Chinese Proverbs 酒逢知己千杯少，话不投机半句多If you drink with a bosom friend, a thousand cups are not enough; if you argue with someone, half a sentence is too m......
Chinese Proverbs 近朱者赤，近墨者黑Near vermilion, one gets stained pink; near ink, one gets stained black....
Chinese Proverbs 近水知鱼性，近山知鸟音Near to rivers, we recognize fish; near to mountains, we recognize the songs of birds....
Chinese Proverbs 近水楼台先得月，向阳花木早逢春A waterfront pavilion gets the moonlight frist; spring comes early to plants exposed to the sun....
Chinese Proverbs 金玉其外，败絮其中A rotten interior beneath a fine exterior. It notes that something that is not worth its value....
Chinese Proverbs 江山易改，本性难移Rivers and mountains may be changed, but it is hard to alter even a single person’s nature....
Chinese Proverbs 见怪不怪，其怪自败Face odd things fearlessly and their fearsomeness will disappear....
Chinese Proverbs 火要空心，人要虚心A fire must have space at its center to burn vigorously; a man must be modest to make progress....
Chinese Proverbs 画虎画皮难画骨，知人知面不知心In drawing a tiger, you show its skin, but not its bones; in knowing a man, you may know his face, but not his heart....
Chinese Proverbs 花有重开日，人无再少年Flowers may bloom again,but a person never has the chance to be young again....
Chinese Proverbs 害人之心不可有，防人之心不可无One shouldn't have the heart to harm others ,but must be vigilant so as not to be harmed....
Chinese Proverbs 瓜无滚圆，人无十全No melon is completely round, and no person is perfect....
Chinese Proverbs 福无重至，祸不单行Fortune never comes with an parallel and misfortune never comes alone....
Chinese Proverbs 逢人只说三分话，不可全抛一片心When talking to a stranger, it is wise to be somewhat reserved....
Chinese Proverbs 风无常顺，兵无常胜A boat can not always sail with the wind; an army can not always win battles....
Chinese Proverbs 放下屠刀，立地成佛The butcher who lays down his knife, at once becomes a Buddha....
Chinese Proverbs 儿孙自有儿孙福，莫为儿孙做马牛The children can take care of themselves when they grow up, so the parents do not have to work too hard for the futur......
Chinese Proverbs 儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫A son never thinks his mother ugly, and a dog never shuns its owner’s home however shabby it is....
Chinese Proverbs 读万卷书，行万里路Read ten thousand books and walk ten thousand miles....
Chinese Proverbs 读书须用意，一字值千金When reading, do not let a single word escape your attention; one word may be worth a thousand pieces of gold....
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