1. 有时省一口，缺时当一斗。

1. Sometimes saving a mouthful is as good as having a bucket when you're in need.

2. Knowledge is a measure, but practise is the key to it

2. Knowledge is a measure, but practice is the key to it.

3. 种地无巧，手勤肥饱。

3. There's no shortcut to farming; hard work leads to abundance.

4. Misfortunes es on wings and depart on foot 祸来如飞行，祸去似步行。

4. Misfortunes come on wings and depart on foot. (Adversities arrive swiftly like a bird in flight, but leave slowly as a person walking.)

5. Hear all parties 兼听则明，偏听则暗。

5. Listen to all parties; if you listen to all sides, you will be enlightened; if you listen to only one side, you will be darkened.

6. A bull's eye is high, a dog's eye is low

6. A bull's eye is high, a dog's eye is low.

7. 不怕无能，只怕无恒。

7. It's not fear of being incompetent that matters, but fear of lacking constancy.

8. 立秋雨淋淋，来年好收成。

8. In the late autumn, the rain falls heavily, and there will be a good harvest next year.

9. Still waters run deep 流静水深，人静心深。大智若愚，大巧若拙。真人不露相。

9. Still waters run deep, and so do tranquil minds. Great wisdom often appears foolish, and great skill seems clumsy. The truly talented do not show off.

10. 东风湿，西风十，北风寒，南风暖。

10. East wind brings dampness, west wind brings ten, north wind brings coldness, and south wind brings warmth.

11. Home is where the heart is 哪里最欢乐，哪里就是家。

11. Home is where the heart is – That is the place where you feel most joyful, which is your home.

12. The day has eyes

12. The day has eyes

13. Short pleasure

13. Brief pleasure

14. fast find 藏的好，丢不了。

14. Fast find: Hide it well, and you won't lose it.

15. New diseases are better treated than old ones.

15. New diseases are better treated than old ones.

16. A stitch in time saves nine

16. An stitch in time saves nine.

17. Ill news flies apace 恶事传千里。

17. Bad news travels fast.

18. Life is a life, grass is an autumn

18. Life is life, grass is autumn.

19. good or bad horses, friendly or bad

19. Good or bad horses, friendly or unfriendly

20. A knife is not sharp without steel, and a man is not determined without will

20. A knife is not sharp without steel, and a man is not determined without will.

21. 打虎要力，捉猴要智。

21. To defeat a tiger, one needs strength; to catch a monkey, one needs intelligence.

22. it's better to have a fight than a bite

22. It's better to have a fight than a bite.

23. An old man in a house is a good sign

23. An old man living in a house is a good omen.

24. 太阳绝不为它所做的善事后悔，也从不指望任何报酬。

24. The sun never regrets the good it does, nor does it expect any reward.

25. Poplar leaves， like money， grow cotton everywhere.

25. Poplar leaves, like money, grow cotton everywhere.

26. Do not cry for the moon 海底捞月办不到。

26. Do not cry for the moon; it is impossible to fish it out of the sea.

27. 豆腐多了一泡水，空话多了无人信。

27. Too much water in tofu, too much empty talk and no one will believe.

28. Eat a peck of salt with a man before you trust him

28. Eat a peck of salt with a man before you trust him.

29. When one will not

29. When one will not

30. Truth will prevail

30. Truth will prevail

31. Ten groups are easy， one group is difficult.

31. Ten groups are easy, one group is difficult.

32. Bad excuses are worse than none 狡辩比不辩还糟。

32. Bad excuses are worse than none; prevarication is worse than silence.

33. A penny saved is a penny earned 省一文就是得一文。

33. A penny saved is a penny earned — saving a penny is as good as earning one.

34. itch to scratch their own, so that others boast

34. eager to scratch their own itch, so that others may boast

35. 不笑补，不笑破，只笑日子不会过。

35. Not smiling for supplements, not smiling for repairs, just smiling because the days won't pass by without laughter.

36. I build a pond when others are burning fire， and I rest when others are driving water.

36. I create a pond when others are kindling fires, and I rest when others are fetching water.

37. Seeing is believing 眼见为实。

37. Seeing is believing - Eye witness is the best proof.

38. Suspicion is the poison of friendship

38. Suspicion is the poison of friendship.

39. better be an ant's leg than a sparrow's mouth

39. Better to have an ant's leg than a sparrow's mouth.

40. It rains in the morning, and it rains till dawn at night

40. It rains in the morning, and it rains until dawn at night.

41. Falsehood like a nettle stings those who meddle with it

41. Falsehood, like a nettle, stings those who meddle with it.

42. Lookers-on see most of the game 旁观者清，当局者迷。

42. Onlookers see most of the game; those in the thick of it are often blind to the big picture.

43. It rains no more than three days.

43. It does not rain for more than three days.

44. A country in turmoil thinks of a good wife， but a family in poverty thinks of a good wife.

44. A country in turmoil ponders a good wife, but a family in poverty ponders a good wife.

45. If you trust before you try, you may repent before you die

45. If you trust before you test, you may regret it before you die.

46. 喜鹊枝头叫，出门晴天报。

46. Magpies sing on the branch, signaling clear weather when you step out.

47. What is learned in the cradle lasts till the grave

47. What is learned in the cradle lasts until the grave.

48. 莫说闲言是闲话，往往事从闲话来。

48. Do not say that idle talk is mere chatter; often, things arise from idle talk.

49. Cheats never prosper 靠欺骗，难发财。

49. Cheats never prosper = Those who rely on cheating will never succeed.

50. A wonder lasts but nine days 什么新奇得事也新不了几天。

50. A wonder lasts but nine days – What is new is not new for more than a few days.

51. Money is the root of all evil 金钱是万恶之源。

51. Money is the root of all evil - Money is the source of all kinds of evil.

52. Least said

52. The less said

53. Joy surfeited turns to sorrow 乐极生悲。

53. Joy surfeited turns to sorrow. (Literally: Excessive joy turns into sorrow.)

54. people are old and ugly, trees are old and rotten it's hard to be a person

54. People are old and ugly, trees are old and rotten, it's hard to be a person.

55. Although I have left my hometown, I can never forget the local accent

55. Although I have left my hometown, I can never forget the local accent.

56. The foundation of the great cause of life lies not in knowing, but in being able to do

56. The foundation of the great cause of life lies not in knowing, but in being able to do.

57. Grasp all

57. Grasp all

58. If there is one， it will be changed; if there is none， it will be encouraged.

58. If there is one, it will be changed; if there is none, it will be encouraged.

59. Half a loaf is better than no bread 有总比没有好。

59. Half a loaf is better than no bread. There is something, even if it is not as much, is better than having nothing at all.

60. 天上拉海纤，下雨不过三。

60. If a thread is pulled from the sky, it rains no more than three times.

61. 好酒不过量，好菜不过食。

61. Good wine in moderation, good food in moderation.

62. Clouds come and clouds go to sun the rice， illness comes and goes to the sick and the dead.

62. Clouds come and go to the sun to nourish the rice, illness comes and goes to the sick and the deceased.

63. 早酒晚茶天明色，时间长了害死人。

63. Early wine and late tea brighten the morning, but over time, it can be deadly.

64. Even if you die, you will not be ashamed of the heroes in the world

64. Even if you die, you will not be ashamed of the heroes in the world.

65. Look at the fields and choose the seeds.

65. Look at the fields and select the seeds.

66. 学 文化 ，从字母开始;讲文明，从小事做起。

66. Learn culture from the alphabet; cultivate civilization from the little things.

67. He that begins many things

67. He who begins many things

68. 泥鳅跳，雨来到。

68. The eel jumps, and the rain is coming.

69. Magpie branches shout， go out sunny day.

69. Magpie branches shout, it's a sunny day.

70. Don't eat too much， don't run after dinner.

70. Don't eat too much; don't run after dinner.

71. no cloud in the sky, no rain in the world

71. no cloud in the sky, no rain in the world

72. Cleanliness is next to godliness 整洁近于美德。

72. Cleanliness is next to godliness - Cleanliness is akin to virtue.

73. TAll mankind are beholden to him that is kind to the good

73. All of mankind owes a debt to him who is kind to the good.

74. Better to wear out than rust out 与其锈坏，不如用坏。

74. Better to wear out than rust out - It's better to use something up until it wears out than to let it rust and become unusable.

75. the night has ears 若要人不知，除非己莫为。

75. The night has ears - If you want others not to know, you should not do it yourself.

76. A true great man will neither trample on a worm,nor sneak to an emperpor

76. A true great man will neither trample on a worm nor sneak to an emperor.

77. Help people to the end, save people to the end

77. Help people to the very end, save people to the very end

78. From thrift to luxury is easy， from luxury to frugality is difficult.

78. It's easy to go from thrift to luxury, but difficult to move from luxury to frugality.

79. There is many a fair thing full false

79. Many a fair thing is full of false.

80. Better open eyebrow porridge than frown rice

80. Better a bowl of open eyebrow porridge than a serving of frown rice.

81. Truth may be blamed,but shall never be shamed

81. Truth may be blamed, but shall never be shamed.

82. 别人烤火我修塘，别人车水我歇凉。

82. While others are roasting over the fire, I'm repairing the pond; while others are watering the crops, I'm taking a rest in the shade.