100 common Chinese proverbs

100 common Chinese proverbs:

1. Sometimes save a mouthful, and when you need it, use it as a fight.

2. Where there is an uphill, there must be a downhill, and where there is a way in, there must be a way out.

3. Many friends lead to many roads, many enemies lead to many walls.

4. Burn incense if you want to, no matter morning or evening.

5. Every success must have a failure, and every advantage must have a disadvantage.

6. Being ambitious does not mean you are young, and being reasonable does not mean you are good at speaking.

7. It has the natural scent of musk and does not need to be blown by strong winds.

8. Fish makes fire, meat makes phlegm, vegetables and tofu keep you safe.

9. People have their own reasons, and horses have their reins.

10. More people will produce righteousness, and more grain will produce good rice.

11. It doesn’t matter whether people are close to each other, but whether they are straightened out or not.

12. As long as there are no clouds in the sky and no rain, nothing will happen in the world.

13. If there is firewood and rice, they are a couple, but if there is no firewood or rice, they will have different things.

14. It is better to enrich yourself with knowledge than to decorate yourself with jewelry.

15. You can travel all over the world with reason, but you can’t move even without reason.

16. All bows in the world are curved, but all principles in the world are straight.

17. Put reason into things and use good steel to the edge.

18. It is better to throw away your arms than to shout at your throat.

19. An ax can cause a tree to fall, but a reasonable one will not.

20. Being ambitious does not depend on your age, and being reasonable does not depend on your ability to speak.

21. Eat rice and talk rationally.

22. Those who eat people are soft-spoken and their opinions are short-sighted.

23. Eat with flavor and speak with reason.

24. He can walk without making a difference, and he can talk without making sense.

25. The tongue is made of flesh, the fact is ironclad.

26. If the light is not on, ask someone to turn it on; if something is unclear, ask someone to explain it.

27. If the light is not turned on, it will not turn on, and the reason will not be clear.

28. Good people argue and bad people argue.

29. Don’t be afraid to taste good tea carefully, and don’t be afraid to discuss good things carefully.

30. Don’t be short-tempered and soft-spoken.

31. The dishes have no salt and taste, and the words are useless.

32. Feet cannot outrun the rain, and words cannot speak strong words.

33. Do things according to natural principles, and speak in accordance with people's hearts.

34. The ship is stable and not afraid of strong winds, and it can navigate the world with reason.

35. The road is crooked, but the truth is straight.

36. If the road is uneven, everyone will step on it; if things are uneven, everyone will take care of it.

180 folk proverbs, full of wisdom, let your children read them

37. There are a thousand roads, but only one principle.

38. There are no two days in the sky, and there are no two principles in people.

39. The more the well is dug, the clearer the water becomes; the more things are laid out, the clearer the reason becomes.

40. Flustered without reason but courageous with reason.

41. The ox cannot drag the rake, and the man speaks unreasonably.

42. Beekeepers are immune to all poisons.

43. A person’s name, the shadow of a tree, the wind blows and the flowers spread far and wide.

44. People must be loyal and fire must be hollow.

45. There is heaven above, earth below, and conscience among them.

46. Trees are afraid of being empty-hearted, and people are afraid of being heartless.

47. Good-hearted people never come up with bad ideas.

48. An upright person walks straight, while a naughty person walks straight.

49. A person’s face is alive, and a tree’s bark is alive.

50. People are afraid of losing face, and trees are afraid of losing their bark.

51. It is difficult to be a good person;

52. When meeting an official, don’t look forward to the front, and when you are an official, don’t wait behind.

53. When a hero dies, he becomes famous, and when a deadbeat dies, he gets scolded.

54. But if you can follow your duty, you will have no worries later.

55. Good intentions will be rewarded, but evil intentions will be punished.

56. If you can’t eat enough with just one egg, you will carry a bad reputation until you grow old.

57. First-class, second-class, and third-class success.

58. Money is like dung, but personality is worth gold.

59. A person’s face is worth thousands of gold.

60. Play the drum in front of you, not the gong behind you.

61. A drum in front of you and a gong in front of you.

62. Fighting mosquitoes in the morning and ringing the bell.

63. Put the words on the table.

64. Walk properly and stand upright.

65. People of the bright side do not do secret things.

66. It is better to take the straight course than to seek the truth from the twists and turns.

67. It is better to be right but not enough than to be evil and have more than enough.

68. If you are upright, you are not afraid of your shadow being crooked.

69. If you walk upright, wild dogs will not dare to be blunt.

70. A carpenter’s ink fountain is a line.

71. The river will never flow back, and the man will never look back.

72. A good dog does not block the road, but there is no good dog blocking the road.

180 folk proverbs, full of wisdom, let your children read them

73. The heart should be warm, the head should be cold, the courage should be bold, and the heart should be careful.

74. It is better to plant flowers and share the world than to harm others.

75. The people of the world are generous, building bridges and paving roads.

76. Borrow to repay debts and cut out flesh to make up for it.

77. If you are not sick in your heart, you are not afraid of eating cold buns.

78. I don’t feel cold or afraid of eating watermelon.

79. Don’t do anything wrong, and you won’t be surprised if you knock on the door in the middle of the night.

80. Being a monk is as good as ever, and you are more than ready to become a Buddha.

81. Tianshan is not piled up, and its good reputation is not blown.

82. Don’t jump into the river until the boat capsizes.

83. Who wants to pretend to scratch their head if they have hair?

84. Rabbits don’t eat grass near their nests.

85. Forty-four, piercing eyes.

86. Not repaying kindness is worse than a pig, and repaying kindness with hatred is worse than a dog.

87. Eat a bite of someone and give him a fight in return.

88. Comparison of hearts is the same.

89. If you don’t learn from a thousand lanterns, you will wake up. You must learn from a candle.

90. When you have the power and think about the powerlessness, you should think about the people on the stage.

180 folk proverbs, full of wisdom, let your children read them

91. When a new official takes office, he praises his predecessor, and the praise is so convincing that it wins the hearts of the people.

92. Ignorant people speak politely, and government servants pretend to be prime ministers.

93. Pretend to be a good person at all times, and visit relatives and friends when you arrive.

94. People are nostalgic for old things, and horses are nostalgic for old troughs.

95. One minister cannot protect two monarchs.

96. A person has no two minds and one mind has no two purposes.

97. People protect their shortcomings, while dogs protect their food.

98. Don’t forget to dig a well when drinking water.

99. Keep your eyes on your left and right hands to see if you will give them away.

100. Don’t forget the farmers when you eat.