一、立夏东风到，麦子水里涝。
In early summer, when the east wind blows, the wheat is waterlogged.
二、水涨船高，风大树摇。
When the water rises, the boat rises and the wind blows, the tree sways.
三、吃人家的嘴短，拿人家的手短。
Eat people's mouth short, take people's hand short.
四、人是铁，饭是钢，地里缺肥庄稼荒。
Man is iron, rice is steel, and the fields are short of fertilizer and crops.
五、井掏三遍吃甜水。
Take out the well three times and eat the sweet water.
六、三年不喝酒，家里样样有。
No alcohol for three years, everything at home.
七、明枪好躲，暗箭难防。
A clear gun hides, but a hidden arrow is hard to guard against.
八、细水长流，吃穿不愁。
Thin water flows long without worrying about food and clothing.
九、人心齐，泰山移。
People are united and Mount Tai is moved.
一零、蜂多出王，人多出将。
More bees than kings, more people than generals.
一一、燕子低飞要落雨。
Swallows fly low and rain falls.
一二、山高树高，井深水凉。
The mountains are high and the trees are high. The wells are deep and cool.
一三、庄稼怕旱，干活怕站。
Crops are afraid of drought and work is afraid of standing.
一四、远水不解近渴，远亲不如近邻。
Far water does not quench near thirst, far relatives are better than near neighbours.
一五、人中有吕布，马中有赤兔。
There are Lybus among men and red rabbits among horses.
一六、芒种麦登场，秋耕紧跟上。
The awn-planted wheat comes on the stage, and the autumn plough keeps up with it.
一七、炕上有病人，地上有愁人。
There are sick people in the Kang and sad people on the ground.
一八、手怕不动，脑怕不用。
Hands are afraid of not moving, brains are afraid of not using.
一九、好狗不跳，好猫不叫。
A good dog does not jump, a good cat does not bark.
二零、鞭打的快马，事找的忙人。
Whipping a fast horse is a busy man.
二一、恶有恶报，善有善报。
Evil is rewarded with evil, and good is rewarded with good.
二二、马好不在叫，人美不在貌。
Ma Jiao is not shouting, but beauty is not in appearance.
二三、人勤地长苗，人懒地长草。
People grow seedlings diligently, but people grow grass lazily.
二四、一年两头春，带角贵似金。
Spring comes at both ends of the year, with horns as precious as gold.
二五、做一行，怨一行，到老不在行。
Do one line, complain one line, not old line.
二六、千方易得，一效难求。
It's easy to get, but hard to get.
二七、放虎归山，必有后患。
Returning tigers to the mountains is bound to have future problems.
二八、人瘦脸皮黄，地瘦少打粮。
People are thin-skinned, yellow-skinned and skinny.
二九、小洞不补，大洞叫苦。
Small holes do not mend, big holes complain.
三零、不在被中睡，不知被儿宽。
Don't sleep in the quilt, I don't know the width of the quilt.
三一、失败是成功之母。
Failure is the mother of success.
三二、鼓不打不响，钟不敲不鸣。
Drums do not ring, bells do not ring.
三三、内行看门道，外行看热闹。
The expert watches the doorway, the layman watches the lively.
三四、贪小失大，惜指失掌。
Greed is small, but loss is great.
三五、宁吃半餐，不吃断餐。
Better eat half a meal than snack.
三六、人怕没脸，树怕没皮。
People are afraid of losing face and trees are afraid of losing bark.
三七、人哄地皮，地哄肚皮。
People coax the ground, the ground coax the belly.
三八、人不缺地的工，地不缺人的粮。
No man lacks land for his work and no man's food for his land.
三九、懒人用长线，拙人用弯针。
A lazy man uses a long thread and a clumsy man a curved needle.
四零、乖子看一眼，呆子看到晚。
A good boy takes a look, a fool sees the night.
四一、十个梅子九个酸，十个官儿九个贪。
Ten plums, nine sours, ten officials, nine greedy.
四二、治病要早，除祸要狠。
Treat the disease early and cure the disaster severely.
四三、上顿不吃饱，下顿省不了。
The last meal is not full, the next one is not saved.
四四、一饱为足，十饱伤人。
Satisfaction hurts.
四五、宁可锅里放坏，不可肚里硬塞。
Better spoil the pot than stuff it in your stomach.
四六、莫馋人富，莫嫌人穷。
No man is rich, no man is poor.
四七、射人先射马，擒贼先擒王。
Shoot a man first, shoot a horse, catch a thief first, catch the king.
四八、有多大的脚，穿多大的鞋。
How big feet, how big shoes to wear.
四九、三年清知府，十万雪花银。
Three years of Qing Zhifu, 一零零,零零零 snowflakes and silver.
五零、一天一根线，十年积成缎。
One thread a day, ten years into satin.
五一、吃一堑，长一智。
Eat a cut and grow wisdom.
五二、自满是进步的退步。
Complacency is a retrogression of progress.
五三、当局者迷，旁观者清。
Authorities are mysterious and bystanders are clear.
五四、火大无湿柴，功到事不难。
Great fire without damp wood makes it easy to achieve success.
五五、泻药轻煎，补药浓熬。
Laxative light decoction, tonic strong boil.
五六、人无远虑，必有近忧。
A man without foresight must have immediate worries.
五七、好客的朋友多，好说的废话多。
There are many hospitable friends and lots of nonsense.
五八、吃酒不吃菜，必定醉得快。
If you don't eat food or drink, you will get drunk quickly.
五九、小暑不种薯，立伏不种豆。
No potatoes in summer, no beans in standing.