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Here is a list of interesting Chinese proverbs and Chinese expressions. | [[File:Interesting-Chinese-proverbs.jpg|thumb]] | ||
你好, Chinese learners, | |||
Here is a list of interesting Chinese proverbs and Chinese expressions. | |||
Feel free to edit this page and add more proverbs. | |||
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|天下无不散之筵席 | |天下無不散之筵席/天下无不散之筵席 | ||
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|There is no endless banquet under the sun. | |There is no endless banquet under the sun. | ||
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|We fight poison with poison | |We fight poison with poison | ||
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|花开堪折直需折 | |花開堪折直需折/花开堪折直需折 | ||
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|You have to pick the flower when it is ready to be picked. | |You have to pick the flower when it is ready to be picked. | ||
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|岁月不留人 | |歲月不留人/岁月不留人 | ||
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|Age and time are waiting for no one. | |Age and time are waiting for no one. | ||
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|If you do not enter the tiger cave, how are you going to get her cub? | |If you do not enter the tiger cave, how are you going to get her cub? | ||
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| | |又要馬兒跑,又要馬兒不吃草/又要马儿跑,又要马儿不吃草 | ||
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|You want horse | |You want a horse run but you also want him not to eat grass. | ||
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|无风不起浪 | |無風不起浪/无风不起浪 | ||
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|There is no wave without wind. | |There is no wave without wind. | ||
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|入乡随俗 | |入鄉隨俗/入乡随俗 | ||
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|Follow the local custom when you go abroad. | |Follow the local custom when you go abroad. | ||
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|物以类聚 | |物以類聚/物以类聚 | ||
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|Things of the same characteristics come together. | |Things of the same characteristics come together. | ||
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|The drunkard's desire is not in the wine. | |The drunkard's desire is not in the wine. | ||
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|骄兵必败 | |驕兵必敗/骄兵必败 | ||
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|The arrogant army will certainly lose the battle. | |The arrogant army will certainly lose the battle. | ||
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|一箭双雕 | |一箭雙雕/一箭双雕 | ||
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|Shoot two birds with one arrow. | |Shoot two birds with one arrow. | ||
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|一刻被蚊咬终日怕蚊叮 | |一刻被蚊咬終日怕蚊叮/一刻被蚊咬终日怕蚊叮 | ||
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|Who gets bitten by a mosquito, worries mosquitoes all day long. | |Who gets bitten by a mosquito, worries mosquitoes all day long. | ||
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|欲速则不达 | |欲速則不逹/欲速则不达 | ||
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|If you are in a hurry you will never succeed. | |If you are in a hurry you will never succeed. | ||
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| | |趁热打鐵/趁热打铁 | ||
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|You have to beat the iron when it's still hot. | |You have to beat the iron when it's still hot. | ||
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| | |狡兔三窟/狡兔三窟 | ||
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|The cunning rabbit has three different entrances for his lair | |The cunning rabbit has three different entrances for his lair | ||
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| | |老婆是別人的靚/老婆是别人的靓 | ||
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|Your neighbor's wife looks nicer to yours. | |Your neighbor's wife looks nicer to yours. | ||
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|女人心海底针 | |女人心海底針/女人心海底针 | ||
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|The heart of a woman is like a needle at the bottom of the ocean. | |The heart of a woman is like a needle at the bottom of the ocean. | ||
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|以攻為守 | |以攻為守/以攻为守 | ||
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|Use the attack as a defense tactic. | |Use the attack as a defense tactic. | ||
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|英雄所见略同 | |英雄所見略同/英雄所见略同 | ||
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|The views of the heroes are roughly identical. | |The views of the heroes are roughly identical. | ||
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|以身作则 | |以身作則/以身作则 | ||
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|Be yourself a model. | |Be yourself a model. | ||
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|婚姻是恋爱的坟墓 | |婚姻是恋愛的墳墓/婚姻是恋爱的坟墓 | ||
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|Marriage is the tomb of romance. | |Marriage is the tomb of romance. | ||
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|将军难免阵上亡 | |將軍難免陣上亡/将军难免阵上亡 | ||
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|It is not uncommon for a general to die in battle. | |It is not uncommon for a general to die in battle. |
Revision as of 14:41, 3 June 2019
你好, Chinese learners,
Here is a list of interesting Chinese proverbs and Chinese expressions.
Feel free to edit this page and add more proverbs.
Chinese | Pinyin | Translation |
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天下無不散之筵席/天下无不散之筵席 | There is no endless banquet under the sun. | |
各花入各眼 | Different flowers look good to different people | |
以毒攻毒 | We fight poison with poison | |
花開堪折直需折/花开堪折直需折 | You have to pick the flower when it is ready to be picked. | |
歲月不留人/岁月不留人 | Age and time are waiting for no one. | |
虎父虎子 | The tiger father breeds a tiger son. | |
人算不如天算 | The projects of man are inferior to those of heaven. | |
好事多磨 | A happy event does not happen without many frictions | |
盗亦有道 | (Even) thieves have "their code of behavior" (Tao) | |
大丈夫能屈能伸 | A tall man can bend and stretch. | |
不入虎穴,焉得虎子 | If you do not enter the tiger cave, how are you going to get her cub? | |
又要馬兒跑,又要馬兒不吃草/又要马儿跑,又要马儿不吃草 | You want a horse run but you also want him not to eat grass. | |
無風不起浪/无风不起浪 | There is no wave without wind. | |
入鄉隨俗/入乡随俗 | Follow the local custom when you go abroad. | |
物以類聚/物以类聚 | Things of the same characteristics come together. | |
醉翁之意不在酒 | The drunkard's desire is not in the wine. | |
驕兵必敗/骄兵必败 | The arrogant army will certainly lose the battle. | |
一箭雙雕/一箭双雕 | Shoot two birds with one arrow. | |
一刻被蚊咬終日怕蚊叮/一刻被蚊咬终日怕蚊叮 | Who gets bitten by a mosquito, worries mosquitoes all day long. | |
欲速則不逹/欲速则不达 | If you are in a hurry you will never succeed. | |
趁热打鐵/趁热打铁 | You have to beat the iron when it's still hot. | |
狡兔三窟/狡兔三窟 | The cunning rabbit has three different entrances for his lair | |
老婆是別人的靚/老婆是别人的靓 | Your neighbor's wife looks nicer to yours. | |
女人心海底針/女人心海底针 | The heart of a woman is like a needle at the bottom of the ocean. | |
以攻為守/以攻为守 | Use the attack as a defense tactic. | |
英雄所見略同/英雄所见略同 | The views of the heroes are roughly identical. | |
以身作則/以身作则 | Be yourself a model. | |
婚姻是恋愛的墳墓/婚姻是恋爱的坟墓 | Marriage is the tomb of romance. | |
將軍難免陣上亡/将军难免阵上亡 | It is not uncommon for a general to die in battle. |