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\tAncient years, the Chinese have generated numberless proverbs. There can be a proverb<\/strong> (\u8c1a\u8bedyàny\u01d4) for almost any situation. Judicious use of proverbs in Chinese writing is regarded as a sign of good education rather than pedantry or showing off one’s knowledge of clichés(stereotyped expression). Following are some useful Proverbs<\/strong>(\u81f3\u7406\u540d\u8a00zhìl\u01d0 míngyán), I have come up with a list of proverbs that have some kind of equivalence between Chinese and English for your reading.<\/p>\n \t\u4e0d\u5584\u59cb\u8005\u4e0d\u5584\u7ec8—-a bad beginning makes a bad ending.
\t\u4e00\u7b11\u89e3\u5343\u6101—–A smile can erase a million worries.
\t\u5316\u5e72\u6208\u4e3a\u7389\u5e1b—–To bury the hatchets and work for peace.
\t\u4e25\u5e08\u51fa\u9ad8\u5f92—–Good pupils are to be brought up by strict teachers.
\t\u4e09\u601d\u800c\u540e\u884c—–Look before you leap.
\t\u89e3\u94c3\u8fd8\u9808\u7cfb\u9234\u4eba—–Whoever tied the knot on the bell is the one to untie it.
\t\u53ea\u8bb8\u5dde\u5b98\u653e\u706b, \u4e0d\u8bb8\u767e\u59d3\u70b9\u706f—–While a County mandarin is at liberty to set houses on fire, a common man is not allowed to light a lamp (lantern).
\t\u59bb\u4e0d\u5982\u59be, \u59be\u4e0d\u5982\u5077, \u5077\u4e0d\u5982\u5077\u4e0d\u7740—–A wife is not as good as a concubine.
\t\u7f8a\u6bdb\u51fa\u5728\u7f8a\u8eab\u4e0a—–Sheep's wool comes off the sheep's back.
\t\u9053\u53ef\u9053, \u975e\u5e38\u9053; \u540d\u53ef\u540d, \u975e\u5e38\u540d—–The Way that can be expressed is not the everlasting way. Names that can be named are not changeless names.
\t\u9189\u7fc1\u4e4b\u610f\u4e0d\u5728\u9152—–The drinker's heart is not in the drop
\t\u7559\u5f97\u9752\u5c71\u5728 \u4e0d\u6015\u6ca1\u67f4\u70e7—–Hold on to the blue mountain, there'll be no shortage of faggots for fire.
\t\u6302\u7f8a\u5934\u5356\u72d7\u8089—–Hanging out a sheep's head to sell dog meat.
\t\u4f34\u541b\u5982\u4f34\u864e—–Keeping the company of an emperor is like keeping the company of a tiger
\t\u767e\u95fb\u4e0d\u5982\u4e00\u89c1—–Hearing a hundred times is not as good as seeing once
\t\u5077\u9e21\u4e0d\u6210\u8680\u628a\u7c73—–Failing to steal chickens and losing a fistful of rice into the bargain.
\t\u5317\u4eac\u9e2d\u5403\u98df\u5168\u9760\u586b—–Like the feeding of Peking Ducks – all a matter of stuffing.
\t\u521d\u751f\u4e4b\u728a\u4e0d\u754f\u864e—–A new-born calf fears no tiger.
\t\u4e00\u4eba\u96be\u79f0\u767e\u4eba\u5fc3\/\u4f17\u53e3\u96be\u8c03—–It is hard to please everyone.
\t\u5343\u91cc\u4e4b\u884c,\u59cb\u4e8e\u8db3\u4e0b—–A thousand-li journey is started by taking the first step.
\t\u56fd\u4ee5\u6c11\u4e3a\u672c,\u6c11\u4ee5\u98df\u4e3a\u5929—–People as the root of the country, and food is the first necessity of people.
\t\u513f\u884c\u5343\u91cc\u6bcd\u62c5\u5fe7—–When children travel far from home, mothers never stop worrying.
\t\u6ca1\u6709\u89c4\u77e9\u4e0d\u6210\u65b9\u5706—–Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
\t\u524d\u6015\u72fc,\u540e\u6015\u864e—– Fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind\/ hesitate in doing something.
\t\u9752\u51fa\u4e8e\u84dd\u800c\u80dc\u4e8e\u84dd—–Indigo blue is obtained from the indigo plant, but such color is bluer than the plant itself; the disciple has surpassed the master.
\t\u5341\u5e74\u6811\u6728,\u767e\u5e74\u6811\u4eba—–It takes ten years to grow trees but a hundred years to rear people.
\t\u6b64\u5730\u65e0\u94f6\u4e09\u767e\u4e24—–Never try to prove what nobody doubts.
\t\u5403\u5f97\u82e6\u4e2d\u82e6,\u65b9\u4e3a\u4eba\u4e0a\u4eba—– No pains, no gains.
\t\u7559\u5f97\u9752\u5c71\u5728\uff0c\u4e0d\u6015\u6ca1\u6750\u70e7—–Where there is life, there is hope.
\t\u5b88\u5f97\u4e91\u5f00\u89c1\u6708\u660e—–Every cloud has a silver lining.
\t\u51e1\u4e8b\u90fd\u5e94\u91cf\u529b\u800c\u884c—- a man can do no more than he can.
\t\u5fc3\u65f7\u795e\u6021\uff0c\u4e8b\u4e8b\u987a\u5229—–a merry heart goes all the way.
\t\u4e8b\u5b9e\u80dc\u4e8e\u96c4\u8fa9—–actions speak louder than words.
\t\u5439\u725b\u4e0e\u8bf4\u8c0e\u672c\u662f\u540c\u5b97—–a boaster and a liar are cousins-german.
\t\u4e00\u9e1f\u5728\u624b\u80dc\u8fc7\u53cc\u9e1f\u5728\u6797—–a bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.
\t\u4e0d\u4f1a\u6491\u8239\u602a\u6cb3\u5f2f—–a bad workman always blames his tools.<\/p>\n