yī shān bù róng èr hǔ

Two strong people are incompatible and cannot coexist in the same place.

直译: One mountain cannot contain two tigers.

yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn

💡 Жилийн ажлын амжилт хаврын төлөвлөгөөнөөс шалтгаална — эрт эхэл.

直译: the whole year's planning lies in the spring

yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn yī rì zhī jì zài yú chén

The whole year's planning lies in the spring, and the whole day's planning lies in the morning; early planning is the key to success

yī fāng shuǐ tǔ yǎng yī fāng rén

people are a reflection of their environment; each place nurtures its own inhabitants

yī rì wèi shī, zhōng shēng wèi fù⚠ 拼音待校

Even if someone is your teacher for only a day, you should regard him like your father for the rest of your life.

yī rì zhī jì zài yú chén

Early morning is the most precious period of time in a day; Make one's plan for the day in the early morning

sān gè nǚ rén yī tái xì

when women get together they are bound to start chatting and cause a scene

直译: three women make a drama

sān rén chéng hǔ

what is told repeatedly becomes true; if something is repeated by many, it may be accepted as a universal truth

出处: A tale in Zhan Guo Ce

sān shí liù jì zǒu wéi shàng jì

If all else fails, retreat; Fleeing is the best stratagem (of the Thirty-Six Stratagems).

出处: See 走為上計／走为上计 (zǒuwéishàngjì).

shū zhōng zì yǒu huáng jīn wū

If you study hard, you will become rich.

直译: A book holds a house of gold.

qīn xiōng dì míng suàn zhàng

Even with your own brothers, keep clear accounts.

rén bù kě mào xiàng

one cannot judge someone by his or her appearance; you can’t judge a book by its cover

rén duō kǒu zá

synonym of 人多嘴雜 /人多嘴杂 (rénduōzuǐzá)

rén duō zuǐ zá

Agreement is difficult if there are too many people.; Secrecy is difficult if too many people share it.

rén duō shǒu jiǎo luàn

too many cooks spoil the broth; too many people being involved in a task leads to chaos

rén bì zì zhòng ér hòu rén zhòng zhī

A person must first respect himself and conduct himself appropriately before others will respect him.

rén bǐ rén qì sǐ rén

If you compare your lot to others, you will only torture yourself; comparison is the thief of joy.

rén ér wú xìn bù zhī qí kě

A man without honesty is capable of nothing.

出处: A quote from the Analects of Confucius. : Literally: If a man has no honesty, it cannot be known what he can be suitable for.

jīn rì shì jīn rì bì

don't put off until tomorrow what can be done today

nǐ de yàng zǐ rú hé nǐ de mìng yùn yě bì rú hé

synonym of 你的樣子如何，你的日子也必如何 /你的样子如何，你的日子也必如何 (nǐ de yàngzǐ rúhé, nǐ de rìzǐ yě bì rúhé, “your face, your fate”)

nǐ de yàng zǐ rú hé nǐ de rì zǐ yě bì rú hé

Your face, your fate. One's fate and how one is treated in life depends on one's looks; A good-looking person will always be treated well, while an unattractive person will be treated badly.

出处: From modifying the following biblical verse in the Chinese Union Version of Deuteronomy 33:25, which was popularized through a TV commercial produced by the Christian organization Jireh Fund featuring a blind girl named Lung Wai-hin (龍懷騫)

ér sūn zì yǒu ér sūn fú

descendants will have their own fortune and happiness so parents should not worry for and toil for them

直译: descendants will have their own fortune

xiōng dì rú shǒu zú qī zǐ rú yī fu

Brothers are like one's arms and legs, but wives and children (or women) are only like one's apparel (i.e. readily replaceable).

出处: Popularised by Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 15, where this ancient saying was quoted by Liu Bei. The concept of brethren being limb-like was preexisting; compare 兄弟手足.

yǎng bù jiào fù zhī guò

it is wrong for a father to only feed but not teach his child

出处: From the Three Character Classic

qián shì bù wàng hòu shì zhī shī

don't forget past events as they can guide you in the future; benefit from past experience

出处: From The Intrigues of the Warring States: : Alternatively, from Jia Yi's famous prose Ten Crimes of Qin

qián rén zhòng shù hòu rén chéng liáng

synonym of 前人栽樹，後人乘涼 /前人栽树，后人乘凉 (qiánrén zāi shù, hòurén chéngliáng)

直译: The ancestors plant trees, the descendants can then rest under its shade.

gōng fu bù fù yǒu xīn rén

💡 Чин сэтгэлээсээ хичээвэл хөдөлмөр нь заавал үр дүнгээ өгнө.

shí ge guāng tóu jiǔ ge fù

Nine out of ten bald-headed people are rich.

qiān lǐ zhī xíng shǐ yú zú xià

💡 Хэчнээн урт зам ч эхний нэг алхмаас эхэлдэг.

出处: From Tao Te Ching

bàn dà xiǎo zi chī sǐ lǎo zi

A male in puberty eats a lot.

tái shàng yī fēn zhōng tái xià shí nián gōng

a minute performing on stage represents a decade of work off-stage

chī de kǔ zhōng kǔ fāng wéi rén shàng rén

no pain, no gain; Only those who have endured the most difficult hardships can step on the topmost ones of the topmost people.

直译: Only those who endure the hardest hardships will be the best of the best.

gè huā rù gè yǎn

different people have different views

直译: Each flower pleases each person's eyes

tóng xìng sān fēn qīn

people sharing the same surname enjoy closer blood or social relations

míng bù zhèng zé yán bù shùn

You must first properly define an issue in order to talk about it intelligently.

出处: From the Analects, Book 13 (《論語·子路》)