1. 青蛙打鼓，豆子入土。

1. The frog beats the drum, the beans enter the soil.

2. Barking dogs don’t (seldom) bite 爱叫的狗很少咬人。

2. Dogs that bark don't (seldom) bite.

3. Bugu Bugu， sow the grain quickly.

3. Bugu Bugu, plant the grain quickly.

4. Man is a wolf to man 人对人是狼。（人心狠，人吃人）

4. Man is a wolf to man. (Meaning that people are cruel and they eat each other.)

5. Dragonflies fly low with rain.

5. Dragonflies fly low with rain.

6. Never offer to teach fish to swim 不要班门弄斧。

6. Never offer to teach fish to swim - Don't teach fish how to swim.

7. Cats hide their claws 知人知面不知心。

7. Cats hide their claws - One knows a person's face but not their heart.

8. 牛皮鼓Leather drum——声大肚子空sound bellied empty

8.牛皮鼓 Leather drum——声大肚子空 Big sound, empty belly

9. When the fox says he is a vegetarian, it’s time for the hen to look out 狐狸说它吃素的时候，母鸡就得注意。

9. When the fox claims to be a vegetarian, it's time for the hen to be on guard.

10. 鱼鳅静，天气晴。

10. The weather is clear, and the loach is still.

11. Donghong Sun， Xihong Rain.

11. Donghong Sun, Xihong Rain.

12. When the fox says he is a vegetarian, it's time for the hen to look out 狐狸说它吃素的时候，母鸡就得注意。

12. When the fox claims to be a vegetarian, it's time for the hen to be on her guard.

13. The pond rains and blossoms， and it rains every day.

13. The pond rains and blossoms, and it rains every day.

14. 蛤蟆叫咚咚，家家浸谷种。

14. The frog croaks "dong-dong," and every household soaks the seeds in the valley.

15. 雨中闻蝉叫，预告晴天到。

15. Hearing the cicadas call in the rain, it predicts fair weather will arrive.

16. Lock the barn door after the horse is stolen 失马之后锁马厩。（亡羊补牢）

16. Lock the barn door after the horse is stolen - It's too late to lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen. (It's better late than never to mend a mistake after it has been made.)

17. The dog is the king of hundred steps， only in front of the door.

17. The dog is the king of the hundred steps, only before the gate.

18. 鸭子潜水快，天气将变坏。

18. Ducks dive swiftly, the weather is about to turn bad.

19. Smell the cicada in the rain and predict the sunny day.

19. Smell the cicada in the rain and predict a sunny day.

20. It is a poor mouse that has only one hole 狡兔三窟。

20. It is a poor mouse that has only one hole; cunning rabbits have three dens.

21. Fine feathers make fine birds 人要衣装，马要鞍。

21. Fine feathers make fine birds. Just as people need clothing, horses need bridles.

22. 狗咬耗子，多管闲事。

22. A dog bites a mouse; too meddlesome.

23. Let sleeping dogs lie 勿惹事生非。

23. Let sleeping dogs lie – Don't stir up trouble.

24. Frogs beat drums and beans fell into the soil.

24. Frogs beat drums and beans fell into the soil.

25. 喜鹊枝头叫，出门晴天报。

25. Magpies chirping on the branch, a sign of sunny weather when you go out.

26. A running horse needs no spur 奔马无需鞭策。

26. A running horse needs no whip.

27. Storms make trees take deeper roots 风暴使树木深深扎根。

27. Storms make trees take deeper roots - Storms cause trees to establish deeper roots.

28. Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth 馈赠之马，勿看牙口。

28. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth: Don't be ungrateful or critical about a gift.

29. Don't put the cart before the horse 不要将大车套在马前面。(处理问题应按先后次序，不要本末倒置。)

29. Don't put the cart before the horse. (When dealing with problems, you should follow the sequence and don't reverse the order of priorities.)

30. The sky is dark and windless， and the water falls wide.

30. The sky is dark and windless, and the water falls wide.

31. 泥鳅跳，大雨到。

31. Eel jumps, heavy rain is coming.

32. Who will bwll the cat 谁去给猫系铃？（谁愿意为大家冒风险？）

32. Who will bell the cat? (Who is willing to take the risk for everyone?)

33. 狗卧灰堆，天阴雨催。

33. The dog lies in the ashes, the overcast sky prompts rain.

34. 细雨没久晴，大雨无久落。

34. Light rain does not last long after a clear sky, heavy rain does not last long after a downpour.

35. 猴儿的脸Monkey face——说变就变out

35. Monkey face——change instantly without warning

36. Hair by hair you will pull out the horse's tail 一根一根拔，拔光马尾巴。(水滴石穿)

36. You will pull out the horse's tail hair by hair, one by one, until it is completely bare. (Like water drops wearing away at stone.)

37. Go to the sea, if you would fish well 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

37. Go to the sea if you wish to fish well. "If you don't enter the tiger's lair, how can you expect to catch a tiger?"

38. When the fox preaches, then take care of your geese 每当狐狸说教，当心鹅群被盗。

38. When the fox preaches, then be careful of your geese.

39. He sets the fox to keep the geese

39. He sets the fox to guard the geese.

40. There's as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it 海里的好鱼多的是。

40. There are as many good fish in the sea as have ever come out of it.

41. The pond turned over and the fish floated. The rainstorm and flood were in front of us.

41. The pond flipped over and the fish floated. The rainstorm and flood were ahead of us.

42. You cannot catch old birds with chaff(粗糠) 用粗糠捉不住老鸟。（有经验的人难骗。）

42. You cannot catch old birds with chaff. (It's difficult to deceive experienced people.)

43. Toad wow， heavy rain is coming.

43. Toad wow, heavy rain is coming.

44. 蜘蛛结网准送晴，蜘蛛收网准阴。

44. When a spider spins its web, it usually means clear weather is coming; when a spider retracts its web, it usually means rain is on the way.

45. The fox may grow grey, but never good 狐狸毛色可变灰，但是本性难移。

45. The fox may turn grey, but its nature never changes.

46. It rained heavily when the ants moved.

46. It rained heavily as the ants moved.

47. All are not thieves that dogs bark at 狗见了叫的不一定都是贼。（不要以貌取人。）

47. Not all those who dogs bark at are thieves. (Do not judge by appearances.)

48. Every dog has his day 人人皆有得意时。

48. Every dog has his day - Everyone has their moment of success.