yǒu lǐ zǒu biàn tiān xià

With justice on your side, you can go anywhere.

lái ér bù wǎng fēi lǐ yě

It is impolite not to reciprocate; Friendship cannot stand always on one side; It's impolite not to make a return for what one receives; One should return as good as one receives.

出处: From the Book of Rites, Book 1 (《禮記·曲禮上》)

lái shuō shì fēi zhě biàn shì shì fēi rén

People who like to talk about rumours are those who create rumours.

qiú rén bù rú qiú jǐ

it's better to rely on yourself than on the help of others; if you want a thing done well, do it yourself

dēng xià hēi

it's dark right under the lamp; people tend to overlook things right under their noses

bǎi wén bù rú yī jiàn

💡 Зуун удаа сонссоноос нэг удаа өөрийн нүдээр үзсэн нь дээр.

直译: Hearing something one hundred times is not as good as seeing it once.

出处: From Zhao Chongguo in the 69ᵗʰ chapter of the Book of Han

xiàng jiàn hǎo tóng zhù nán

it is easy for people to meet each other but hard for them to live together peacefully

zhī rén zhī miàn bù zhī xīn

one may know a person from the outside but may not understand their true nature

直译: know the person, know the face, but not know the heart

lǐ duō rén bù guài

nobody will find fault with extra courtesy; courtesy costs nothing; you won't be blamed for being too polite

lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng

💡 Бэлэг жижиг ч сэтгэл нь чухал.

dì yī mài bīng dì èr zuò yī shēng

a proverb on making money, reflecting the popularity of shaved ice, especially during the summer, and the relatively low skills needed to make it

直译: [to earn riches] first sell ice, then become a doctor

zhǐ bāo bù zhù huǒ

there is no concealing the truth; the truth will come out; murder will out

直译: fire cannot be wrapped up in paper

zhǐ lǐ bāo bù zhù huǒ

alternative form of 紙包不住火 /纸包不住火 (zhǐ bāo bùzhù huǒ, “there is no concealing the truth; the truth will come out”)

直译: Fire cannot be wrapped up in paper.

yáng máo chū zài yáng shēn shang

the benefits come from oneself; there's no such thing as a free lunch

直译: wool comes from a sheep's body

zì zhù zhě tiān zhù

heaven helps those who help themselves

xíng bǐ shuō shēng

actions speak louder than words

xíng bǎi lǐ zhě bàn jiǔ shí

Things become more difficult when we approach closer to success

出处: From Zhanguoce

xíng bǎi lǐ zhě bàn yú jiǔ shí

alternative form of 行百里者半九十 (xíng bǎilǐ zhě bàn jiǔshí, “Things become more difficult when we approach closer to success”)

出处: From Zhanguoce

jiàn zhě yì xué zhě nán

easier said than done

直译: easy for the observer, difficult for the learner

yán bì xìn xíng bì guǒ

Promises must be kept and action must be resolute. / Always be true in word and resolute in deed.

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

chē dào shān qián bì yǒu lù

💡 Хэцүү үе ирэхээр аргаа олно — урьдаас бүү санаа зов.

直译: A cart will find its way round the hill when it gets there

zhè shān wàng zhe nà shān gāo

💡 Өөрт байгаагаа хангалттай гэж үзэлгүй, бусдынхыг илүү гэж хардаг.

直译: the next mountain looks taller

wén míng bù rú jiàn miàn

to know someone by reputation is not as good as meeting face to face

fàn hòu bǎi bù zǒu huó dào jiǔ shí jiǔ

💡 Хоолны дараа алхвал эрүүл, урт наслана.