1. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

1. "If you don't work hard when you are young, you will only regret it when you are old."

2. 少而不学，老而无识。?>

2. If one is young and does not study, one will be old and unenlightened.

3. 一个好汉三个帮，一根篱笆三根桩。

3. One man, three helpers; one fence, three posts.

4. 一人传虚，百人传实。

4. When one person spreads a rumour, a hundred people believe the truth.

5. 一理通，百理融。

5. A single principle understood, a hundred principles become clear.

6. 严冬识贞木，三九见功夫。

6. True quality of the wood is known in the severe winter, the skill is seen in the Triple Nine days.

7. 药难医假病，酒不解真愁。

7. Medicines can't cure false illnesses, and alcohol can't relieve genuine worries.

8. 早起活活腰，一天精神好。

8. Early morning exercises keep the waist active, and you'll feel energetic throughout the day.

9. 炒豆大夥吃，炸锅一人担。

9. The group eats fried beans, while one person bears the wok.

10. 好话一句三冬暖，恶语伤人六月寒。

10. A kind word can warm the heart for three winters, and a harsh word can chill it in the middle of June.

11. 病好不谢医，天下无人医。

11. If a patient is cured and does not thank the doctor, there is no doctor in the world.

12. 离家十里路，各处各乡风。

12. Ten miles from home, every village has its own custom and style.

13. 太阳落山了，人才感到阳光的可贵。

13. It was only when the sun set that people realized the preciousness of sunlight.

14. 鱼生火、肉生痰，白菜豆腐保平安。

14. Fish stokes the fire, meat generates phlegm, but cabbage and tofu keep peace and safety.

15. 要打当面鼓，不敲背后锣。

15. It's important to speak face to face, and not to beat the drum behind one's back.

16. 当家才知柴米贵，养儿方知父母恩。

16. It's only when you manage a household that you realize the value of firewood and rice; only when you raise a child do you understand the love of your parents.

17. 急雷雨易停，闷雷天难开。

17. Thunderstorms with immediate lightning are easy to end, while overcast skies with闷雷 (dull thunder) are hard to clear.

18. 人在人前闯，刀在石上荡。

18. A person cuts through people, a knife slashes against stone.

19. 不怕不知味，就怕后反劲。

19. It's not the fear of not knowing the taste, but the fear of the aftertaste.

20. 饭菜清淡，身体强健。

20. The food is light, and the body is strong.

21. 撑死能的，饿死熊的。

21. Overindulgence can kill the talented, and hunger can kill a bear.

22. 仇人一个不少，朋友一百个不多。

22. Enemies are none too few, and friends are none too many.

23. 给猴一棵树，给虎一座山。

23. Give a monkey a tree, give a tiger a mountain.

24. 丝不织不成网，体不练不强壮。

24. Without weaving, no net is formed; without exercise, no body is strong.

25. 为贪一口食，舍了四两膘。

25. For a mouthful of food, I would give up four ounces of fat.

26. 千日造船，一日过江。

26. To build a ship in a thousand days, cross a river in a single day.

27. 有志不在年高，无志空长百岁。

27. Aspiration is not bound by age, while without ambition, even a hundred years are in vain.

28. 美食不可尽用，贪吃使人生病。

28. Fine food cannot be consumed to the fullest, and overeating can make one sick.

29. 饱吃萝卜饿吃葱，不饱不饿吃花生。

29. Eat radishes when full, scallions when hungry, and peanuts when neither full nor hungry.

30. 常洗衣裳常洗澡，常晒被褥疾病少。

30. Regularly washing clothes and taking showers, and frequently drying bedding, can help reduce the incidence of illness.

31. 相骂无好言，相打无好拳。

31. When people argue, there are no good words; when people fight, there are no good punches.

32. 门内有小人，门外小人至。

32. A small person is inside the door, a small person is approaching the door from outside.

33. 日发千言，不劳自伤。

33. To speak a thousand words a day, without exertion, leads to self-harm.

34. 鸟贵有翼，人贵有志。

34. Birds are valued for their wings, and people are valued for their aspirations.

35. 不怕慢，就怕站。

35. The fear is not of slowness, but of stagnation.

36. 手脚勤快样样有，好吃懒做样样无。

36. Being diligent with hands and feet, one has everything; being lazy and gluttonous, one has nothing.

37. 饭前便后洗净手，细菌虫卵难进口。

37. Wash your hands before and after meals, and bacteria and worm eggs will be hard to enter your mouth.

38. 人过留名，雁过留声。

38. A man leaves a name behind, as a wild goose leaves a sound.

39. 学文化，从字母开始；讲文明，从小事做起。

39. Learn culture starting from the alphabet; practice civilization by starting from small things.

40. 药对方，一口汤；不对方，一水缸。

40. For the right medicine, a single bowl of soup; for the wrong medicine, a water jar.

41. 量小非君子，无度不丈夫。

41. A small quantity is not the virtue of a gentleman, and lack of measure is not the demeanor of a man of stature.

42. 吃饭勿忘种田人，喝水要想掘井人。

42. When eating, do not forget the farmers; when drinking, think of those who dug the well.

43. 久病成良医。

43. Illness that lasts becomes a good teacher.

44. 南风若过三，不雨也阴天。

44. If the south wind blows for three days, it will not rain, but it will be overcast.

45. 一年之计在于春，一日之计在于晨。

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

46. 夏天一碗绿豆汤，解毒去暑赛仙方。

46. A bowl of mung bean soup in summer, it's as miraculous as an elixir in removing toxins and curing the heat.

47. 只要功夫深，铁尺磨成绣花针。

47. As long as one's efforts are deep and persistent, even an iron ruler can be worn down into a needle for embroidery.

48. 一日三笑，不用吃药。

48. A laugh a day keeps the doctor away.

49. 财多祸身，欲多伤神。

49. Having too much wealth can bring misfortune, and having too many desires can harm the spirit.

50. 坐有坐相，睡有睡相，睡觉要像弯月亮。

50. There is a proper way to sit and a proper way to sleep; when sleeping, one should resemble a bent moon.

51. 人到四十五，还是出山虎。

51. By the age of forty-five, one remains a mountain tiger.

52. 少吃好、慢吃香，定时定量身体强。

52. Eat less and better, eat slowly and enjoy it, eat on time and in fixed quantities for a strong body.

53. 挥霍金钱是败坏物，虚度年华是败坏人。

53. Squandering money is a corrupting thing, and wasting time is a corrupting person.