercise, drawing tigers on paper.