{"id":8699,"date":"2019-11-05T04:13:19","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T04:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-reading\/chinese-proverb-anthology-iv\/"},"modified":"2019-11-05T04:13:19","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T04:13:19","slug":"chinese-proverb-anthology-iv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/mm\/chinese-proverb-anthology-iv\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Proverb Anthology IV"},"content":{"rendered":"
Dead men tell no tales.
S\u01d0rén bú huì xièmì.
\u6b7b\u4eba\u4e0d\u4f1a\u6cc4\u79d8\u3002<\/p>\n

Death is the great leveller.
S\u01d0wáng sh\u01d0 yíqiè píngd\u011bng.
\u6b7b\u4ea1\u4f7f\u4e00\u5207\u5e73\u7b49\u3002<\/p>\n

Deeds, not words.
Xíngdòng shèng yú k\u014dngtán.
\u884c\u52a8\u80dc\u4e8e\u7a7a\u8c08\u3002<\/p>\n

Desert and reward seldom keep company.
G\u014dng y\u01d4 sh\u01ceng jué sh\u01ceo jiébàn ér xíng; sh\u01cengfá bù míng n\u01cei s\u012b k\u014dng jiàn guan.
\u529f\u4e0e\u8d4f\u7edd\u5c11\u7ed3\u4f34\u800c\u884c\uff1b\u8d4f\u7f5a\u4e0d\u660e\u4e43\u53f8\u7a7a\u89c1\u60ef\u3002<\/p>\n

Desires are nourished by delays.
K\u011bwàng yuè ji\u01d4 de jiù yuè x\u012bwàng dé dào.
\u6e34\u671b\u8d8a\u4e45\u7684\u5c31\u8d8a\u5e0c\u671b\u5f97\u5230\u3002<\/p>\n

Desperate diseases must have desperate remedies.
Juézhèng x\u016b yòng lièyào y\u012b.
\u7edd\u75c7\u987b\u7528\u70c8\u836f\u533b\u3002<\/p>\n

Diamond cuts diamond.
Shì j\u016bn lì dí.
\u52bf\u5747\u529b\u654c\u3002<\/p>\n

Disco<\/em>ntent is the first step in progress.
Bù m\u01cenyì shì jìnbù de k\u0101idu\u0101n.
\u4e0d\u6ee1\u610f\u662f\u8fdb\u6b65\u7684\u5f00\u7aef\u3002<\/p>\n

Discretion is the better part of valour.
Y\u01d2ngg\u01cen guì h\u016b sh\u011bnshèn.
\u52c7\u6562\u8d35\u4e4e\u5ba1\u614e\u3002<\/p>\n

Distance lends enchantment to the view.
Jùlí ràng j\u01d0ngsè z\u0113ngti\u0101n mèilì.
\u8ddd\u79bb\u8ba9\u666f\u8272\u589e\u6dfb\u9b45\u529b\u3002<\/p>\n

Do as I say, not as I do.
Zhào w\u01d2 su\u01d2 shu\u014dde zuò, bié zhào w\u01d2 su\u01d2 zuòde lái zuò.
\u7167\u6211\u6240\u8bf4\u7684\u505a\uff0c\u522b\u7167\u6211\u6240\u505a\u7684\u6765\u505a\u3002<\/p>\n

Do as most men do, then most men will speak well of you.
Suísú ér xíng, zhòngrén ch\u0113ng sòng.
\u968f\u4fd7\u800c\u884c\uff0c\u4f17\u4eba\u79f0\u9882\u3002<\/p>\n

Do as you would be done by.
J\u01d0 su\u01d2 yù sh\u012b yú rén.
\u5df1\u6240\u6b32\u65bd\u4e8e\u4eba\u3002<\/p>\n

Do in Rome as the Romans do.
Rùxi\u0101ng suísú.
\u5165\u4e61\u968f\u4fd7\u3002<\/p>\n

Do not cast your pearls before swine.
Mò b\u01ce zh\u0113nzh\u016b di\u016b zh\u016b qián; mò duì niú dànqín.
\u83ab\u628a\u73cd\u73e0\u4e22\u732a\u524d\uff1b\u83ab\u5bf9\u725b\u5f39\u7434\u3002<\/p>\n

Do not halloo till you are out of the wood.
wèi zh\u0113nzhèng tu\u014dlí xi\u01cenjìng qián, wù zuò tu\u014dxi\u01cen zh\u012b qìng.
\u672a\u771f\u6b63\u8131\u79bb\u9669\u5883\u524d\uff0c\u52ff\u4f5c\u8131\u9669\u4e4b\u5e86\u3002<\/p>\n

Do not kick against the pricks.
Wù t\u012b cìgùn; wù y\u01d0 lu\u01cen j\u012b shí.
\u52ff\u8e22\u523a\u68cd\uff1b\u52ff\u4ee5\u5375\u51fb\u77f3\u3002<\/p>\n

Do not put new wine into old bottles.
Mò yòng jiùpíng zhu\u0101ng x\u012bnji\u01d4.
\u83ab\u7528\u65e7\u74f6\u88c5\u65b0\u9152\u3002<\/p>\n

Do not wear out your welcome.
Zuòkè bù ji\u01d4 liú; búyào sh\u01d0 rén yànjuàn duì n\u01d0 de hu\u0101nyíng.
\u4f5c\u5ba2\u4e0d\u4e45\u7559\uff1b\u4e0d\u8981\u4f7f\u4eba\u538c\u5026\u5bf9\u4f60\u7684\u6b22\u8fce\u3002<\/p>\n

Dog does not eat dog.
Tónglèi bù xiàng cán.
\u540c\u7c7b\u4e0d\u76f8\u6b8b\u3002<\/p>\n

Don’t change horses in mid-stream.
Hé zh\u014dng wù huànqí; lín zhèn huànji\u0101ng f\u0113i shàngcè.
\u6cb3\u4e2d\u52ff\u6362\u9a91\uff1b\u4e34\u9635\u6362\u5c06\u975e\u4e0a\u7b56\u3002<\/p>\n

Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched.
Xi\u01ceoj\u012b wèi f\u016b ch\u016b qián , shù y\u011b méiyòng ; bié d\u01ce rúyì suànpán.
\u5c0f\u9e21\u672a\u5b75\u51fa\u524d\uff0c\u6570\u4e5f\u6ca1\u7528\uff1b\u522b\u6253\u5982\u610f\u7b97\u76d8\u3002<\/p>\n

Don’t cross a bridge till you come to it.
Wù q\u01d0rén y\u014du ti\u0101n; chuán dào qiáotóu zìrán zhí.
\u52ff\u675e\u4eba\u5fe7\u5929\uff1b\u8239\u5230\u6865\u5934\u81ea\u7136\u76f4\u3002<\/p>\n

Don’t cry before you are hurt.
Shòush\u0101ng qián xi\u0101n bié k\u016b; huò wèi lín tóu, bié xi\u0101n q\u016bfú.
\u53d7\u4f24\u524d\u5148\u522b\u54ed\uff1b\u7978\u672a\u4e34\u5934\uff0c\u522b\u5148\u5c48\u670d\u3002<\/p>\n

Don’t cry stinking fish.
Búyào jiào mài chòuyú; bié ch\u0101i zìj\u01d0 de tái; bú yào zì bi\u01cen sh\u0113njià.
\u4e0d\u8981\u53eb\u5356\u81ed\u9c7c\uff1b\u522b\u62c6\u81ea\u5df1\u7684\u53f0\uff1b\u4e0d\u8981\u81ea\u8d2c\u8eab\u4ef7\u3002<\/p>\n

Don’t cut off your nose to spite your face.
Búyào y\u012bn yìqì yòng shì ér sh\u0101nghài zìj\u01d0.
\u4e0d\u8981\u56e0\u610f\u6c14\u7528\u4e8b\u800c\u4f24\u5bb3\u81ea\u5df1\u3002<\/p>\n

Don’t cut the bough you are standing on.
Wù q\u012bng j\u01d4 wàng dòng, zì duàn sh\u0113nglù.
\u52ff\u8f7b\u4e3e\u5984\u52a8\uff0c\u81ea\u65ad\u751f\u8def\u3002<\/p>\n

Don’t empty the baby out with the bath water.
Zuòshì wù diào y\u01d0 q\u012bngx\u012bn, b\u01ce y\u012bng’ér y\u01d4 x\u01d0z\u01ceo shu\u01d0 yìq\u01d0 g\u011bi d\u01ceo le.
\u505a\u4e8b\u52ff\u6389\u4ee5\u8f7b\u5fc3\uff0c\u628a\u5a74\u513f\u4e0e\u6d17\u6fa1\u6c34\u4e00\u8d77\u7ed9\u5012\u4e86\u3002<\/p>\n

Don’t have too many irons in the fire.
Wù c\u0101o zh\u012b guò jí.
\u52ff\u64cd\u4e4b\u8fc7\u6025\u3002<\/p>\n

Don’t make a mountain out of a molehill.
Wù xi\u01ceotí dà zuò.
\u52ff\u5c0f\u9898\u5927\u4f5c\u3002<\/p>\n

Don’t make a rod for your own back.
Wù zì t\u01ceo k\u01d4 ch\u012b.
\u52ff\u81ea\u8ba8\u82e6\u5403\u3002<\/p>\n

Don’t make yourself a mouse, or the cat will eat you.
Wù zìbi\u01cen sh\u0113njià; zì r\u01d4 zh\u011b, rén ji\u0113 r\u01d4 zh\u012b.
\u52ff\u81ea\u8d2c\u8eab\u4ef7\uff1b\u81ea\u8fb1\u8005\uff0c\u4eba\u7686\u8fb1\u4e4b\u3002<\/p>\n

Don’t meet trouble half-way.
bié zì zh\u01ceo máfán.
\u522b\u81ea\u627e\u9ebb\u70e6\u3002<\/p>\n

Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
Búyào b\u01ce dàn quán fàng zài yí gè lánz\u01d0 l\u01d0; wù g\u016b zhù yí zhì.
\u4e0d\u8981\u628a\u86cb\u5168\u653e\u5728\u4e00\u4e2a\u7bee\u5b50\u91cc\uff1b\u52ff\u5b64\u6ce8\u4e00\u63b7\u3002<\/p>\n

Don’t put the cart before the horse.
Wù b\u011bnmò d\u01ceozhì.
\u52ff\u672c\u672b\u5012\u7f6e\u3002<\/p>\n

Don’t quarrel with your bread and butter.
Bié g\u0113n zìj\u01d0 de fànw\u01cen guò búqù.
\u522b\u8ddf\u81ea\u5df1\u7684\u996d\u7897\u8fc7\u4e0d\u53bb\u3002<\/p>\n

Don’t ride the high horse.
Búyào b\u01cei chòu jiàz\u01d0, mò zh\u01d0 g\u0101o qì yang.
\u4e0d\u8981\u6446\u81ed\u67b6\u5b50\uff1b\u83ab\u8dbe\u9ad8\u6c14\u626c\u3002<\/p>\n

Don’t speak ill of others behind their backs.
Búyào zài bèihòu shu\u014d rén huàihuà.
\u4e0d\u8981\u5728\u80cc\u540e\u8bf4\u4eba\u574f\u8bdd\u3002<\/p>\n

Don’t take your harp to the party.
Bié jiù diào chóng dàn\uff1b bié duì yíshì diédié búxi\u016b.
\u522b\u65e7\u8c03\u91cd\u5f39\uff1b\u522b\u5bf9\u4e00\u4e8b\u558b\u558b\u4e0d\u4f11\u3002<\/p>\n

Don’t teach your grandmother to suck eggs.
Wù b\u0101nmén nòngf\u01d4.
\u52ff\u73ed\u95e8\u5f04\u65a7\u3002<\/p>\n

Don’t tell tales out of school.
Mò b\u0101nnòng shìf\u0113i , ji\u0113 rén y\u01d0ns\u012b.
\u83ab\u642c\u5f04\u662f\u975e\uff0c\u63ed\u4eba\u9690\u79c1\u3002<\/p>\n

Don’t wash your dirty linen in public.
Ji\u0101ch\u01d2u bùk\u011b wàiyáng.
\u5bb6\u4e11\u4e0d\u53ef\u5916\u626c\u3002<\/p>\n

Dying is as natural as living.
Sh\u0113ngs\u01d0 yóu mìng, fùguì zài ti\u0101n.
\u751f\u6b7b\u7531\u547d\uff0c\u5bcc\u8d35\u5728\u5929\u3002
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