1、瓜无滚圆,人无十全。
nomelonisround,nomanisperfect.
2、过头话少说,过头事少做。
speaklessanddoless.
3、人不亏地皮,地不亏肚皮。
nomanloseshisskin,nomanloseshisbelly.
4、人合心,马合套。
peoplefitin,horsesfitin.
5、一等二靠三落空,一想二干三成功。
firstclass,secondclassandthirdclassfail,andsecondclasssucceeds.
6、人怕伤心,树怕剥皮。
peopleareafraidofsadness,andtreesareafraidofpeeling.
7、狗记路,猫记家。
dogkeepstrack,catkeepshouse.
8、乖子看一眼,呆子看到晚。
agoodboytakesalook,afoolseesthenight.
9、拳不离手,曲不离口。
fistdoesnotleavethehand,songdoesnotleavethemouth.
10、过了芒种,不可强种。
afterawnseed,donotstrongseed.
11、人勤病就懒,人懒病就勤。
peoplearelazywhentheyaresickandlazywhentheyaresick.
12、广交不如择友,投师不如访友。
it'sbettertochoosefriendsthantomakefriends.
13、鼓不敲不响,理不辩不明。
thedrumsaresilentandunreasonable.
14、人恶人怕天不怕,人善人欺天不欺。
thewickedareafraidofheaven,butthegooddeceiveheaven.
15、人在世上练,刀在石上磨。
manpracticesintheworld,andknivesgrindonstones.
16、刮风走小巷,下雨走大街。
windtakesthelane,raintakesthestreet.
17、亲不过父母,近不过夫妻。
parentsarenotclosetoparents,butcouples.
18、人多出韩信,智多出孔明。
morepeoplethanhanxin,morewisdomthankongming.
19、人各有心,物各有主。
everymanhashisownheartandeverythinghasitsown.
20、鼓要打到点上,笛要吹到眼上。
drumtohitthepoint,flutetoblowtotheeye.
21、人不缺地的工,地不缺人的粮。
nomanlackslandforhisworkandnoman'sfoodforhisland.
22、关西出将,关东出相。
guanxiisageneralandguandongisaminister.
23、姑娘讲绣花,秀才讲文章。
thegirltalksaboutembroidery,thescholartalksaboutarticles.
24、寒从足下起,火从头上生。
coldstartsatthefootandfirestartsfromthehead.
25、人敬有的,狗咬丑的。
peoplerespect,dogsbiteugly.
26、人多出正理,谷多出好米。
morepeoplemakesense,moregrainmakesgoodrice.
27、根深不怕风摇动,树正何愁影子斜。
deeprootsdonotfearthewindtoshake,thetreeiswhysadshadowoblique.
28、人不可貌相,海水不可斗量。
mancan'tlook,seawatercan'tbemeasured.
29、狗急跳墙,人急悬梁。
dogsjumponthewallandpeoplejumponthebeam.
30、一根筷子容易折,十根筷子硬如铁。
onechopstickfoldseasily,tenchopsticksareashardasiron.
31、人怕没脸,树怕没皮。
peopleareafraidoflosingfaceandtreesareafraidoflosingbark.
32、过路客人别纠缠,来了买主别心烦。
passers-byguestsdon'tgetentangledandbuyersdon'tgetupset.
33、人怕饿,地怕荒。
peopleareafraidofhunger,butpeopleareafraidoffamine.
34、门前有马非为富,家中有人不算穷。
therearehorsesinfrontofthedoorwhoarenotrich,andsomeinthefamilywhoarenotpoor.
35、家人说话耳旁风,外人说话金字经。
familymembersspeakindifferently,whileoutsidersspeakingoldenscriptures.
36、鼓不打不响,钟不敲不鸣。
drumsdonotring,bellsdonotring.