1. 毫不利己专门利人

1. Devoting oneself to the benefit of others while not seeking personal gain.

2. 关东出相关西出将

2. East of the Great Wall, the general comes from the west.

3. 无根之木无源之水

3. Trees without roots and water without source.

4. 靡不有初鲜克有终

4. None start without an initial enthusiasm, but few are able to maintain it to the end.

5. 千里之行始于足下

5. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

6. 耳听是虚眼见是实

6. What you hear is false, but what you see is real.

7. 宁为鸡口无为牛后

7. Better to be the beak of a chicken than the tail of a cow.

8. 成也萧何败也萧何

8. The rise and fall are all due to Xiao He.

9. 艳如桃李冷若冰霜

9. As beautiful as peaches and plums, yet as cold as ice and frost.

10. 铜山西崩洛钟东应

10. When the mountain at Tongshan collapses, the bell at Luozhong resonates in the east.

11. 静如**动如脱兔

11. Still as a turtle, active as a hare.

12. 菜子盖上瓦，斗（约07亩）地打石 （约150公斤）把。

12. Cover the vegetable plot with tiles, and for every mu (about 0.07 acres) of land, you can collect about 150 kilograms of stones.

13. 道高一尺魔高一丈

13. The road to Tao is one foot high, but the demon is ten feet tall.

14. 近朱者赤近墨者黑

14. "Those who associate with the red will turn red, and those who associate with the black will turn black."

15. 以子之矛攻子之盾

15. Using your own spear to pierce your own shield.

16. 养军千日用军一时

16. It takes a thousand days to raise an army, but only one moment to use it.

17. 一着不慎满盘皆输

17. A single misstep can lose the whole game.

18. 万事俱备只欠东风

18. Everything is ready, only waiting for the east wind.

19. 死诸葛能走生仲达

19. The deceased Zhuge Liang can outmaneuver the living Zhong Hua.

20. 一文钱难倒英雄汉

20. A single coin can defeat a hero.

21. 不求有功但求无过

21. Seek not to be lauded, but to avoid being blamed.

22. 百足之虫至死不僵

22. A centipede does not die stiff until its last leg moves.

23. 福无双至祸不单行

23. Good fortune does not come in pairs, and misfortune comes in a series.

24. 智者千虑或有一失

24. Even the wisest person may make a mistake.

25. 智者千虑必有一失

25. Even the wisest person can make a mistake.

26. 差以毫厘失之千里

26. A little difference at the beginning results in a great deviation at the end.

27. 丑媳妇总得见公婆

27. The ugly daughter-in-law must meet the parents-in-law.

28. 澹泊明志宁静致远

28. Detachment clarifies one's ambitions, tranquility leads to distant achievement.

29. 宁为鸡口毋为牛后

29. Better to be the mouth of a chicken than the tail of a cow.

30. 道远知骥世伪知贤

30. A long journey reveals the true horse; a great test reveals the true scholar.

31. 藏之名山传之其人

31. Hide it in the mountains and pass it on to the right person.

32. 饱洗澡，饿理发，睡成病，擓（kuǎi）成疮。

32. Take a bath when full and get a haircut when hungry; sleep yourself into illness and scrape yourself into an open sore.

33. 取法乎上仅得乎中

33. Seeking the highest, one can only achieve the middle.

34. 近朱者赤, 近墨者黑。

34. "Those who keep close to the red will become red, and those who keep close to the black will become black."

35. 人同此心心同此理

35. The same heart, the same principle.

36. 失之毫厘差以千里

36. A small error at the beginning leads to a great difference at the end.

37. 十年树木百年树人

37. It takes ten years to grow a tree and a hundred years to cultivate a person.

38. 身在林泉心怀魏阙

38. Being in the forest, the heart is still attached to the Weique (the imperial palace).

39. 毫末不札将寻斧柯

39. The tiniest thread will seek the handle of the axe.

40. 山河易改本性难移

40. It's easy for mountains and rivers to change, but it's hard for a person's nature to change.

41. 人为财死鸟为食亡

41. A man dies for wealth, a bird dies for food.

42. 顺之者兴逆之者亡

42. Those who follow it thrive, and those who resist it perish.

43. 千里之堤溃于蚁穴

43. A thousand-mile embankment can be breached by an ant hole.

44. 不以规矩不成方圆

44. Without rules, there can be no order or harmony.

45. 归师勿掩穷寇勿追

45. Do not hide from those who are returning, and do not pursue the defeated.

46. 藏诸名山传之其人

46. Place it in the renowned mountains and pass it down to the right person.

47. 水可载舟亦可覆舟

47. Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it.

48. 明枪易躲暗箭难防

48. It's easy to dodge a bright spear, but hard to guard against a hidden arrow.

49. 愚者千虑必有一得

49. Among the foolishness of a thousand considerations, there must be one that is worthwhile.

50. 三天打鱼两天晒网

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