1. 比赛必有一胜，苦学必有一成。

1. In competitions, there is sure to be a winner; in diligent study, there is sure to be success.

2. 上山弯弯腰，回家有柴烧。

2. Bend over when climbing the mountain, and you'll have firewood to burn when you return home.

3. 水滴石穿，坐食山空。

3. As water wears away the stone, so does idleness empty the treasure.

4. 河有两岸，事有两面。

4. A river has two banks, and things have two sides.

5. 单筷难挟菜，独翅难飞天。

5. It's hard to pick up vegetables with just one chopstick, and it's impossible to fly with only one wing.

6. 平时肯帮人，急时有人帮。

6. If you are willing to help others in ordinary times, someone will help you in times of need.

7. 有缘千里来相会，无缘对面不相识。

7. Fate brings people together from a distance, but without fate, even when face to face, they will not recognize each other.

8. 四周天不亮，必定有风浪。

8. If it's not light out at all around, there must be wind and waves.

9. 老人不讲古，后生会失谱。

9. If the elderly do not tell tales, the young will lose their way.

10. 撒网要撒迎头网，开船要开顶风船。

10. When fishing, cast a net that meets head-on; when sailing, set sail against the wind.

11. 三人四靠，倒了锅灶。

11. Three people and four supports, and the pot and stove fell over.

12. 老牛肉有嚼头，老人言有听头。

12. Old beef has a bite to it, and old people's words have a listenable quality.

13. 山里孩子不怕狼，城里孩子不怕官。

13. Children from the mountains are not afraid of wolves, and children from the city are not afraid of officials.

14. 柴看纹理，说话凭道理。

14. Observe the grain to judge the wood; rely on reason to make speech.

15. 助人要及时，帮人要诚心。

15. Help others promptly and assist with sincerity.

16. 雨后刮东风，未来雨不停。

16. The east wind blows after the rain, and rain will not stop in the future.

17. 有多大的脚，穿多大的鞋。

17. As big as the foot, so big as the shoe.

18. 一日读书一日功，一日不读十日空。

18. Reading every day brings progress, while a day without reading leaves a gap of ten days.

19. 久晴大雾阴，久雨大雾晴。

19. A long time of sunny weather followed by heavy fog and overcast skies; a long time of rainy weather followed by heavy fog and clear skies.

20. 河里泛青苔，必有大雨来。

20. If there is green moss on the river, a heavy rain is sure to come.

21. 人多出正理，谷多出好米。

21. The more people, the more sound reasoning; the more grain, the better rice.

22. 胆大走遍天下，胆小寸步难行。

22. Boldness can go anywhere, while timidity can go nowhere.

23. 天时不如地利，地利不如人和。

23. It is better to have favorable geographical conditions than favorable timing, and better to have harmonious people than favorable geographical conditions.

24. 当着矮人，别说矮话。

24. Do not speak small talk in front of dwarves.

25. 满天乱飞云，雨雪下不停。

25. Clouds fly wildly in the sky, rain and snow fall ceaselessly.

26. 树老半空心，人老百事通。

26. An old tree is half hollow, and an old person knows a hundred things.

27. 两虎相斗，必有一伤。

27. When two tigers fight, one must be injured.

28. 痒要自己抓，好要别人夸。

28. Itching is something you scratch yourself for, while good is something others praise you for.

29. 鸟无翅不飞，鱼无水不游。

29. Birds cannot fly without wings, and fish cannot swim without water.

30. 早蚯闻蝉叫，晚蚯迎雨场。

30. In the morning, earthworms hear the cicada's call; in the evening, they greet the rain.

31. 宁给穷人一斗，不给富人一口。

31. Give a peck to the poor, but not a mouthful to the rich.

32. 当断不断，反受其乱。

32. Not making a decision when it should be made will only lead to further chaos.

33. 毛毛雨，打湿衣裳；杯杯酒，吃垮家当。

33. Drizzle, wetting the clothes; drink after drink, spending all the family's wealth.

34. 无风现长浪，不久风必狂。

34. Without wind, long waves appear; soon the wind will be fierce.

35. 一天一根线，十年积成缎。

35. One thread a day, ten years make silk.

36. 会打会算，钱粮不断。

36. If one can calculate and count, wealth and grain will be abundant.

37. 有上坡必有下坡，有进路必有出路。

37. Where there is an uphill, there must be a downhill; where there is an entrance, there must be an exit.

38. 水不流会发臭，人不学习并领悟落后。

38. Water that does not flow will stink, and people who do not learn and comprehend will fall behind.

39. 法院门朝南开，有理无钱你别来。

39. The court gate faces south, if you have a case but no money, don't come.