1. 谷雨前后栽地瓜，最好不要过立夏。

1. Plant sweet potatoes before and after Guyu, but it's best not to go beyond the Lìxià festival.

2. 从小差一岁，到老不同年。

2. Being one year younger from childhood to old age.

3. 鱼儿贪食鱼饵，立即就会毙命。

3. Fish are greedy for bait and will die immediately.

4. 群雁无首不成行，羊群出圈看头羊。

4. Without a leader, the flock of geese cannot form a line, and the sheep flock will look to the lead sheep when they leave the pen.

5. 水涨船高，风大树摇。

5. The water rises with the boat and the tree sways with the wind.

6. 只可劝人家圆，伤感爱情，不可劝人家离。

6. You can only persuade people to reconcile and not to feel sad about love, but you cannot persuade them to separate.

7. 一年之计在于春，一日之计在于晨。

7. The plan for a year is in the spring, and the plan for a day is in the morning.

8. 白米饭好吃，五谷田难种。

8. White rice is delicious, but it's hard to cultivate the fields of five grains.

9. 为寻一文钱，点完一支烛。

9. Light a candle to find a single coin.

10. 滴水不成海，独木难成林。

10. Water drops cannot make an ocean, and a single tree cannot form a forest.

11. 人爱富的，狗咬穷的。

11. People love the rich, and dogs bite the poor.

12. 习惯之始如蛛丝，习惯之后如绳索。

12. The beginning of habit is like a spider's thread, and the habit itself is like a rope.

13. 宁给好汉拉马，不给懒汉作爷。

13. It's better to lend a horse to a strong man than to be the father to a lazy one.

14. 粗茶淡饭能养人，破衣破裤能遮寒。

14. Simple tea and plain food can nourish the body, worn-out clothes and pants can keep one warm.

15. 立秋一场雨，夏衣高捆起。?>

15. A rain on the day of Lìqiū, summer clothes are bundled up high.

16. 稻多打出米来，人多讲出理来。

16. The more rice you grow, the more rice you get; the more people there are, the more sense you'll find.

17. 时间带走年轻的容颜，却留下孤独老去的心。

17. Time takes away the youthful face, yet leaves behind a heart that grows lonely with age.

18. 三分吃药，七分调理。

18. Take three parts of medicine, adjust the body seven parts.

19. 身经百战，浑身是胆。

19. Having experienced countless battles, he is brimming with courage.

20. 节约好比燕衔泥，浪费好比河决堤。

20. Saving is like a sparrow carrying earth, while waste is like a river breaking its banks.

21. 日图三餐，夜图一宿。

21. Eat three meals during the day and seek shelter for one night.

22. 不挑担子不知重，不走长路不知远。

22. One cannot tell the weight of a burden without carrying it, nor can one know the distance of a long road without walking it.

23. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

23. If you don't enter the tiger's cave, how can you catch the tiger's cub?

24. 人是铁，饭是钢，三日不吃饿得慌。

24. A person is made of iron, and rice is made of steel; without eating for three days, one feels hungry and famished.

25. 菜无心必死，人无心必亡。

25. Vegetables without heart must die, and people without heart must perish.

26. 风风凉凉，晴到重阳。

26. Breezy and cool, it's clear up to the Double Ninth Festival.

27. 莫学灯笼千只眼，要学蜡烛一条心。

27. Do not learn to have a thousand eyes like lanterns, but learn to have one heart like a candle.

28. 爱衣常暖，爱食常饱。

28. Love your clothes and they will keep you warm; love your food and you will always be full.

29. 口说如风吹，实践是真金。

29. Words are like the wind, while practice is true gold.

30. 众人是圣人，圣人靠众人。

30. The masses are the sages, and the sages rely on the masses.

31. 不听老人言，吃亏在眼前。

31. Not heeding the words of the elderly will result in immediate suffering.

32. 独柴难着，独人难活。

32. It's hard to light a fire with a single stick, and it's hard for a single person to make a living.

33. 有上不去的天，没过不去的关。

33. There may be skies that cannot be climbed, but there are no gates that cannot be passed.

34. 斗不过狗，却向猪扔石头。

34. Unable to fight against the dog, but throws stones at the pig.

35. 争着不够吃，让着吃不了。

35. The more one struggles for food, the less one can enjoy it; the more one yields, the more one can have.

36. 不穿尖头鞋，不知脚趾疼。

36. Not wearing pointed shoes, one doesn't know the pain of the toes.

37. 鲤鱼鲫鱼产卵，认真育肥细管。

37. Carps spawn, carefully nourish the fine tubes.

38. 不怕事难，就怕手懒。

38. It's not the difficulty of the matter that matters, but rather the laziness of the hands.

39. 心要常操，身要长劳。

39. The mind should always be engaged, and the body should be long-lasting in labor.

40. 勤奋长才干，实践出真知。

40. Diligence fosters talent, and practice leads to true knowledge.

41. 人怕没理，狗怕夹尾。

41. People fear lack of reason, dogs fear a tucked tail.

42. 谷雨种棉花，能长好疙瘩。

42. Sow cotton seeds during Guyu, and they will grow into good, knotted bolls.

43. 不要骑两头马，不要喝两头茶。

43. Don't try to ride two horses at the same time, and don't drink two cups of tea at once.

44. 寒露霜降，胡豆麦子在坡上。

44. When frost descends and chrysanthemum blooms, soybeans and wheat are growing on the slopes.

45. 莫等闲，白了头，空悲切。

45. Do not waste your time, let your hair turn white, and then lament in vain.

46. 寒门出贵子，贫富没有根。

46. From humble origins come noble sons; wealth and poverty have no roots.

47. 打铁的要自己把钳，种地的要自己下田。

47. The blacksmith must hold the tongs himself, and the farmer must work in the fields himself.

48. 口说无凭，事实为证。

48. Words are not enough, evidence speaks for itself.

49. 鞭打地快马，事打地忙人。

49. A whip drives a swift horse; a stick drives a busy person.

50. 树老根子深，人老骨头硬。

50. The older the tree, the deeper its roots; the older the person, the harder their bones.

51. 宁走封江一指，不走开江一尺。

51. It's better to traverse a frozen river with a finger than to break open a river with a foot.