1. 一个不敌两人计，三人合唱二台戏。

1. One cannot match two, and three sing a duet in two plays.

2. 井掏三遍吃甜水，人走三省见识广。

2. Dig the well three times and drink sweet water; walk through three provinces and broaden your horizons.

3. 前留三步好走，后留三步好退。

3. Leave three steps in front for ease of walking, and leave three steps behind for ease of retreating.

4. 伶俐人一拨三转，糊涂人棒打不回。

4. Clever people can turn a situation around with a few twists, but foolish people can't be swayed even with a stick.

5. 一问三不知，神仙没法治。

5. If one doesn't know about three things, even the gods have no way to help.

6. 三下五除二。

6. Do something with ease or without a second thought.

7. 三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮。

7. Three cobblers with their wits combined can outdo Zhuge Liang.

8. 一个篱笆三个桩，一个好汉三个帮。

8. "One fence, three posts; one hero, three assistants."

9. 偷来钱，两三天；血汗钱，万万年。

9. Money stolen, for two or three days; money earned through sweat and blood, for ten thousand years.

10. 三月三，荠菜当灵丹。

10. On the third day of March, shepherd's purse is considered a magic potion.

11. 君子报仇三年，小人报仇眼前。

11. A gentleman avenges himself over three years, while a small man avenges himself right before his eyes.

12. 好汉护三村，好狗护三邻。

12. A brave man protects three villages, a good dog protects three neighbors.

13. 有钱三十为宰相，无钱八十做长工。

13. With money, one can become a prime minister at thirty; without money, one has to work as a laborer at eighty.

14. 打人两日忧，骂人三日羞。

14. It brings two days of worry to hit someone, and three days of shame to scold someone.

15. 好铁要经三回炉，好书要经百回读。

15. Good iron must be heated three times in the furnace, and a good book must be read a hundred times.

16. 出家三天，佛在面前；出家三年，佛在西天。

16. If you become a monk for three days, the Buddha is in front of you; if you become a monk for three years, the Buddha is in the Western Paradise.

17. 三勤一懒，想懒不得懒；三懒一勤，想勤不得勤。

17. Three diligent and one lazy, cannot be lazy; three lazy and one diligent, cannot be diligent.

18. 井掏三遍好吃水，人从三师武艺高。

18. Three times cleaned, the well water tastes delicious; a person with three masters in martial arts is highly skilled.

19. 三天打鱼，两天晒网。

19. Fish for three days and dry the nets for two.

20. 货买三家不吃亏，路走三遭不陌生。

20. If you buy from three different stores, you won't lose out; if you take three trips along the road, you won't be a stranger.

21. 一日三笑，不用吃药。

21. Three laughs a day, no need for medicine.

22. 一根竹竿容易弯，三缕丝线扯断难。

22. It is easy to bend a bamboo pole, but hard to break three threads with a pull.

23. 身穿三尺衣，说话无高低。?>

23. Dressed in a 3-foot robe, one speaks without distinction of rank.

24. 三分靠教，七分靠学。

24. Three parts depend on teaching, and seven parts depend on learning.

25. 不担三分险，难练一身胆。

25. Without taking three risks, it is hard to cultivate a brave heart.

26. 三年不上门，当亲也不亲。

26. If one doesn't visit for three years, even family members won't feel close.

27. 不管三七二十一。

27. No matter what.

28. 三里不同乡，五里不同俗。

28. In three miles, there are different villages; in five miles, there are different customs.

29. 寸草铡三刀，料少也长膘。

29. Even a small blade of grass can fatten up after being chopped three times, for there is not much of it to begin with.

30. 每日省一钱，三年并一千。

30. Save one penny a day, and in three years you will have a thousand.

31. 积善三年人不知，作恶一日远近闻。

31. Three years of doing good, no one knows about it; one day of doing evil, its reputation spreads far and wide.

32. 一年算得三次命，无病也要变有病。

32. A year counts as three lives, even without illness, one may turn sick.