1. 内练一口气，外练筋骨皮。

1. Cultivate one's internal qi, and externally train the tendons, bones, and skin.

2. 千斤话白四两唱，三分唱念七分作。

2. Ten pounds of talk, four ounces of singing, three parts singing, seven parts acting.

3. 七分念白三分唱，白是骨头唱是肉。

3. Three parts recitation and seven parts singing, the recitation is the bone and the singing is the flesh.

4. 艺不离手曲不离口。

4. Art is never far from one's hands, and music is never far from one's lips.

5. 忙而不乱，慢而不断。

5. Busy but not chaotic, slow but not interrupted.

6. 台上一张口，便知有没有。

6. If one speaks on stage, it is immediately clear whether they have talent or not.

7. 一台无二戏，救场如救火。

7. A performance without a second act is like putting out a fire with water.

8. 嘴上没有功，吐字听不清。

8. No effort in speaking, the words are hard to understand.

9. 一清二混三不见。

9. Clean up, mix up, and then you won't see anything.

10. 一遍功夫一遍巧，一遍拆洗一遍新。

10. One effort brings skill, one effort cleans, and one effort makes it new.

11. 知戏文戏理，才能唱出好戏。

11. Understanding the plays and the principles of drama is the key to performing a good play.

12. 心跟神合，神跟貌合，貌跟形合。

12. The heart is in harmony with the divine, the divine with the appearance, and the appearance with the form.

13. 台下静，声小也能听得清。台下动，声音再大也没用。

13. The audience is quiet, even a soft voice can be heard clearly. If the audience is noisy, no matter how loud the voice is, it won't make any difference.

14. 无祖不立，无师不传。

14. No family can be established without a founder, and no knowledge can be passed down without a teacher.

15. 只许人家不听，不许自己不行。

15. It's permissible for others to not listen, but not for oneself to not be able to.

16. 艺人的肚儿，杂货铺儿。

16. The belly of an artist, the shop of sundries.

17. 艺多不压身，艺高人胆大。

17. The more skills one has, the braver one becomes.

18. 要想人前显贵，就得背后受罪。

18. If one wants to be prestigious in front of others, one must suffer in secret.

19. 师父领进门，修行在个人。

19. The master leads you in, but the cultivation is up to you.

20. 慢功出巧匠。

20. Slow and steady wins the race.

21. 要想学好艺，先得做好人。

21. To excel in the arts, one must first be a good person.

22. 玩艺儿是假的，精气神儿是真的。

22. Artistry is fake, but vitality and spirit are real.

23. 好戏把人唱醉，坏戏把人唱睡。

23. Good plays make people drunk with delight, bad plays make people fall asleep.

24. 闲着练，忙着用。

24. Use it when idle, and practice it when busy.

25. 戏无情不动人，戏无理不服人，戏无绝不惊人。

25. Without emotion, the play cannot move people; without reason, the play cannot satisfy people; without surprise, the play cannot shock people.

26. 慢要松，紧要绷，不紧不慢才算功。

26. Be relaxed when it's not urgent, and be firm when it is urgent. Only when you are neither too relaxed nor too slow can you consider it as done.

27. 百艺不如一精。

27. It is better to be excellent in one art than proficient in a hundred.

28. 要想戏路通，全靠幼时功。

28. To have a successful acting career, it all depends on the hard work during childhood.

29. 有劲使在功上，有功用在戏上。

29. Put one's strength to work, and put one's achievements to use in the play.

30. 拳不离手，曲不离口。

30. The fist never leaves the hand, and the bow never leaves the mouth.

31. 三分扮相，七分眼神。

31. A third of the appearance, seven-tenths of the eyes.

32. 好花得绿叶配，好角得众人扶。

32. A good flower needs green leaves to accompany it, and a good corner needs the support of many people.

33. 宁给十吊钱，不把艺来传。

33. It's better to give ten strings of copper coins than to pass on the art.

34. 净行要撑，旦行要松，生行要弓，武行取当中。

34. In the practice of clean behavior, one should be firm; in the practice of daily behavior, one should be relaxed; in the practice of life behavior, one should be as flexible as an archer; and in the practice of martial behavior, one should aim for a balanced middle path.

35. 艺术是件宝，不学得不了。

35. Art is a treasure; it cannot be acquired without learning.

36. 要想艺深，就得用心。

36. If one wants to excel in art, one must put their heart into it.

37. 要练惊人艺，须下苦功夫。

37. To master a stunning skill, one must put in hard work.

38. 台上三分钟，台下三年功。

38. Three minutes on stage require three years of practice off stage.

39. 台下动，声音再大也没用。

39. The movement below, even with a louder voice, is of no use.

40. 后台象绵羊，前台如猛虎。

40. The backend is like a sheep, and the frontend is like a tiger.

41. 演员上了台，一步值千金。

41. Actors on stage are worth a thousand steps.

42. 神不到，戏不妙。

42. The god is absent, the play is not good.

43. 唱戏碰了钉，才知艺不精。

43. Only after encountering obstacles in acting can one realize that one's artistry is not refined.

44. 台上一声啼，台下千人泪；台上一声笑，台下万人欢。

44. A cry on stage, tears from a thousand below; a laugh on stage, joy from ten thousand below.

45. 有板有眼叫戏，没板没眼叫屁。

45. If you perform with rhythm and flair, it's called a good play; if you lack rhythm and flair, it's just noise.

46. 没有君子，不养艺人。

46. Without gentlemen, there is no nurturing of artists.

47. 男怕夜奔，女怕思凡。

47. Men fear night escapades, while women fear wandering thoughts.

48. 兰花手，荷叶掌，握拳如凤头。

48. Orchid hand, lotus palm, clenched fist like a phoenix's head.

49. 一日不练自己知道，两日不练同行知道，三日不练观众知道。

49. If you don't practice for a day, you know it yourself; if you don't practice for two days, your peers know it; if you don't practice for three days, the audience knows it.

50. 功夫练到家，上台不怯场。

50. If one practices martial arts to a high level, they will not be shy on stage.

51. 指任何事情都得下一番苦工夫，方能做出好的成就。

51. It means that one must put in a lot of hard work in order to achieve good results in anything.

52. 早扮三光，晚扮三慌。

52. Early preparation brings ease, late preparation brings distress.

53. 练到老，唱到老，学到八十不算老。

53. Keep practicing until old age, keep singing until old age, and learning until you're eighty is not old.

54. 打你今朝有过，为你将来成人。

54. You have been disciplined today for your future maturity.

55. 神在两眼，情在脸面。

55. The god is in the eyes, and the emotion is on the face.