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惡人自有惡人磨,---E4 ren2 zi4 you3 e4 ren3 mo4,
蜈蚣碰見蜒蚰螺.---Wu2 gong peng4 jian4 yan2 you2 luo2.

An evil man will be ground by evildoers,
A centipede meets a wriggle.
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餓死不要做賊,---E4 si3 bu4 yao zuo4 zei2,
氣死不要告狀.---Qi4 si3 bu4 yao gao3 zhuang4

One will not want to become a thief even though one is starving,
One will not go to court even one is being so enraged.
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惡有惡報
E4 you3 e4 bao4

Wickedness does not go altogether unrequited.
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餓者易為食
E4 zhe3 yi4 wei2 shi2

A hungry man will not choose his food
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兒孫賢, 何須錢,---------Er2 sun xian2, he2 xu qian2,
兒孫不賢, 要錢何用.---Er2 sun bu4 xian2, yao4 qian2 he2 yong4.

If your sons and grandsons are virtuous, why do you need money?
If they are not virtuous, of what use is money?
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飯後走千步,---Fan4 hou4 zou3 qian bu4,
強於開藥鋪.---Qiang3 yu2 kai yao4 pu4.

Taking a short walk after meal,
Is better than having a pharmacy shop.
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飯來張口,---Fan4 lai2 zhang kou3,
衣來身手.---Yi lai2 shen shou3.

Have only to open one's mouth to be fed,
And hold out one's hand to be dressed.
(lead an easy life)
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飯送給飢人,---Fan4 song4 gei3 ji ren2,
話說給知人.---Hua4 shuo gei3 zhi ren2.

Give food to those who are hungry,
Talk to those who will listen.
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煩惱少時夢也少
Fan2 nao3 shao3 shi2 meng4 ye3 shao3

When troubles are few, dreams are few
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凡人皆有得意日
Fan2 ren2 jie you de2 yi4 ri4

Everyone will have his chance or turn.
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縛虎容易縱虎難,---Fu4 hu3 rong2 yi4 zong4 hu3 nan2,
西窗毒計勝連環.---Xi chuang du2 ji4 sheng4 lian2 huan2.

It is easier to capture a tiger than release it,
The evil plan of the west window prevails incessantly
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富即知足,---Fu4 ji2 zhi zu2,
貴即求退.---Gui4 ji2 qiu2 tui4.

A rich man should know when to stop making more money,
A wealthy and noble man should seek to retire.
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吠犬不咬人.
Fei4 quan3 bu4 yao3 ren2.

Barking dogs do not (or seldom) bite.
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費輒千萬錢,---Fei4 zhe2 qian wan4 qian2,
供得一時樂.---Gong de2 yi shi2 le4.

Spending so much money,
Just to have fun for a short time.
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分藏有分,---Fen1 zang4 you3 fen2,
犯法無條.---Fan4 fa3 wu2 tiao2.

He has a share in storing away the goods,
But not taking part in offending the law.
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斧頭吃鑿子,---Fu3 tou2 chi zao2 zi3,
鑿子吃木頭.---Zao2 zi3 chi mu4 tou2.

Using the axe to hammer nails,
Into a piece of wood.
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覆巢無完卵
Fu4 chao2 wu2 wan2 luan3

When the nest is overturned no eggs stays unbroken
(in a great disaster no one can escape unscathed)
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富貴貧窮命裏該,---Fu4 gui4 pin2 qiong2 ming4 li3 gai,
皆因年月日時排.---Jie yin nian2 yue4 ri4 shi2 pai2.

The rich, the noble and the poor are left to themselves,
To spend their own time and live their own lives.
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富貴人間夢,---Fu4 gui4 ren2 jian meng4
功名水上鷗.---Gong1 ming2 shui3 shang4 ou.

Riches and fame are but dreams among men,
Merit and renown are but gulls floating on the water.
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富貴如花,---Fu4 gui4 ru2 hua,
貧賤如草.---Pin2 jian4 ru2 cao3.

Riches and honour is like the flowers
Poor and lowly is like the grass.
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風息休起浪,---Feng xi xiu qi3 lang4,
岸到便離船.---4An dao4 bian4 li2 chuan2.

When the wind subsides the waves cease;
Leave the boat when it reaches the shore.
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逢人奉承,----Feng2 ren2 feng3 cheng2,
誰是敵人?---Shui2 shi4 di2 ren2?

If you flatter everyone,
Who will be your enemy?
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逢人莫說人間事,---Feng2 ren2 mo4 shuo ren2 jian4 shi4,
便是人間無事人.---Bian4 shi4 ren2 jian4 wu2 shi4 ren2.

When meeting a stranger do not talk about the affairs of human
relationship to him,
Then you will be the person without troubles in this world.
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逢山開路,---Feng2 shan kai lu4,
遇水搭橋---Yu4 shui3 da qiao2.

Cut paths through the mountains
And build bridges across the river.
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夫妻愛好,---Fu1 qi ai4 hao3,
同偕到老.---Tong2 xie2 dao4 lao3.

A lovingly married couple,
Will live together until they die.
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福無雙全,---Fu2 wu2 shuang quan2,
禍不單行.---Huo4 bu4 dan xing2.

Good fortune comes not in pairs;
Calamity walks not alone.
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福無雙至
Fu2 wu2 shuang zhi4

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
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夫賢則妻賢
Fu2 xian ze2 qi xian

A good husband makes a good wife.
(A good Jack makes a good Jill.)
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弗與人爭,---Fu2 yu4 ren2 zheng,
要與天爭.---Yao4 yu4 tian zheng.

Do not struggle with people,
But struggle with heaven.
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輔車相依,---Fu3 che xiang yi,
唇亡齒寒.---Chun4 wang2 chi3 han2.

Depending on each other for existence,
If the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold.
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打蛇不死,---Da3 she2 bu4 si3,
後患無盡.---Hou4 huan4 wu2 jin4.

Failing to kill a snake,
There will be no end of trouble for the future.
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打死人要抵命,---Da3 si3 ren2 yao di3 ming4,
鬨死人不抵命.---Hong4 si3 ren2 bu4 di3 ming4

To kill someone the killer must pay with his life,
However, a person, who has scared someone to death, does not have to pay
with his life.
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打鴨子上架
Da3 ya zi3 shang4 jia4

Drive a duck onto a perch.
(make somebody to do something entirely beyond him).
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大江奔騰,---Da4 jiang ben teng2,
一瀉千里.---Yi xie4 qian li3.

The Yangtze River rolls and roars,
On and on for a thousand miles.
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大丈夫,---------------------Da4 zhang4 fu2,
難保妻不賢, 子不孝---nan2 bao3 qi bu4 xian, zi3 bu4 xiao4

A man cannot guarantee,
that his wife is not wise and his sons not filial piety.
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蓋世功勞,---Gai4 shi4 gong lao2,
彌天罪過.---Mi2 tian zui4 guo4

He has certainly made unparalleled contribution,
But he is also committed heinous crime.
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乾打雷,---Gan1 da3 lei3,
不下雨---Bu4 xia4 yu3.

Thunder but no rain
(Much noise but no action).
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幹骨頭煉不出油來
Gan1 gu tou2 lian4 bu4 chu you2 lai2

You can't get fat from a dry bone.
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甘苦共嘗,---Gan1 ku3 gong4 chang2,
死生不渝.---Si3 sheng bu4 yu2.

Share the joys and sorrows,
Unswerving dead or alive.
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鋼刀雖快,------Gang1 dao sui kuai4
不殺無罪人.---Bu4 sha wu2 zui4 ren2.

Although the knife is very sharp,
It does not kill not guilty people.
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眼見為實 Yan3 jian4 wei2 shi4

Seeing is believing.
(One needs to see it before one can believe it exists or happens)
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掩目而捕燕雀
Yan3 mu4 er2 bu3 yan4 que4

Deceive oneself as well as others
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一不怕苦,---Yi1 bu4 pa4 ku3,
二不怕死.---Er4 bu4 pa4 si3

Fear neither hardship nor death.
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一次是恩惠,---Yi1 ci4 shi4 en hui4,
兩次成列規.---Liang3 ci4 cheng2 lie4 gui.

The first time it is a favour,
The second time, a rule.
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一方有難,---Yi fang you3 nan2,
八方支援.---Ba fang zhi yuan2.

When trouble occurs at one spot,
Help comes from all quarters.
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好漢做事好漢當
Hao3 han4 zuo4 shi4 hao3 han4 dang

A true man has the courage to accept
the consequences of his own actions
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好好學習,---Hao3 hao3 xue2 xi2,
天天向上.---Tian tian xiang shang4

Study well and make progress every day
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海水乾燥,---Hai3 shui3 gan zao,
石頭腐壞.---Shi2 tou2 fu3 huai4.

The sea may run dry,
The stone may crumble.
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害人反害已
Hai4 ren2 fan3 hai4 yi3

Curses fall on the head of the curser.
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好處安身,---Hao3 chu4 an shen,
苦處用錢.---Ku3 chu4 yong4 qian2.

A good place is good for settling down,
A hard place requires to spend money.
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當斷不斷,---Dang duan4 bu4 duan4,
反受其亂.---Fan3 shou4 qi2 luan4.

Make a decision when a decision is required,
Lest it only brings disaster.
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當家才知柴米貴,---Dang jia cai2 zhi chai2 mi3 gui4,
處世方識世情艱.---Chu3 shi4 fang shi2 shi4 qing2 jian.

To know the prices of the firewood and the rice
one has to be in charge of a family,
To know the complicated affairs of the society
one has to get involved with them.
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進退兩難
Jin4 tui4 liang3 nan2

Difficult to advance or to retreat.
(Between the devil and the deep sea).
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久旱逢甘雨
Jiu3 han4 feng2 gan yu3

Welcoming a rain after long drought
(have a long-felt need satisfied)
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到什麼地方,---Dao4 shen2 me di4 fang,
就說什麼話.---Jiu4 shuo shen2 me hua4.

Wherever you go,
Speak the language of that place (if you can).
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大廈千間,---Da4 sha4 qian jian,
夜眠八尺.---Ye4 mian2 ba chi3.

He has a mansion of many rooms,
But his sleeping space requires only eight feet.
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量為歡中闊,---Liang2 wei2 huan zhong kuo4,
言因醉後多.---Yan2 yin zui4 hou4 duo.

You are relaxed as you are happy,
You talk too much because you are drunk.
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良言一句三冬暖
Liang2 yan2 yi ju4 san dong nuan3

A single kind word keeps one warm for three winters.
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爛板凳,-----Lan4 ban deng4,
高談闊論.---Gao tan2 kuo4 lun4
.
A little rotten stool,
Wants to indulge in loud and empty talk.
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籬芭修得牢,---Li3 ba xiu de2 lao2,
野犬不進宅.---Ye3 quan3 bu4 jin4 zhai2.

If the fence is secure,
No wild dogs will enter.
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夫人必自侮而後人侮之
Fu2 ren2 bi4 zi4 wu3 er2 hou4 ren2 wu3 zhi

A man must despise himself before others will
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夫妻恩愛,---Fu1 qi en ai4,
討飯應該.---Tao3 fan4 ying gai.

The affectionate couple,
Deserve a good living.
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夫妻相打不要閑人勸
Fu1 qi xiang da3 bu4 yao xian2 ren2 quan4

The fighting between the husband and the wife
needs not persons not concerned to reconcile
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扶不起的阿斗
Fu2 bu4 qi3 de A Dou

A disappointing person or a hopeless case
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夫江河長百谷者,---Fu2 jiang he2 chang2 bai3 gu3 zhe3,
以其卑下也.---------Yi3 qi2 bei xia4 ye3.

The river can wind through hundreds of valleys,
Because it is humble and stays low.
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逢橋須下馬,---Feng1 qiao2 xu xia4 ma3,
過渡莫爭船.---Guo4 du4 mo4 zheng chuan2.

When crossing a bridge one should dismount,
When taking ferry do not fight over a seat in a boat.
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風聲鶴唳,---Feng sheng he4 li4,
草木皆兵.---Cao3 mu4 jie bing.

The sound of the wind was taken as the crowing of the cranes,
And the grass and trees were mistaken as soldiers.
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豐收不忘廣積糧
Feng1 shou bu4 wang guang3 ji liang2

When we reap a good harvest,
we must make a point of storing grain everywhere.
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風送人,---Feng1 song4 ren2,
雨留客.---Yu3 liu2 ke4

The wind sends off a friend,
But the rain keeps him.
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福如東海,---Fu2 ru2 dong hai3,
壽比南山.---Shou4 bi3 nan2 shan

Your good fortune is like the eastern sea
And your life can be compared with the south mountain (Mount Kunlun)
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冤各有頭,---Yuan ge4 you3 tou2,
債各有主.---Zhai4 ge4 you3 zhu3.

Every injustice has its perpetrator,
Every debt has a creditor.
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有遺產方有哀榮
You3 yi2 chan3 fang you3 ai rong2

Men mourn for those who leave fortunes behind.
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友誼第一,---You3 yi4 di4 yi,
比賽第二.---Bi3 sai4 di4 er4.

Friendship first,
Competition second.
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欲知前面路,---Yu4 zhi qian2 mian4 lu4,
須問過來人.---Xu wen4 guo4 lai2 ren2

If you wish to know the road a head,
Inquire of those who have travelled it.
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預知三天富千年
Yu4 zhi san tian fu4 qian nian2

He who could foresee affairs three days in advance
Could be rich for thousand of years.
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在生是一根草,---Zai4 sheng shi4 yi gen cao3,
死了是一個寶.---Si3 le shi4 yi ge4 bao3.

He was like a grass when he was alive,
After his death he was a treasure.
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再思而後行
Zai4 si er2 hou4 xing2

Second thoughts are best
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早死十年不願窮
Zao3 si3 shi2 nian2 bu4 yuan4 qiong2

Better die ten years earlier than live those years in poverty.
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早早睡, 晚晚起,-----Zao3 zao3 shui4, wan3 wan3 qi3,
又省燈油又省米.---You44 sheng3 deng you2 you4 sheng3 mi3.

By sleeping early and getting up late,
Save lamp-oil and rice.
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斬草必須除根
Zhan3 cao3 bi4 xu chu2 根

When you are weeding, you must dig up the roots.
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在生是一根草,---Zai4 sheng shi4 yi gen cao3,
死了是一個寶.---Si3 le shi4 yi ge4 bao3.

He was like a grass when he was alive,
After his death he was a treasure.
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再思而後行
Zai4 si er2 hou4 xing2

Second thoughts are best
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早死十年不願窮
Zao3 si3 shi2 nian2 bu4 yuan4 qiong2

Better die ten years earlier than live those years in poverty.
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早早睡, 晚晚起,-----Zao3 zao3 shui4, wan3 wan3 qi3,
又省燈油又省米.---You44 sheng3 deng you2 you4 sheng3 mi3.

By sleeping early and getting up late,
Save lamp-oil and rice.
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斬草必須除根
Zhan3 cao3 bi4 xu chu2 gen

When you are weeding, you must dig up the roots.
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雄辯是銀,---Xiong2 bian4 shi4 yin2,
沉默是金.---Chen2 mo4 shi4 jin.

Speech is silver,
Silence is golden.
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下山容易上山難
Xia4 shan rong2 yi4 shang4 shan nan2

It is easier to run down a hill than up one.
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一環薄弱,---Yi1 huan2 bo4 ruo4,
全局必垮.---Quan2 ju2 bi4 kua.

A (or the) chain is no stronger than its weakest link.

(常指一個破綻便使整個論點站不住葵7d)
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國王不可能犯錯誤.
Guo2 wang2 bu4 ke3 neng2 fan4 cuo4 wu4.

The King can do no wrong.
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過屠門而大嚼
Guo4 tu2 men4 er2 da4 jue2

Pass the butcher's and start munching
(feed oneself on illusions)
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耆老默契少,---Qi2 lao3 mo4 qi4 shao3,
其人心不明.---Qi2 ren2 xin bu4 ming2.

You can deceive the old but not the young,
He, who deceives people, does not know what he is doing.
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坐轎的是人,------Zuo4 jiao4 de shi4 ren2,
抬轎的也是人.---Tai2 jiao4 de ye3 shi4 ren2.

He who rides in the sedan chair is a man,
He who carries the sedan chair is also a man.
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清清而仁民,---Qing qing er2 ren2 min2,
仁民而愛物.---Ren2 min2 er2 ai4 wu4.

Give your love to the people,
And the people will love everything in this world.
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清水見底,---Qing1 shui3 jian4 di4,
明鏡照心.---Ming2 jing4 zhao4 xin.

The water is so clear that you can see the bottom,
A bright mirror can illuminate the heart.
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清水未來,---Qing shui3 wei4 lai2,
莫潑髒水.---Mo4 po zang shui3

Don't cast out the foul water,
Till you bring in the clean.
or
Don't throw out your dirty water,
Before you get in fresh.
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清者自清,---Qing1 zhe3 zi4 qing,
濁者自濁.---Zhuo2 zhe3 zi4 zhuo.

The wise man knows he knows nothing,
The fool thinks he knows all.
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晴帶雨傘,---Qing2 dai4 yu3 san3,
飽帶榦糧.---Bao dai4 gan liang2.

When the sky is clear, carry an umbrella,
Though your stomach is full, carry provision.
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書山有路勤為經,---Shu shan you3 lu4 qin2 wei2 jing4,
學海無涯苦作舟.---Xue3 hai3 wu2 ya2 ku3 zuo4 zhou.

Diligence is the vehicle on the paths of mountains of books,
Endurance is the vessel on the courses of the seas of learning.
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書中自有黃金屋,---Shu1 zhong zi4 you3 huang2 jin wu,
書中自有顏如玉.---shu1 zhong zi4 you3 yan2 ru2 yu4.

In the books one will find houses made of gold,
And the complexions of persons like jade.
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書中自有顏如玉
Shu1 zhong zi4 you3 yan2 ru2 yu4

In books there are women who appear as jewels.
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一粒老鼠屎,---Yi li4 lao3 shu3 shi3,
壞了一鍋粥.---Huai4 le yi guo zhou.

One drop of rat's dropping,
Spoils the whole pot of porridge.
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熟能生巧
Shu2 neng2 sheng qiao3.

Practice makes perfect.
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鼠口不出象牙
Shu3 kou3 bu4 chu xiang4 ya2

You cannot get ivory teeth from a rat's mouth.
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兄弟不和,---Xiong1 di4 bu4 he2,
旁人得利.---Pang2 ren2 de2 li3.

If brothers disagree,
The bystander takes advantage.
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兄弟分開成鄰舍,---Xiong1 di4 fen kai cheng2 lin2 she3,
上晝分開下晝借.---Shang3 hua4 fen kai xia4 hua4 jie4.

When brothers are separated they become neighbours,
Having separated in the morning they are already borrowing
things from each other by the afternoon.
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背義忘恩,---Bei4 yi4 wang4 en,
天人共戮.---Tian ren2 gong4 lu4.

Disregarding the righteousness and benevolence
Will be killed by men and heaven.
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別家金窩銀窩,---Bie2 jia jin wo yin2 wo,
不如自家草窩.---Bu4 ru2 zi4 jia cao3 wo.

People's golden shelters or silver shelters
Are not as good as the grass shelter of my family.
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背道而馳,---Bei4 dao4 er2 chi2,
目標相違.---Mu4 biao xiang wei2.

Going in the opposite direction,
They will not achieve the objective.
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被揭穿之謊言
Bei4 jie chuan zhi huang3 yan2

A lie nailed to the counter
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本性總要表現出來.
Ben3 xing4 zong3 yao biao3 xian4 chu lai2.

What's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh.
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比上不足,---Bi3 shang4 bu4 zu2,
比下有餘.---Bi3 xia4 you3 yu2.

Fall short of the best
But is better than the worst.
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閉門家裡坐,---Bi4 men2 jia li3 zuo4,
禍從天上來.---Huo4 cong2 tian shang4 lai2.

One shuts oneself for doing nothing at home,
Yet calamity comes from Heaven.
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筍因落籜方成竹,---Sun3 yin luo4 duo4 fang cheng2 zu2,
魚為奔波始化龍.---Yu2 wei4 ben bo shi3 hua4 long2.

A young bamboo shoot drops off its joint and becomes bamboo,
A fish brave the stormy waves to begin its life like a dragon.
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樹大根深
Shu4 da4 gen shen

A big tree has deep roots.
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樹倒無蔭
Shu4 dao4 wu2 yin.

When the tree falls there is no shade.
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是心非,---Lou3 shi4 xin fei
言行相違.---Yan2 xing2 xiang4 wei2.

Say one thing and mean anther,
Words and deeds are in opposite.
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不要問客殺雞
Bu4 yao wen4 ke4 sha ji

Don't ask a guest if you may kill a fowl for him.
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認賊作父
Ren4 zei zuo4 fu4

To take the foe for one's father.
(regard the enemy as kith and kin)
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快樂莫使盡
Kuai4 le4 mo4 shi3 jin4

If you have happiness don't use it all up.
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寬字乃治家之寶
Kuan4 zi4 nai3 zhi4 jia zhi bao3

The word Forbearance is the treasure of the household.
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催工不催飯
Cui1 gong bu4 cui fan4

Hurry men at their work, not at their meals.
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此處無魚,---Ci3 chu4 wu2 yu2,
別處下鉤.---Bie2 chu4 xia4 gou.

If there are no fish in this place,
Then drop your hook in another.
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匆促結婚必多後悔
Cong1 cu4 jie hun bi4 duo hou4 hui3 .

Those who marry without due deliberation
often are sorry afterwards.
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吹鬍子瞪眼
Chui1 hu2 zi3 deng4 yan3

Froth at the mouth and glare with rage
(foam with rage)
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勿爭長短,---Wu4 zheng chang2 duan3,
以傷和睦.---Yi3 shang he2 mu4.

Do not argue over the weak and strong points
To hurt the harmonious relations.
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溫故而知新,---Wen1 gu4 er2 zhi xin,
可以為師矣.---Ke3 yi3 wei2 shi2 yi3

If one can gain new insights through studying old material,
Then one can be a master to others.
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文官動動嘴,---Wen2 guan dong4 dong4 zui3,
武官動動腿.---Wu3 guan dong4 dong4 tui3.

The civil official moves his mouth,
Military officer moves his legs.
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聞名不如見面
Wen2 ming2 bu4 ru2 jian4 mian4

Knowing a person by repute is not
as good as seeing him in the flesh
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文人相輕的惡習
Wen2 ren2 xiang qing de e4 xi2

The evil practice of scholars disparaging one another.
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文人主定命中窮
Wen2 ren2 zhu ding4 ming4 zhong qiong2

Poverty is the common fate of scholars.
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甕中捉虌,---Weng4 zhong zhuo bie,
十拿九穩.---Shi2 na2 jiu3 wen3.

To catch a turtle in a jar,
It is going after an easy prey.
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我不害人,---Wo3 bu4 hai4 ren2,
人不害涯.---Ren2 bu4 hai4 ya2.

I do not harm anyone,
And no one will harm me.

人來害我,---Ren2 lai2 hai4 ya2,
我就害人.---Ya2 jiu4 hai4 ren2.

If someone comes to harm me,
And I will harm someone.
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王牌在我手中
Wang2 pai2 zai4 wo3 shou3 zhong

The cards are in my hands.
(I hold the disposal of events which will secure success)
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忘己之為大,---Wang4 yi3 zhi wei2 da4,
無私之為公.Wu2 si zhi wei2 gong.

For the sake of the majority forget oneself,
It is selfless for the sake of the public.
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危時則信神
Wei1 shi2 ze2 xin4 shen2

The devil sick would be a monk.
(said of those who in times of sickness or danger make pious resolution,
but forgot them when danger is past and health recovered).
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一事成功,---Yi1 shi4 cheng2 gong,
事事順利.---Shi4 shi4 shun4 li3.

Nothing succeeds like success.
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一事無成,---Yi1 shi4 wu2 cheng2
兩鬢斑.---Liang2 bin4 ban

I have not accomplished much,
My hair is already greying at the temples.
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疑人莫用,---Yi2 ren2 mo4 yong4,
用人莫疑.---Yong4 ren2 mo4 yi2.

If you have doubt about someone don't employ him,
If you employ someone you should have doubt about him.
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以暴易暴---Yi3 bao4 yi4 bao4

To replace one tyranny by another.
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以德報德
Yi3 de2 bao4 de2

Favour me and I will favour you in return
(你捧我, 我就捧你)
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蟻能知水馬知途,---Yi3 neng2 zhi shui3 ma3 zhi tu2,
异類能將危睏扶.---Yi4 lei4 neng2 jiang wei kun4 fu2.

Ants know the source of the water and old horses know the way,
A different kind of non-human beings saves the predicament.
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裁定個衣,---Cai2 ding4 ge4 yi,
配定個妻.---Pei4 ding4 ge4 qi.

In dress making you must know how to cut out garments,
In marriage you must choice your own wife.
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裁縫是你舅,---Cai2 feng2 shi4 ni3 jiu4,
也要賺隻袖.---Ye3 yao4 zhuan4 zhi xiu4.

Even though the tailor is your uncle,
He has to make a profit.
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財主人銅錢,---Cai2 zhu3 ren2 tong2 qian2,
告化子性命.---Gao3 hua4 zi3 xing4 ming4.

A rich man has his money,
And a beggar has his life.
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菜沒鹽無味,---Cai3 mei2 yan2 wu2 wei4,
話沒理無力.---Hua4 mei2 li3 wu2 li4.

Food without salt is tasteless,
Talking unreasonably is not forceful.
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滄海桑田,---Cang hai3 sang tian2,
世事變化.---Shi4 shi4 bian4 hua4.

Seas change into mulberry fields and mulberry fields into seas.
The affairs of human life are changing all the time.
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走盡天邊娘好,---Zou3 jin3 tian bian niang2 hao3,
吃盡滋味鹽好.---Chi jin3 zi wei4 yan2 hao3.

Having been to the ends of the world I find that my mother is the best,
Having eaten lots of food I find that salt is the best of taste.
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買盡天下物,---Mai3 jin4 tian xia4 wu4,
難買子孫賢.---Nan2 mai3 zi3 sun xian2.

You can buy up all the things in the world,
But you cannot buy virtue for your offspring.
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買業不明,---Mai3 ye4 bu4 ming,
可問中人.---Ke3 wen4 zhong4 ren2;

If you are uncertain about buying a property,
You can ask the middleman

娶妻不明,---Qu3 qi bu4 ming2,
好問媒人.---Hao3 wen4 mei2 ren2.

If you don't know how to get married,
It is better to ask a matchmaker.
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破釜沉舟,---Po4 fu3 chen2 zhou,
志在必得.---Zhi4 zai4 bi4 de2.

Break the cauldrons and sink the boats,
As they determine to success.
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草木皆兵,---Cao3 mu4 jie bing,
驚恐萬狀.---Jing kong3 wan4 zhuang4..

In a state of extreme nervousness and panic,
Every bush and tree looks like an enemy.
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五十步笑百步
Wu3 shi2 bu4 xiao4 bai3 bu4

One who retreats fifty paces mocks one who retreats a hundred
(The pot calls the kettle black)
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勿為人之外貌所欺
wu2 wei2 ren2 zhi wai4 mao4 suo3 qi

It is not the hood that makes the monk
(We must not be deceived by appearance)
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勿謂何害,---Wu4 wei4 he2 hai4,
其禍將大.---Qi2 huo4 jiang da4.

Don't say it is harmless.
The damage could be immense.
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勿謂何傷,---Wu4 wei4 he2 shang,
其禍將長.---Qi2 huo4 jiang zhang3.

Don't say it doesn't matter.
The trouble could grow and be long lasting.
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勿謂莫聞,---Wu4 wei4 mo4 wen2,
天妖伺人.---Tian yao ci4 ren2.

Don't think scandals can't be known,
Heaven is watching all the time.
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天下無盡善盡美之事
Tian1 xia4 wu2 jin4 shan4 jin4 mei3 zhi shi4

There are lees to every wine
(The best things have some defect)
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貪多而吃不下
Tan1 duo er2 chi bu4 xia4.

Attempting something that exceeds one's ability.
(bite off more than one can chew).
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桃李經風雨凋零,---Tao2 li3 jing feng yu3 diao ling2,
翠竹經冬不凋謝.---Cui4 zhu2 jing dong bu4 diao xie4.

The plum trees wither under the storm,
The emerald bamboo will not fade during winter.
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天上神仙府,---Tian1 shang4 shen2 xian fu3,
人家宰相家.---Ren2 jia zai3 xiang4 fu3.

In heaven there is the mansion of the gods,
And on earth the house of the prime minister.
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天塌下來正好抓雲雀
Tian1 ta xia4 lai2 zheng4 hao3 zhua yun2 que4

If the sky falls we shall catch larks.
(指何必杞人憂天)
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一間屋里嘆气,---Yi1 jian wu li3 tan4 qi4,
三間屋里冷气.---san jian wu li3 leng3 qi4.
.
In one house there is sighing,
The other three have cold attitudes.
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一舉兩得
Yi1 ju3 liang3 de2

Kill two birds with one stone
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一通百通
Yi1 tong bai3 tong

Settle one difficulty, and you keep a hundred others away.
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倚勢欺人
Yi3 shi4 qi ren2

To take advantage of one's position to bully people
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以我之長,---Yi3 wo3 zhi chang2,
攻敵之短.---Gong di2 zhi duan4.

Utilize our strong points,
To attack the enemy's weak points.
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以眼還眼,---Yi3 yan3 huan2 yan3,
以牙還牙.---Yi3 ya2 huan2 ya2.

An eye for an eye,
And a tooth for a tooth.
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以賊捉賊
Yi3 zei2 zhuo zei2

Use a thief to catch a thief.
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以子之矛,---Yi3 zi3 zhi mao2,
攻子之盾.---Gong zi3 zhi dun4.

Set your own spear,
Against your own shield.
(refute somebody with his own argument).
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藝多不養家
Yi4 duo bu4 yang3 jia

A man who knows too many crafts cannot feed his family.
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銀匠不偷銀,---Yin2 jiang4 bu4 tou yin2
餓死一家人.---E4 si3 yi jia ren2.

If a silversmith does not steal silver,
His whole family will die of starvation.
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易如反掌
Yi4 eu2 fan3 zhang3

As easy as turning one's palm
(as easy as falling off a log)
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越窮越遇鬼
Yue4 qiong2 yue4 yu4 gui

The poorer one is, the more devils he meets.
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月缺不改光,---Yue4 que bu4 gai3 guang,
劍折不改鋼,---Jian4 zhe2 bu4 gai3 gang.

When the moon light is lacking, it is no need to put right the light,
When a sword is twisted, it is not necessary to rectify the steel.
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遠重衣冠,---Yuan3 zhong4 yi guan4,
近重人.------Jin4 zhong4 ren2.

When we are abroad we look at a man's clothes,
At home we look at the man.
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願你事業興盛
Yuan4 ni3 shi4 ye3 xing sheng4

May you prosper
(May your shadow never grow less).
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園里選瓜,---Yuan2 li3 xuan3 gua,
越選越差.---Yue4 xuan3 yue4 cha4.

Picking melons in the garden,
The more you choose the worse it becomes.
(Don't be too choosy)
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有錢難買命
You3 Qian2 Nan2 Mai3 Ming4

Money cannot buy life
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有錢難買親生子,---You3 qian2 nan2 mai3 qin sheng zi3,
無錢可討有錢妻.---Wu2 qian2 ke3 tao3 you3 qian2 qi.

If one has money one cannot buy one's own son,
Without money one could marry a rich wife.
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有錢難買少年時,---You3 qian2 nan2 mai3 shao4 nian2 shi2,
有錢不買半年閑.---You3 qian2 bu4 mai3 ban4 nian2 xian2.

With money one cannot buy back one's youth,
With money one would not want to buy the leisure for half a year.
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有錢難買心頭願
You3 qian2 nan2 mai3 xin tou2 yuan4

With money one cannot buy one's hearty wish.
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世上無神鬼,---Shi4 shang4 wu2 shen2 gui3,
都是人作起.---Du shi4 ren2 zuo4 qi3.

In this world, there is no God and no ghosts
These are products of humans
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世上種種煩惱,---Shi4 shang4 zhong3 zhong3 fan2 nao3,
皆由心之所造.---Jie you3 xin zhi suo3 zao4.

All sorts of worries in the world,
Are created by the human mind.
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視死如歸
Shi4 si3 ru2 gui

Look upon death as a going home.
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首先考慮自己
Shou3 xian kao3 lu4 zi4 ji3

Near is my shirt, but nearer is my skin
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手指幹, 言不粘
Shou3 zhi3 gan, yan2 nu4 zhan

Salt does not stick to a dry finger.
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不怕餓死,---Bu4 pa4 e4 si3,
誰肯做賊.---Shui2 ken3 zuo4 zei2.

Starvation brings no fear
Why then you want to be a thief?
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不怕虎生三隻口,---Bu4 pa4 hu3 sheng san zhi kou3,
只怕人懷兩樣心.---Zhi3 pa4 ren2 huai2 liang3 yang4 xin.

I am not afraid of a tiger that has three mouths,
But I am afraid of a man who harbours two kind of minds.
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不怕慢, 只怕站
Bu4 pa4 man4, zhi pa4 zhan4

It is better to move slowly than standing motionless.
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不怕人不請,---Bu4 pa4 ren2 bu4 qing3,
祇怕藝不精.---Zhi pa4 yi4 bu4 jing.

One should not be afraid of not being employed,
But should be afraid of not having the expertise.
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不怕人老,---Bu4 pa4 ren2 lao3,
只怕心老.---Zhi3 pa4 xin lao3.

A man should be afraid of getting old,
But he is fearful of his heart getting old.
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不是冤家不聚頭
Bu4 shi4 yuan jia bu4 ju4 tou2

Enemies and lovers are destined to meet.
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不聽老人言,---Bu4 ting lao3 ren2 yan2,
吃苦在眼前.---Chi ku3 zai4 yan3 qian2.

He who does not heed to the advice of the elders,
Is in for a tough time.
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不徒無益,---Bu4 tu2 wu2 yi4,
反而有害.---Fan3 er2 you3 hai4.

Not only useless, but harmful.
(in vain)
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不曉得葫蘆裡賣啥藥
Bu4 xiao3 de2 hu2 lu2 li3 mai4 sha4 yao4

What has he got up his sleeve?
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百姓百姓,---Bai3 xing4 bai3 xing4,
一百個心.---Yi bai3 ge4 xin.

Many men, many minds.
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八仙過海,---Ba xian guo4 hai3,
各仙神通.---ge4 xian shen2 tong.

The eight immortals are crossing the sea,
Each one of them is showing his/her s[ecial prowess.
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拿着雞毛當令箭
Na2 zhao2 ji mao2 dang ling4 jian4

Take a chicken feather for a warrant to give commands,
(treat one's superior's casual remark as an order and make a big fuss about
it).
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南山可移,---Nan2 shan ke3 yi2,
案不可改.---An4 bu4 ke3 gai.

The South Mountain can be moved,
But, a law case cannot be changed.
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男要俏,一身皂.---Nan2 yao4 qiao2, yi shen zao4.
女要俏,一身孝.---Nu3 yao4 qiao4, yi shen xiao4.
A man, wanting to be handsome, has his whole body full of soap.
A woman, wanting to be pretty, has her whole body like wearing mourning
dress.
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男子少妻財無主,---Nan2 zi3 shao3 qi cai2 wu2 zhu3,
婦女無夫身落空.---Fu4 nu3 wu2 fu2 shen luo4 kong.

A young couple possess no wealth,
But if a woman without a husband it is a disappointment in her life.
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筷頭上出忤逆,---Kuai4 tou2 shang4 chu wu3 ni4,
棒頭上出孝子.---Bang4 tou2 shang4 chu xiao4 zi3.

Using chopsticks to educate a disobedient son,
And a stick to teach an un-filial one
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困龍也有上天日,---Kun4 long2 ye4 you3 shang4 tian ri4
男兒豈無得志時.---Nan2 er2 qi3 wu2 de2 zhi4 shi2.

The weariest dragon will mount to Heaven sooner or later,
What then should not man stumble upon good luck?
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為人無錢心事重.
Wei2 ren2 wu2 qian2 xin shi4 zhong4.

A light purse makes a heavy heart.
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未晚先投宿,---Wei4 wan3 xian tou2 su4,
雞鳴早看天.---Ji ming2 zao3 kan4 tian.

It is better to seek temporary lodging before dark,
The crow of a rooster depends on the sky.
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未修佛果,---Wei4 xiu fo2 guo3,
先結人緣.---Xian jie ren2 yuan2.

If you do nothing for your fellow man,
Then all your prayers to the Buddha are in vain.
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白髮不隨老人去,---Bai2 fa4 bu4 sui2 lao3 ren2 qu4,
看來又是白頭翁.---Kan4 lai2 you4 shi4 bai2 tou2 weng.

A person with white hair not living with other old folks,
Is going to be an old man.

年輕時不知勤學惜時﹐轉眼間光陰逝過﹐很快便會成為白髮人。
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無錢方斷酒,---Wu2 qian2 fang duan4 jiu3,
臨老始看經.---Lin2 lao3 shi3 kan4 jong.

A man gives up drinking only when he has no money,
A man begins to read the bible only when he is getting old.
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未雨綢繆易,---Wei4 yu3 chou2 mou2 yi4,
事後追悔難.---Shi4 hou4 zhui hui3 nan2.

Forethought is easy,
but regret is difficult.
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無功不受祿
Wu2 gong bu4 shou4 lu4

An empty hand is no lure for a hawk
(You must not expect to receive anything without giving a return).
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磨刀恨不利,---Mo4 dao hen4 bu4 li4,
刀利傷人指.---Dao li4 shang ren2 zhi3.

One hates a knife that cannot be sharpened more,
But a sharp knife might hurt one's fingers

磨刀都想著要磨得鋒利﹐但刀鋒利會傷人的手指頭。
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畫虎畫皮難畫骨,---Hua4 hu3 hua4 pi2 nan2 hua4 gu3,
知人口面不知心.---Zhi ren2 kou3 mian4 bu4 zhi xin.

Painting a tiger, reveals its skin, not its bones,
Knowing a man is of his face, not his mind.

了解人表面比較容易，了解人了內心和思想卻很困難。
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真人面前,---Zhen ren2 mian4 qian2,
不說假話.---Bu4 shuo jia3 hua4.

In front of a real man,
One should not tell lies.
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真神前面不燒假香
Zhen1 shen2 qian2 mian4 bu4 shao3 jia3 xiang

Don't burn false incense before a true god
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真是君子,---Zhen1 shi4 jun zi3,
雪中送炭.---Xue3 zhong song4 tan4.

He is really a gentleman,
He sends her charcoal in snowy weather.
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珍饈百味,---Zhen1 xiu bai3 wei4,
一飽便休.---Yi bao3 bian4 xiu.

There are one hundred delicate dishes,
Once you are full your can't eat anymore.
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世上萬般皆下品,---Shi4 shang4 wan4 ban jie xia4 pin3,
思量惟有讀書高.---Si liang2 wei2 you3 du2 shu gao.

Every thing in the world is inferior,
In consideration the highest thing is studying.

世界上一切都是次要的，只有讀書最重要、最高尚。
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燃眉之急
Ran2 mei2 zhi ji2

As pressing as a fire singeing one's eyebrows
(a matter of extreme urgency)
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兩人餒馬瘦,---Liang3 ren2 wei4 ma3 shou4,
兩人補船漏.---Liang3 ren2 bu3 chuan2 lou4.

If two men feed a horse, it will be thin,
If two men mend a boat, it will leak.
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人無遠慮---Ren2 wu2 yuan3 lu4,
必有近憂.---Bi4 you3 jin4 you.

Worries worry
A man without foresight.

人如果沒有對長遠計劃的考慮﹐很快就會遇到困難和問。
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白日莫閑過,---Bai2 ri4 mo4 xian2 guo4.
青春不再來.---Qing chun bu4 zai lai2

Do not do nothing,
As you cannot have two lives.
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好事不出門,---Hao3 shi4 bu4 chu men2,
惡事傳千里.---E4 shi4 chuan2 qian li3.

Good deeds do not leave the house,
Evil deed travels a thousand miles.

好事不容易傳出去﹐壞事很快便傳得到處都知。
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吃得苦中苦,---Chi de2 ku3 zhong ku3,
方為人上人.---Fang wei2 ren2 shang4 ren2.

If one can stand the hardest hardship,
One will be the best among the best.
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吃飯不知牛辛苦,---Chi fan4 bu4 zhi niu2 xin ku3,
穿衣不知紡綿人.---Chuan yi bu4 zhi fang3 mian2 ren2.

Eating rice one does not know the laborious of the cows,
Wearing clothing one does not know the hardship of the spinners.
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吃飯勿忘種田人
Chi1 fan4 wu4 wang zhong3 tian2 ren2

When you eat the cooked rice,
don't forget the farmers who planted the rice.
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吃喝玩樂,---Chi he wan2 le4,
浪費人生.---Lang4 fei4 ren2 sheng.

Idling away in eating, drinking and pleasure-seeking,
He is wasting life.
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人為財死,---Ren2 wei2 cai2 si3,
鳥為食亡.---Niao3 wei2 shi2 wang2.

Men perish for money,
Birds perish for food.

人一輩子就是為了掙錢，鳥一生就是為了覓食。
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極為膽小
Ji2 wei2 dan3 xiao3

Afraid of one's own shadow
(exceedingly timid)
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左手持火,---Zuo3 shou3 chi2 huo3,
右手持水.---You4 shou3 chi2 shui3.

Carry fire in one hand,
And water in the other.
(say one thing and mean another 口是心非)
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左手勝右手,---Zuo3 shou3 sheng4 you4 shou3,
無利可圖.------Wu2 li4 ke3 tu2.

Though the left hand conquer the right,
No advantage is gained.
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嘴上無毛,---Zui3 shang4 wu2 mao2,
作事不牢.---Zuo4 shi4 bu4 lao2.

He who has no hair on his lip
Cannot be trusted to do anything well.
(In ancient time almost all the men had a bit of moustache)
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山中也有千年樹,---Shan zhong ye3 you3 qian nian2 shu4,
世上難逢百歲人.---Shi4 shang4 nan2 feng2 bai3 sui4 ren2.

There are trees as old as one thousand years in the forest,
It is hard to meet an one hundred-year-old man
　　
世間千年以上的樹是有的，但百歲以上的人卻不多見。
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一着錯, 全盤輸
Yi1 zhao2 cuo4, quan2 pan2 shu.

If one piece is moved wrongly,
The whole game is lost.
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傷人一語,---Shang ren2 yi yu3,
利如到割.---Li4 ru2 dao ge.

Hurting someone with one word,
Is like giving him a deep cut.

一句傷人的話，就好像用刀刺人一樣，何必呢？
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勇者福之所歸
Yong3 zhe3 fu2 zhi suo3 gui

Those who attempt and dare are helped by good fortune.
(Fortune favours the brave).
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用木做的人,---Yong4 mu4 zuo4 de4 ren2,
用石做的心.---Yong4 shi2 zuo4 de4 xin.

A man is made of wood
And his heart is of stone.
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天時不如地利,---Tian shi2 bu4 ru2 di4 li4,
地利不如人和.---Di4 li4 bu4 ru2 ren2 he2.

Favourable geographical conditions are better than timely,
Good human relationships are better than the favourable
geographical conditions.

時机好不如地域好，地域好不如人團結，只要人能團結，沒有辦不成的事。
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知止不辱
Zhi1 zhi3 bu4 ru3

If you know where to stop and stop there,
You will never be disgraced.
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人躁有禍,---Ren2 zao4 you3 huo4,
天躁有雨.---Tian zao4 you3 yu3.

When a man is in a rash, he will end up in calamity,
When the sky is unpredictable it rains.
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一家養女百家求,---Yi jia yang3 nu3 bai3 jia qiu2,
一馬不行百馬憂.---Yi ma3 bu4 xing2 bai3 ma3 you.

One family has a daughter and many families are seeking her,
One horse does not gallop and people are worrying about other horses.

一家有姑娘，很多人都來求婿；一匹馬不走，百匹馬也走不了，指因一個人耽誤大
家的事。
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自作自受.
Zi4 zou4 zi4 shou4

As a man sows, so shall he reap
or
As you brew, so you must drink
(suffer from one's own actions)
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藥能醫假病,---Yao4 neng2 yi jia3 bing4,
酒不辭真愁.---Jiu3 bu4 ci2 zhen chou2.

Medicine can cure the false illness,
However, wine cannot alleviate the real problem.

藥對假病起作用，喝酒卻不能解除真正的憂愁。
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好借好還,---Hao3 jie4 hao3 huan2,
再借不難.---Zai4 jie4 bu4 nan2.

One must returned the borrowed things,
So that one can borrow again if he wants to.
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好朋友好算賬
Hao3 peng2 you3 ming2 suan4 zhang4

Good friends settle their accounts speedily.
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好義固為人所欽,---Hao3 yi4 gu4 wei2 ren2 suo3 qin,
貪利乃為鬼所笑.---Tan li4 nai3 wei2 gui3 suo3 xiao4

A person who is advocating morality and justice will be respected by people.
On the other hand, a person who is greedy for money, benefit and indifferent
to righteousness, is not only being despised by people but even being laughed
at by the ghosts.
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好魚居水底.
Hao3 yu2 ju shui3 di3

The best fish swim (or are) near the bottom.
(有價值的東西不能輕易得到).
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遠水難救近火,---Yuan3 shui3 nan2 jiu4 jin4 huo3,
遠親不如近鄰.---Yuan3 qin bu4 ru2 jin4 lin2.

Water afar cannot fight a fire next door,
A neighbour next door is better than a distant relative.

用遠水救火是難辦到的，再好的親戚也不如近處的鄰居有用。
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無針不能穿線,---Wu2 zhen bu4 neng2 chuan xian4,
無水不能行船.---Wu2 shui3 bu4 neng2 xing2 chuan2

The thread cannot pass without a needle,
The boat cannot cross without water.
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五更起床,---Wu3 geng qi3 chuang2
百事興旺.---Bai3 shi4 xing wang4.

He that will thrive must rise at five.
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勿謀之過早
Wu4 mou2 zhi guo4 zao3

First catch your hare and then cook it.
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按下葫蘆浮起瓢
An4 xia4 hu2 lu2 fu2 qi3 piao2

Hardly has one gourd been pushed under water when another bobs up.
(Solve one problem only to find another cropping up)
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長江後浪推前浪,---Chang2 jiang hou4 lang4 tui qian lang4,
世上新人換舊人.---Shi4 shang4 xin ren2 huan4 jiu4 ren2.

The waves on Changjiang race one after another,
Generations are in succession in the same way.

長江後浪推動前浪，世上新人層出不窮。
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拔苗而助長,---Ba2 miao2 er2 zhu4 zhang2,
無益而害之.---Wu2 yi4 er2 hai4 zhi.

Helping the shoots to grow by pulling them upward,
Has ended up killing the shoots.
(Spoil things by excessive enthusiasm)
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避色如避讎,---Bi4 se4 ru2 bi4 chou2,
避風如避箭.---Bi4 feng ru2 bi4 jian4.

To avoid sex is like avoiding the enemy,
To avoid the wind is like avoiding the arrows.
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別高興得太早
Bie2 gao xing4 de2 tai4 zao3

It is unwise to exult too soon.
(He laughs best who laughs last).
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別惹麻煩
Bi2 re3 ma2 fan2

Let sleeping dogs lie
(refrain from action which would alter in exciting
situation for fear of unfavourable results).
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記得少年騎竹馬,---Ji4 de2 shao3 nian2 qi2 zhu2 ma3,
看看又是白頭翁.---Kan4 kan4 you4 shi4 bai2 tou2 weng.

I still can remember riding a bamboo toy horse when I was a kid,
Look at me now, a man with white hair.

至今常記起少年騎竹碼的情景，但轉眼頭發已經白了。意指時間過得非常快。
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有福不在忙
You3 fu2 bu4 zai4 mang2

The man destined to happiness need not be in a hurry.
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有福同享,---You3 fu2 tong2 xiang3,
有禍同當.---You3 huo4 tong2 dang.

Share joys and sorrow,
Share weal and woe.
(stick together through thick and thin.)
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有個好習慣,---you3 ge4 hao3 xi2 guan4,
事事皆不難.---shi4 shi4 jie bu4 nan2.

Having a good habit,
All things are easy.
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有枴棍兒不跌倒,---You3 guai3 gun4 er2 bu4 die dao4,
有商量兒不失錯.---You3 shang liang2 er2 bu4 shi cuo4.

Holding a walking stick one wouldn't fall down,
Having discussion one wouldn't make mistake.
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人情似紙張張薄,---Ren2 qing2 si4 zhi3 zhang zhang bo4,
世事如棋局局新.---Shi4 shi4 ru2 qi2 ju2 ju2 xin.

Relationship is as thin as a sheet of paper,
World affair is always new like chess games.

人情像紙一樣十分脆薄，世界上的事如棋局一樣變化萬千。
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由一斑可知全貌
You2 yi ban ke3 zhi quan2 mao4

From a few spots one knows the whole appearance.
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富潤屋, 德潤身
Fu4 run4 wu, de2 run4 shen

Riches adorn the dwelling, virtue adorns the person.
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今日有酒今日醉,---Jin ri4 you3 jiu3 jin ri4 zui4,
明日愁來明日當.---ming2 ri4 chou2 lai2 ming2 ri4 dang.

Whatever wine you have today drink it today,
Let tomorrow's worries worry tomorrow
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有借有還,---You3 jie4 you3 huan2,
再借不難.---Zai4 jie4 bu4 nan2.

To return what one borrows
Makes it easy to borrow again.
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一年之計在於春,---Yi nian2 zhi ji4 zai4 yu2 chun,
一日之計在於寅.---Yi ri4 zhi ji4 zai4 yu2 yin2.

The plan of the year starts in spring,
The plan of the day starts in the morning,

一家之計在於和,---Yi jia zhi ji4 zai4 yu2 he2,
一生之計在於勤.---Yi sheng zhi ji4 zai4 yu2 qin2.

The essence of a family is harmony,
The essence of a life is diligence.

一年最好的時光在春天，一天最好的時光在早晨；一家最好的東西是和睦，保護身
体最好的辦法在于勤勞。
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有交情, 水也是甜的
You3 jiao qing3, shui3 ye2 shi4 tian2 di4

When men are really friends, then even water is sweet
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有理說實話,---You3 li3 shuo shi4 hua4,
沒理說蠻話.---Mei2 li3 shuo man3 hua4.

With reason you are telling the truth,
Without reason you talk recklessly.
--------------------------------

有利必有弊
You3 li4 bi4 you3 bi4

If there are advantages there must be disadvantages.
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有其父, 必有其子,---You3 qi2 fu4, bi4 you3 qi2 zi3,
有其母, 必有其女.---You3 qi2 mu3, bi4 you3 qi2 nu3.

Like father, like son,
Like mother, like daughter.
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少時不努力,---Shao3 shi2 bu4 nu3 li4,
老來徒悲傷.---Lao3 lai2 tu2 bei shang.

If youthful years are not well spent,
Maturity will bring nothing but grief.

年紀小的時候不努力學習上進，等到年紀大了只有枉自悲傷了。
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好運不長有,---Hao3 yun4 bu4 chang2 you3,
花香不到頭.---Hua xiang bu4 dao4 tou2.

Man cannot be always fortunate,
Flowers do not last forever.
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好運不可靠,---Hao3 yun4 bu4 ke3 kao4
當心運去時.---Dang xin yun4 qu3 shi2.

Do not rely on your present good fortune;
Prepare for the year when it may leave you.
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浩浩長江,---Hao4 hao4 Changjiang,
奔騰不息.---Ben teng2 bu4 xi

The mighty waters of the Yangtze River roll on incessantly.
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和尚不說鬼,---He2 shang4 bu4 shuo gui3,
袋里沒有米.---Dai4 li3 mei2 you3 mi3.

If the monk does not about ghost,
His bag will be without rice to cook.
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醉後乾坤大,---Zui4 huo4 qian2 kun da4,
壺中日月長.---Hu2 zhong ri4 yue4 chang2.

When one is drunk one finds the universe is big,
The sun and moon inside the kettle are long

很多人醉後才會自我感到安慰，醉後才獲得一絲滿足。這可能就是哪些精神痛苦的
人想“醉”的原因吧。
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擒賊先擒王,---Qin2 zei2 xian qin2 wang2,
樹倒猢猻散.---Shu4 dao4 hu2 sun san3.

To catch bandits, first catch the ring;eader,
When the tree falls the monkeys scatter.
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不管三七二十一
Bu4 guan3 san qi er4 shi2 yi

Casting all caution to the winds
(regardless of the consequences)
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有酒有肉接遠親,---You3 Jiu3 You3 Rou4 Jie Yuan3 Qin,
風發火起要近鄰.---Feng fa huo3 qi3 yao jin4 lin2.

Wine and meat are prepared to receive distance relatives,
When storm and calamity arrive ca;; the neighbours for help.
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有了千田想萬田,---You3 le qian tian2 xiang3 wan4 tian2,
做得皇帝想成仙.---Zuo4 de2 huang2 di4 xiang3 cheng2 xian.

Having had a thousand acres of farmland he is thinking of ten thousand acres,

Having become an emperor he wants to become an immortal.
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但將冷眼看螃蟹,---Dan4 jiang leng3 yan4 kan4 pang2 xie4,
看你橫行到幾時.---Kan4 ni3 heng3 xing2 dao4 ji3 shi2.

Coolly looking at the crab,
I want to see how long it can run sideways.

用冷靜的眼光盯着橫行霸道的人，看你還能活動多久。意指對惡人的蔑視。
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天晴修水溝
Tian1 qing2 xiu shui3 gou.

Clean out the drainpipes while the sun shines.
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有理的想著說,---You3 li3 di2 xiang zhao2 shuo,
沒理的槍著說.---Mei2 li3 di2 qiang3 zhao2 shuo.

He who has reasons thinks first before he speaks.
The one without reasons rushes to speak.
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有理走遍天下,---You3 li3 zou3 bian4 tian xia4,
無理吋步難行.---Wu2 li3 cun4 bu4 nan2 xing2.

With justice on your side, you can go anywhere,
Without it, you can't take a step.
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有其主必有其僕.
You3 qi2 zhu3 bi4 you3 qi2 pu2 .

Like master, like servant
or
Such master, such servant
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有意栽花花不發,---You3 yi4 zai hua hua bu4 fa,
無心插柳柳成陰.---Wu2 xin cha liu3 liu3 cheng2 yin.

Nurturing with care, my flower did not bloom,
Neglecting a stuck willow branch, it grew into a shade.

想辦的事情卻沒達到目的，沒想到會辦成的事居然成了。
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兩袖清風,---Liang3 xiu4 qing feng,
愛民如子.---Ai4 min2 ru2 zi3.

An uncorrupted official has two clean hands,
And he loves the people like his children.
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兩樣做法,---Liang3 yang4 zuo4 fa3,
兩種結果.---Liang3 zhong3 jie guo3.

Two different methods of doing things,
Ended up in two different results.
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聊勝於無
Liao2 sheng4 yu2 wu2

It is better than nothing.
(Part of what we want or need is better than nothing)
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烈火見真金
Lie4 huo3 jian4 zhen jin

Pure gold proves its worth in a blazing fire
(people of worth show their mettle during trials and tribulations).
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逢人且說三分話,---Feng2 ren2 qie3 shuo san fen4 hua4,
末可全拋一片心.---Mo4 ke3 quan2 pao yi pian4 xin.

To a stranger, speak only a few words,
Reveal not your heart-felt thoughts.

對人說話要留有餘地，不要一吐為快，不能把心全部交給別人。
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孤掌難鳴
Gu1 zhang3 nan2 ming2

It is impossible to clap with one hand
(It is difficult to achieve anything without support)
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孤注一擲
Gu1 zhu4 yi zhi4

Place all your efforts, interests, or hopes in a single person or thing.
(Stake everything on a single throw; or, put all one's eggs in one basket).
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骨骾在喉,---Gu3 geng3 zai4 hou2,
不吐不快.---Bu4 tu3 bu4 kuai4.

Feeling as if one has a fishbone in one's throat
And cannot rest until one has spat it out.
(have an opinion one cannot suppress)
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古今中外,------Gu3 jin Zhong wai4,
如一秋之貉.---Ru2 yi qiu zhi he2


Ancient or modern, Chinese or foreign,
All human beings belong to the same kind.
(the birds of a feather)
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國亂思良將,---Guo2 luan4 si liang2 jiang4,
家貧思賢妻.---Jia pin2 si xian2 qi.

When a nation is in calamity the people are thinking
of the good generals,
When a family is in poverty the husband is thinking
of his wise wife.

國家動亂時，盼望賢才良將；家庭貧困時，思念有賢惠善良的妻子。
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馬死黃金盡,---Ma3 si3 huang2 jin jin4,
親朋如路人.---Qin peng2 ru2 lu4 ren2.

On the day your horse dies and your gold vanishes,
Your relatives are like strangers met on the road.
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馬無再配,---Ma3 wu2 zai4 pei4,
人有重婚.---Ren2 you3 zhong4 hun.

A horse will not be mated again
And human can remarry.
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螞蟻搬泰山
Ma3 yi3 ban Taishan

Ants can move Mount Taishan
(the united efforts of the masses can accomplish mighty projects)
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情勢所迫,---Qing2 shi4 suo3 po4,
只好如此.---Zhi3 hao3 ru2 ci3

Needs must when the devil drives.
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相識滿天下,---Xiang4 shi2 man3 tian xia4,
知心能幾人.---Zhi xin neng2 ji3 ren2.

He has so many friends,
How many are really intimate?

認識的人很多，可彼此知心的沒有幾個。
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敵人逃竄了,---Di2 ren2 tao2 cuan4 le,
人人都成了勇士.---Ren2 ren2 du cheng2 le yong3 shi4.

The enemies are fleeing in all directions,
Everyone of us has become a brave.
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弟兄竭力山成玉,---Di4 xiong jie2 li4 shan cheng2 yu4,
父子同心土變金.---Fu4 zi3 tong2 xin tu3 bian4 jin.

If the brothers are doing their utmost a mountain will turn into jade,
If the sons and the father are with one heart the earth will turn into gold.

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地要親耕,---Di4 yao4 qin geng,
子要親生.---Zi3 yao4 qin sheng.

You may till your own land,
But you must father your own son.
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別人錯了,---Bie2 ren2 cuo4 liao3,
不等于你對了.---Bu4 deng3 yu2 ni3 dui4 le.

Other people make a mistake,
Does not mean you are correct.
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人惡,-------------Ren2 e4,
人怕天不怕,---Ren2 pa4 tian bu4 pa4,
A wicked man,
Everybody is afraid of him, but not Heaven.

人善,-------------Ren2 shan,
人欺天不欺.---Ren2 qi tian bu4 qi.

A wise man,
People always fool him, but not Heaven.

人們對惡人都害怕，但天不怕；善良的人常常被人欺負，但天不會欺。
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鳥盡弓藏,---Niao3 jin4 gong cang2,
兔死狗烹.---Tu4 si3 gou3 peng.

There are no more birds and the bows have been stored away,
The hares are dead and the dogs have been stewed.
(The world is at peace and the veterans are not required).
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娘家屋裡百曉通,----------Niang2 jia wu li3 bai3 xiao3 tong,
到了夫家犯了鵝掌瘋.---Dao4 le fu jia fan4 le e2 zhang3 feng.

While living in her mother's house she is a girl of all trades,
After marriage she suffers from fungal infection of the hand
in her husband's house.
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年紀活了七八十,---Nian2 ji4 huo3 le qi ba shi2,
風運气色看不出.---Feng yun2 qi4 se4 kan4 bu4 chu.

When one has lived to seventy or eighty years old,
The fast changing of one's good look cannot be notice.
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年怕中秋月怕半,---Nian2 pa4 zhong qiu yue4 pa4 ban4
男兒立志在少年.---Nan2 er2 li4 zhi4 zai4 shao3 nian2

The year is afraid of mid-autumn and the month of half,
A fine man should resolve his aspiration when he is young.
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常在河邊走,---Chang2 zai4 he2 bian zou3,
難免腳濕鞋.---Nan2 mian3 jiao3 shi xie2.

If one often walks by the river bank,
He cannot always avoid wetting his shoes.
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唱戲要嗓子,---Chang4 xi4 yao4 sang3 zi3,
拉弓要膊子.---La gong yoa4 bo2 zi3

You must have a good voice to sing in the opera,
And a strong arm to pull the bow.
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長江不拒細流,---Changjiang bu4 ju4 xi4 liu2,
泰山不擇土石.---Taishan bu4 ze2 tu3 shi2.

The Yangtze River never refuses water from other tributaries,
Mount Taishan discriminates no dirt and rocks.
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長江後浪催前浪,---Changjiang hou4 lang4 cui qian2 lang4,
月趕流星風送雲.---Yue4 gan3 liu2 xing feng4 song4 yun2.

As in the Yangtze River the waves behind urge on those in front,
The moon overtakes the meteors and the wind blows away the clouds.
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長江後浪推前浪,---Changjiang hou4 lang4 tui qian2 lang4,
一代更比一代強.---Yi dai4 geng bi3 yi dai4 qiang2.

As in the Yangtze River, the waves behind drive on those before,
So each new generation excels the last one.
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牽馬到水邊易,---Qian ma3 dao4 shui3 bian yi4,
逼馬飲水難.-----Bi ma3 yin3 shui3 nan2.

You can take a horse to 'water',
But you cannot make it drink.
(You can give a person the opportunity to do something,
but he may still refuse to do it)
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雞鳴狗盜
Ji1 ming2 gou3 dao4

He, who can crow like a cock and snatch like a dog,
Has small tricks.
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眼大肚小 ---Yan3 da4 du4 xiao3

His eyes are bigger than his stomach
(Someone is too grredy in asking for or taking more food
than he can eat.)
---------------------------------------------

懶人多勞累
Lan3 ren2 duo lao2 lei2

Lazy men take the most pain
(Those who try to avoid work, often bring more on themselves).
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烈士暮年,---Lie4 shi4 mu4 nian2,
壯心不己.---Zhuang4 xin bu4 ji3.

The heart of a hero in his old age,
Is as stout as ever.
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橫挑鼻子豎挑眼
Heng2 tiao bi2 zi3 shu4 tiao yan3

To find fault in a petty manner (nitpicking).
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有過之而無不及
You3 guo4 zhi er2 wu2 bu4 ji2

Rather overdone than underdone.
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賣瓜的不叫瓜苦,---Mai4 gua di2 bu4 jiao4 gua ku3,
賣酒的不說酒薄.---Mai4 jiu3 di2 bu4 shuo jiu3 bo2.

A melon-seller never cries "bitter melon",
Nor a wine-seller "thin wind".
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生有日, 死有時
Sheng you3 ri4, si3 you3 shi2

There is a day to be born and a day to die
---------------------------------

生于富貴之家
Sheng1 yu2 fu4 gui4 zhi jia

Born in luxury, or to luck or wealth
(to be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth).
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有能力的人, 處處給人方便﹐
You3 neng2 li4 di2 ren2, chu4 chu4 gei3 ren2 fang bian4,
無能力的人, 處處給人為難。
Wu2 neng2 li4 di2 ren2, chu4 chu4 gei3 ren2 wei nan2.

Those who have the capability make things convenient for the people in all
respects,
Those powerless people, in all respect, put people in awkward situations.

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兵馬未動,---Bing1 ma3 wei4 dong4,
糧草先行.---Liang2 cao3 xian xing2.

Food and fodder should go
Before before troops and horses.
(proper preparations should be made in advance)
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撥雲見日,---Bo1 yun2 jian4 ri4,
撥亂反正.---Bo1 luan4 fan3 zheng4.

Dispel the clouds and see the sun,
And bring order out of chaos .
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薄如蟬翼的輕紗
Bo2 ru2 chan2 yi4 de4 qing sha

Gauze as thin as a cicada's wings
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不比不知道,---Bu4 bi3 bu4 zhi dao4,
一比嚇一跳.---Yi bi3 xia4 yi tiao4.

If you do not compare you do not know,
The moment you compare you get a shock.
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有錢不怕深山隔,---You3 qian2 bu4 pa4 shen shan ge2,
無錢且怕隔扇壁.---Wu2 qian2 qie3 pa4 ge2 shan4 bi4.

With plenty of money you are not afraid of living in a remote mountain,
If you don't have money people don't like to live next to you.
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有錢就有勢.
You3 qian2 jiu4 you3 shi4.

Who holds the purse rules the house.
--------------------------------------------

有錢可使鬼,---You3 qian2 ke3 shi3 gui3,
無錢莫喚人.---Wu2 qian2 mo4 huan4 ren2.

With money you can influence the spirits,
Without it you cannot summon a man.
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有錢難買背好
You3 qian2 nan2 mai3 bei4 hou4 hao3

Even with money one cannot buy good gossiping
about oneself behind one's back
----------------------------------------

有錢難買親生子,---You3 qian2 nan2 mai3 qin sheng zi3,
無錢可討有錢妻.---Wu2 qian2 ke3 tao3 you3 qian2 qi.

If one has money one cannot buy one's own son,
Without money one could marry a rich wife.
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不浪費, 不愁缺
Bu4 lang4 fei4, bu4 chou2 que

Waste not, want not
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不勞動者不得食
Bu4 lao2 dong4 zhe3 bu4 de2 shi2

He who does not work, neither shall he eat.
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不勞則無獲.
Bu4 lao2 ze2 wu2 huo4 .

No gains without pains.
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他做事有遠見
Ta1 zuo4 shi4 you3 yuan3 jian

He could see beyond the end of his nose
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天下無如吃飯難
Tian1 xia4 wu2 ru2 chi fan4 nan2

There is nothing in the world as hard as earning a living.
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正義路廣,---Zheng4 yi4 lu4 guang,
欲情道狹.---yu4 qing2 dao4 xia2

The justice road is broad,
The avaricious path is narrow.
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開店容易,---Kai1 dian4 rong2 yi4,
守店難.------Shou3 dian4 nan2

To open a shop is easy,
The difficult thing is keeping it open.
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開漢將才,---Kai1 Han jiang cai2,
無雙國士.---Wu2 shuang guo2 shi4.

He was a great General who helped to found Han Dynasty,
There were no other officers who were as great as him in the country.
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未雨綢繆,---Wei4 yu3 chou2 mou2,
有備無患.---You3 bei4 wu2 huan4.

Repair the house before it rains,Forethought is easy,
Where there is precaution, there is no danger.
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二我硬對硬,---Er4 wo3 ying4 dui4 ying4,
銅缸對鐵瓮.---Tong2 gang dui4 tie3 weng4.

We both are tough against tough,
Like the copper vat against the iron urn.
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糟鼻子不吃酒﹐---Zao bi2 zi3 bu4 chi jiu3,
枉擔虛名.------------Wang3 dan4 xu ming2.

Even though a red-nose man does not drink,
Yet he is nicked name a drunkard because he has a red nose.
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三分的人才,---San fen di2 ren2 cai2
七分的打扮.---Qi fen di2 da3 ban4.

Thirty per cent talent,
Seventy per cent dress up.
----------------------------------------

傷風時宜吃,---Shang feng shi2 yi2 chi,
發熱時宜餓.---Fa re4 shi2 yi2 e4.

Feed a cold and starve a fever
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上街去買物,---Shang4 jie qu4 mai3 wu4,
銀錢不露白.---Yin2 qian2 bu4 lu4 bai2.

When you go shopping,
Do not show your money.
------------------------------------------

上床夫妻下床客
Shang4 chuang2 fu qi xia4 chuang2 ke4.

In bed, husband and wife, out of bed, guests.
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長江水一去不回頭,-------Chang Jiang shui3 yi qu4 bu4 hui2 tou2,
老年如何回到少年時?---Lao3 nian2 ru2 he2 hui2 dao4 shao3 nian2 shi2?

The Yangtze River never turns back but flows forever onward,
When a man has grown old, how can he ever turn backward to the days of his
youth?
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草管人命,---Cao3 guan3 ren2 ming4,
殺人如麻.---Sha ren2 ru2 ma2.

Treating human life like straws,
And kill them like flies.
---------------------------------------------

拆東牆,---Chai dong qiang2,
補西牆.---Bu4 xi qiang2.

Tear down the east wall
To repair the west wall.
[resort to a makeshift solution]
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查個水落石出
Cha2 ge4 shui3 luo4 shi2 chu

Get to the bottom pf a matter
(investigate something thoroughly)
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曾經滄海難為水,---Ceng2 jing cang hai3 nan2 wei2 shui3,
不敢越雷池一步.---Bu4 gan3 yue4 lei2 chi2 yi bu4.

To a sophisticated person there is nothing new under the sun,
Yet he dares not go one step beyond the prescribed limit.
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草人錯認是真,---Cao3 ren2 cuo4 ren4 shi4 zhen,
真人反疑為木.---Zhen ren2 fan3 yi2 wei2 mu4.

The grass scarecrow is mistaken as a real man,
However, a real man is suspected as a wood.
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草率結婚後悔多.
Cao3 shuai4 jie hun hou4 hui3 duo.

Marry in haste and repent at leisure.
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草鞋沒樣,---Cao3 xie2 mei2 yang4,
邊打邊像.---Bian da4 bian xiang4.

Straw sandals need no last;
The shape comes with the weaving.
[work things out as you go along].
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惻隱之心,---Ce4 yin3 zhi xin,
人皆有之.---Ren2 jie you3 zhi.

Everyone of us has the sense of pity
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層層包圍,---Ceng2 ceng2 bao wei2,
插翅難飛.---Cha chi4 nan2 fei.

Being surrounded ring upon ring,
They are unable to escape even if given wings.
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By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)
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