{"id":8708,"date":"2019-11-05T13:11:40","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T13:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-reading\/chinese-proverb-anthology-ii\/"},"modified":"2019-11-05T13:11:40","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T13:11:40","slug":"chinese-proverb-anthology-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/mm\/chinese-proverb-anthology-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Proverb Anthology II"},"content":{"rendered":"
Bad news travels fast.
H\u01ceoshì bù ch\u016bmén, huàishì chuán qi\u0101nl\u01d0.
\u597d\u4e8b\u4e0d\u51fa\u95e8\uff0c\u574f\u4e8b\u4f20\u5343\u91cc\u3002<\/p>\n

Barking dogs seldom bite.
Huì jiào de g\u01d2u búhuì y\u01ceorén.
\u4f1a\u53eb\u7684\u72d7\u4e0d\u4f1a\u54ac\u4eba\u3002<\/p>\n

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Qíngrén y\u01cen l\u01d0 ch\u016b X\u012bsh\u012b.
\u60c5\u4eba\u773c\u91cc\u51fa\u897f\u65bd\u3002<\/p>\n

Beauty is o<\/em>nly skin deep.
M\u011bi zh\u012bshì bi\u01ceomiàn de \uff1bbù k\u011by\u01d0 mào q\u01d4 rén.
\u7f8e\u53ea\u662f\u8868\u9762\u7684\uff1b\u4e0d\u53ef\u4ee5\u8c8c\u53d6\u4eba\u3002<\/p>\n

Beggars can’t be choosers.
Q\u01d0gài jué wú ti\u0101oxu\u01cen de quánlì; y\u01d2u qiú yú rén zh\u011b wú quán ti\u0101ot\u012b.
\u4e5e\u4e10\u7edd\u65e0\u6311\u9009\u7684\u6743\u5229\uff1b\u6709\u6c42\u4e8e\u4eba\u8005\u65e0\u6743\u6311\u5254\u3002<\/p>\n

Best is cheapest.
Zuìh\u01ceo de jí shì zuì huásuàn de.
\u6700\u597d\u7684\u5373\u662f\u6700\u5212\u7b97\u7684\u3002<\/p>\n

Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow.
J\u012bnrì yìzh\u012b j\u012bdàn shèng guò míngrì yìzh\u012b m\u01d4j\u012b; b\u01cewò xiànzài .
\u4eca\u65e5\u4e00\u53ea\u9e21\u86cb\u80dc\u8fc7\u660e\u65e5\u4e00\u652f\u6bcd\u9e21\uff1b\u628a\u63e1\u73b0\u5728\u3002<\/p>\n

Better be a fool than a knave.
Níng wéi sh\u01cegu\u0101, bú zuò wúlài.
\u5b81\u4e3a\u50bb\u74dc\uff0c\u4e0d\u505a\u65e0\u8d56\u3002<\/p>\n

Better be an old man’s darling than a young man’s slave.
Níng wéi l\u01ceotóu de àirén, y\u011b búyuàn chéngwéi xi\u01ceo hu\u01d2z\u01d0 de núlì.
\u5b81\u4e3a\u8001\u5934\u7684\u7231\u4eba\uff0c\u4e5f\u4e0d\u613f\u6210\u4e3a\u5c0f\u4f19\u5b50\u7684\u5974\u96b6\u3002<\/p>\n

Better be sure than sorry.
Níng qiú \u0101n’quán yì bú zuò k\u011bnéng huì xiàn yú xi\u01cenjìng zh\u012b shì.
\u5b81\u6c42\u5b89\u5168\u4ea6\u4e0d\u505a\u53ef\u80fd\u4f1a\u9677\u4e8e\u9669\u5883\u4e4b\u4e8b\u3002<\/p>\n

Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.
Níng wéi j\u012bsh\u01d2u, bù wéi niú hòu.
\u5b81\u4e3a\u9e21\u9996\uff0c\u4e0d\u4e3a\u725b\u540e\u3002<\/p>\n

Better bend than break.
Níng q\u01d4 wù shé; dà zhàngf\u016b néng q\u016b néng sh\u0113n.
\u5b81\u66f2\u52ff\u6298\uff1b\u5927\u4e08\u592b\u80fd\u5c48\u80fd\u4f38\u3002<\/p>\n

Better late than never.
W\u01cen zuò z\u01d2ngb\u01d0 bú zuò h\u01ceo; wáng yáng b\u01d4 láo, wèi wéi w\u01cen y\u011b.
\u665a\u505a\u603b\u6bd4\u4e0d\u505a\u597d\uff1b\u4ea1\u7f8a\u6355\u7262\uff0c\u672a\u4e3a\u665a\u4e5f.<\/p>\n

Better master one than engage with ten.
Xué du\u014d bùrú xué j\u012bng.
\u5b66\u591a\u4e0d\u5982\u5b66\u7cbe\u3002<\/p>\n

Better one eye witness than two hearsay witnesses.
\u011br wén bùrú mù jiàn.
\u8033\u95fb\u4e0d\u5982\u76ee\u89c1\u3002<\/p>\n

Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t know.
Míngqi\u0101ng yì du\u01d2, ànjiàn nán fang.
\u660e\u67aa\u6613\u8eb2\uff0c\u6697\u7bad\u96be\u9632\u3002<\/p>\n

Better to ask the way than go astray.
Wèndào yú rén z\u01d2ngb\u01d0 mísh\u012b yú tú yào qiáng.
\u95ee\u9053\u4e8e\u4eba\u603b\u6bd4\u8ff7\u5931\u4e8e\u9014\u8981\u5f3a\u3002<\/p>\n

Between two stools you fall to the ground.
Ji\u01ceo tà li\u01cengtiáo chuan, chíz\u01ceo huì luòshu\u01d0.
\u811a\u8e0f\u4e24\u6761\u8239\uff0c\u8fdf\u65e9\u4f1a\u843d\u6c34\u3002<\/p>\n

Birds in their little nests agree.
Tóngcháo zh\u012b ni\u01ceo xiàngchù h\u01ceo; ji\u0101 hé wànshì xìng.
\u540c\u5de2\u4e4b\u9e1f\u76f8\u5904\u597d\uff1b\u5bb6\u548c\u4e07\u4e8b\u5174\u3002<\/p>\n

Birds of a feather flock together.
Wù y\u01d0 lèi jù.
\u7269\u4ee5\u7c7b\u805a\u3002<\/p>\n

Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.
Yì wú su\u01d2qiú zh\u011b wú sh\u012bwàng zh\u012b yú.
\u4e00\u65e0\u6240\u6c42\u8005\u65e0\u5931\u671b\u4e4b\u865e\u3002<\/p>\n

Blood is thicker than water.
Xuè nóng yú shu\u01d0 \u3002
\u8840\u6d53\u4e8e\u6c34\u3002<\/p>\n

Books and friends should be few but good.
Sh\u016b y\u01d4 péngy\u01d2u, guì j\u012bng ér bú guì du\u014d.
\u4e66\u4e0e\u670b\u53cb\uff0c\u8d35\u7cbe\u800c\u4e0d\u8d35\u591a\u3002<\/p>\n

Bread is the staff of life.
Mín y\u01d0 shí wéi ti\u0101n.
\u6c11\u4ee5\u98df\u4e3a\u5929\u3002<\/p>\n

Burn not your house to fright the mouse away.
Mò wéi mièsh\u01d4 ér fénw\u016b; wù xi\u01ceotí dà zuò.
\u83ab\u4e3a\u706d\u9f20\u800c\u711a\u5c4b\uff1b\u52ff\u5c0f\u9898\u5927\u4f5c\u3002<\/p>\n

Business is business.
G\u014dngshì g\u014dng bàn.
\u516c\u4e8b\u516c\u529e\u3002
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