xuè nóng yú shuǐ

blood is thicker than water

huà bù tóu jī bàn jù duō

When the conversation is not congenial, to say even half a sentence is too much.

qǐng shén róng yì sòng shén nán

It is easy to invite some people to come and help you but difficult to get them to leave afterwards.

直译: It's easy to invite a god, but not so easy to get rid of a god.

dú wàn juàn shū xíng wàn lǐ lù

In order to attain wisdom, it is not enough merely to read books, you must be well-travelled as well.

huò bǐ sān jiā bù chī kuī

if you compare the price of something at three different locations, you'll never be ripped off

shēn zhèng bù pà yǐng zi xié

One does not need to worry about rumours if one is upright.

yuǎn shuǐ jiù bù liǎo jìn huǒ

alternative form of 遠水不救近火 /远水不救近火 (yuǎn shuǐ bù jiù jìn huǒ, “a slow remedy cannot resolve an emergency”)

zhòng shǎng zhī xià bì yǒu yǒng fū

someone will always step forward if they think they will be rewarded; money talks

直译: under a (promise of a) big reward, there will be a man of bravery

fáng rén zhī xīn bù kě wú

💡 Хүнээс болгоомжлох сэтгэлээ хэзээ ч бүү алд.

出处: Literally: One must not lack a heart that is on guard.

gé háng rú gé shān

different trades are worlds apart; to someone outside the profession, it is a closed book

qīng chū yú lán ér shèng yú lán

synonym of 青出於藍，而青於藍 /青出于蓝，而青于蓝 (qīng chū yú lán, ér qīng yú lán)

直译: the color blue is made out of indigo, but is better than indigo

yù fáng shèng yú zhì liáo

prevention is better than cure

yù fáng zhòng yú zhì liáo

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

piàn de liǎo yī shí piàn bù liǎo yī shì

you can fool people once but you cannot fool them forever

gāo chù bù shèng hán

it's lonely at the top

直译: One can't withstand the cold when in high places.

出处: From "Shuidiao Getou—Mid-Autumn of Bingchen" (《水調歌頭·丙辰中秋》) by Su Shi.

huáng hé bǎi hài wéi fù yī tào

The Yellow River causes extensive harm with its floods and only benefits the Hetao region