Chinese Proverbs 一失足成千古恨,再回首是百年身One single slip brings eternal regret. When looking back, you will find that your whole life has passed away....
Chinese Proverbs 一人得道,鸡犬升天When a man is at court, all his followers are in favor....
Chinese Proverbs 一人吃饱,全家不饥If one member of the family eats, the rest of the family will be happy for him or her and won't be hungry....
Chinese Proverbs 一年之计在于春,一日之计在于晨The whole year's work depends on good planning in spring, and the whole day's work depends on good planning......
Chinese Proverbs 一粒老鼠屎,坏了一锅粥A speck of mouse dung will spoil a whole pot of porridge....
Chinese Proverbs 一个篱笆三个桩,一个好汉三个帮Just as a fence needs the support of three stakes, an able fellow needs the help of three other people....
Chinese Proverbs 一寸光阴一寸金,寸金难买寸光阴Time is money, however, you can't buy it with money....
Chinese Proverbs 养兵千日,用在一时Armies are to be maintained in the course of long years, but to be used in the nick of time....
Chinese Proverbs 眼见为实,耳听为虚What you hear about may be false, but what you see is true....
Chinese Proverbs 秀才不出门,能知天下事Without even stepping outside his gate the scholar knows all the wide world's affairs....
Chinese Proverbs 心正不怕影斜,脚正不怕鞋歪An upright man is not afraid of an oblique shadow; a straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe....
Chinese Proverbs 小时偷针,大时偷金A child who steals a needle will grow up to steal gold....
Chinese Proverbs 小洞不补,大洞叫苦A small hole which wasn’t mended in time will become a big hole much more difficult to mend....
Chinese Proverbs 王婆卖瓜,自卖自夸Every potter praises hit pot....
Chinese Proverbs 万事俱备 ,只欠东风Everything is ready except the east wind....
Chinese Proverbs 天有不测风云,人有旦夕祸福In nature there are unexpected storms, and in life unpredictable vicissitudes....
Chinese Proverbs 天下兴亡,匹夫有责Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of his country....
Chinese Proverbs 天下无难事,只怕有心人Nothing in the world is to hard to do if we set our minds on it....
Chinese Proverbs 天外有天,人外有人As capable as you are, there is always someone more capable, just as there is another heaven beyond heaven....
Chinese Proverbs 水能载舟,亦能覆舟The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up....