Chinese.csv

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0, 不作不死。,Bù zuò bù sǐ. 'Not do not die.', If you don't do stupid things you won't end up in tragedy.,Wisdom,Chinese
1, 塞翁失马，焉知非福。,"Sài Wēng shī mǎ, yān zhī fēi fú. 'Sai Weng [legendary old man's name] lost horse, how know not blessing'.", Blessings come in disguise.,Wisdom,Chinese
2, 小洞不补，大洞吃苦。,"Xiǎodòng bù bǔ, dàdòng chī kǔ.'small hole not mend; big hole eat hardship'"," If small holes aren't fixed, then big holes will bring hardship.",Wisdom,Chinese
3, 水满则溢。,Shuǐmǎn zé yì. 'water full but overflows', Water flows in only to flow out.,Wisdom,Chinese
4, 读万卷书不如行万里路。 ,"Dú wànjuànshū bù rú xíng wànlǐlù. 'reading 10,000 books, not as good as walking 10,000 li road'", It's better to walk thousands of miles than to read thousands of books.,Wisdom,Chinese
5, 三个和尚没水喝。 ,Sān gè héshàng méi shuǐ hē. 'three monks have no water to drink', Too many cooks spoil the broth.,Wisdom,Chinese
6, 一笑解千愁。 ,"Yī xiào jiě qiānchou. 'one smile undoes 1,000 worries'", A smile dispels many worries.,Wisdom,Chinese
7," 笑一笑,十年少。 ","Xiào yī xiào, shínián shào. 'laugh,ten years younger'", Happiness is the best cosmetic.,Wisdom,Chinese
8, 美名胜过美貌。 ,Měimíng shèng guò měimào. 'beautiful name beats beautiful looks', A good name is better than a good face.,Wisdom,Chinese
9, 不善始者不善终。 ,Bú shànshǐzhě bù shànzhōng. 'not good starter not good end', A bad beginning makes a bad ending.,Wisdom,Chinese
10, 大处着眼，小处着手。,"Dàchù zhuó yǎn, xiǎochù zhuó shǒu. 'big points apply eye; small points apply hand'", Keep the general goal in sight while tackling daily tasks.,Wisdom,Chinese
11, 一步一个脚印。 ,Yībù yīgè jiǎoyìn. 'one step one footprint', Every step makes a footprint.,Wisdom,Chinese
12, 一个萝卜一个坑儿。 ,Yīgè luóbo yīgè kēngr. 'one turnip one hole'," Each has his own task, and nobody is dispensable.",Wisdom,Chinese
13, 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。 ,"Liú dé qīngshān zài, búpà méi chái shāo. 'remain green hills present, not fear no firewood burn'"," While there are green hills, there'll be wood to burn.",Wisdom,Chinese
14, 一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。 ,Yī niǎo zài shǒu shèng guò shuāng niǎo zài lín 'one bird in hand beats pair birds in forest', A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.,Wisdom,Chinese
15, 人无完人，金无足赤。,"Rén wú wánrén, jīn wú zúchì. 'man lackperfect man; gold lack enoughred'", No man is a perfect man; no gold is sufficiently bare.,Wisdom,Chinese
16," 千军易得, 一将难求。 ","Qiānjūn yìdé, yī jiang nánqiú. 'thousand army easy obtain; one general hard request'"," It is easy to find a thousand soldiers, but hard to find a good general.",Wisdom,Chinese
17, 宰相肚里好撑船。 ,Zǎixiànɡ dùlǐ hǎo chēnɡchuán. 'prime minister stomach inside good-to pole boat', A prime minister's mind should be broad enough for poling a boat.,Wisdom,Chinese
18, 难得糊涂。 ,Nándé hútu. 'hard get confusion', Ignorance is bliss.,Wisdom,Chinese
19, 祸从口出。 ,Huò cóng kǒu chū. 'disaster from mouth exits', Disaster comes from careless talk.,Wisdom,Chinese
20, 三人一条心，黄土变成金。,"Sānrén yìtiáoxīn, huángtǔ biàn chéng jīn. 'three people one heart; yellow earth become gold'"," If people are of one heart, even loess can become gold.",Wisdom,Chinese
21, 身正不怕影子斜。,Shēnzhèng búpà yǐngzi xié. 'body straight not fear shadow slanting', One who stands straight doesn't fear a crooked shadow.,Wisdom,Chinese
22, 有借有还，再借不难。,"Yǒu jiè yǒu huán, zài jiè bùnán. Have loan have repayment; again loan not hard.", Timely return of a loan makes it easier to borrow a second time.,Wisdom,Chinese
23, 蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。 ,"Làzhú zhàoliàng biérén, què huǐmiè le zìjǐ. 'candle illuminates others, yet destroys itself'", A candle lights others and consumes itself.,Wisdom,Chinese
24," 种瓜得瓜, 种豆得豆。 ","Zhòngguā dé guā, zhòngdòu dé dòu. 'sow melons reap melons; sow beans reap beans'", You reap what you sow.,Wisdom,Chinese
25,欲速则不达。 ,Yù sù zé bùdá. 'Desire speed but not attain.', Those who just want speed don't succeed.,Wisdom,Chinese
26," 近水知鱼性, 近山识鸟音。 ","Jìn shuǐ zhī yúxìng; jìn shān shí niǎoyīn. 'near water know fish shape, near mountain know bird sound'", To know a fish go to the water; to know a bird's song go to the mountains.,Friendship,Chinese
27, 听君一席话，胜读十年书。,"Tīng jūn yīxíhuà, shèng dú shíniánshū 'hear gentleman remarks, beats reading ten year books'", Listening to a lord's remarks is better than reading books for ten years.,Friendship,Chinese
28," 凡人不可貌相, 海水不可斗量。 ","Fánrén bù kě màoxiàng, hǎishuǐ bù kě dòuliàng. 'mortals can't judge by appearance, sea water can't cup measure'", Man cannot be judged by looks; seas cannot be measured by cup.,Friendship,Chinese
29, 有缘千里来相会。,"Yǒuyuán qiānlǐ lái xiānghuì. 'Have fate 1,000 li [or a long way] together meet'", Fate brings people together from far apart.,Friendship,Chinese
30, 君子之交淡如水。 ,Jūnzǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ 'gentleman's friendship bland like water', A gentleman's friendship is insipid as water.,Friendship,Chinese
31, 入乡随俗。 ,Rù xiāng suí sú 'enter district follow custom', When entering a locality follow the local customs.,Friendship,Chinese
32, 患难见真情。 ,Huànnàn jiàn zhēnqíng 'Hardship see true situation', In hardship we see true friendship.,Friendship,Chinese
33, 知音难觅。 ,Zhīyīn nánmì. 'soul mate hard find', An intimate friend is hard to find.,Friendship,Chinese
34, 广交友，无深交。 ,"Guǎng jiāoyǒu, wú shēnjiāo. 'widely make friends, no deep friendship'", Numerous friends means no deep friendship.,Friendship,Chinese
35, 道不同，不相为谋。 ,"Dào bùtóng, bù xiāng wéi móu. 'principles different, not harmonious for schemes'", Men of different principles don't work well together.,Friendship,Chinese
36, 一见钟情。 ,Yíjiàn zhōngqíng. 'one look fall-in-love', Love at first sight.,Love,Chinese
37, 愿得一人心，白首不相离。,"Yuàndé yīrénxīn, báishǒu bùxiānglí. 'wish get a person heart, white head not one-another apart"," Long for a heart, never be apart.",Love,Chinese
38, 执子之手，与子偕老。 ,"Zhí zǐ zhī shǒu, yǔ zǐ xiélǎo. 'grasp your hand, with you grow-old-together"," Hold hands with you, grow old with you.",Love,Chinese
39, 爱屋及乌。,Ai wū jí wū. 'love house and crow', Love the house and its crow.,Love,Chinese
40, 萝卜青菜，各有所爱。 ,"Luóbo qīngcài, gè yǒu suǒ ài. 'radishes greens, each have that-which loves'"," Radishes and greens, each have those who love them.",Love,Chinese
41, 在天愿作比翼鸟，在地愿为连理枝。 ,"Zài tiān yuàn zuò bǐyìniǎo, zài dì yuàn wéi liánlǐzhī. 'in sky wish be fly-wing-to-wing birds; on earth wish be grow-together branches.", Birds flying in the sky as one; branches growing on the earth as one.,Love,Chinese
42, 有情人终成眷属。 ,Yǒuqínɡrén zhōnɡ chénɡ juànshǔ. 'in-love people finally become spouses', People in love become spouses in the end.,Love,Chinese
43, 情人眼里出西施。 ,Qínɡrén yǎnlǐ chū xīshī. 'lover eye inside appears Xishi [name; foremost of the Four Legendary Chinese Beauties], In a lover's eye is the foremost Beauty.,Love,Chinese
44, 爱之深，责之切。,"Ài zhī shēn zé zhī qiē. 'love's deep, discipline's cutting'"," Love deep, chastise deep.",Love,Chinese
45, 有情饮水饱，无情食饭饥。 ,"Yǒuqínɡ yínshuǐbǎo, wúqínɡ shífànjī. 'Have affection drink water full; no affection eat food hungry'", With love water is enough; without love food doesn't satisfy.,Love,Chinese
46, 月到中秋分外明，每逢佳节倍思亲。 ,"Yuè dào zhōngqiū fènwài míng, měi féng jiājié bèi sīqīn. 'moon reach Mid-Autumn exceptionally bright, every holiday multiply homesick'", The harvest moon is brightest; every festival homesickness multiplies.,Family,Chinese
47, 儿行千里母担忧。 ,"Er xíng qiānlǐ mǔ dānyōu. 'son travels 1,000 li [a long way; 500 km] mother worries'"," When children travel far, mothers worry.",Family,Chinese
48, 但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。,"Dànyuàn rénchángjiǔ, qiānlǐ gòngchánjuān. 'Yet wish personlong-time, 1,000 li [a long way; 500 km] share moon[beauty]'"," Wishing us long life, though sharing moonlight from afar.",Family,Chinese
49, 家和万事兴。 ,Jiāhé wànshìxīnɡ. 'family harmonious everything prospers', If a family is harmonious everything will go well.,Family,Chinese
50, 家家有本难念的经。 ,Jiājiā yǒu běn nán niàn de jīnɡ. 'Every-family has own difficult remembered experience.', Every family has its problems.,Family,Chinese
51, 清官难断家务事。 ,Qīnɡɡuān nán duàn jiāwùshì. 'honest-official difficult judge household affairs., Even an upright official finds it hard to settle a family quarrel.,Family,Chinese
52, 有其父，必有其子。 ,"Yǒuqífù，bìyǒuqízǐ. 'have his father, must have his son'"," Where there's a father, there's his son.",Family,Chinese
53, 家丑不可外扬。 ,Jiāchǒu bù kě wài yánɡ. 'family shame can't outside propagate', Family shames must not be spread abroad.,Family,Chinese
54, 不当家，不知柴米贵。 ,"Bù dānɡjiā，bù zhī cháimǐ ɡuì. 'Not manage household, not know firewood rice precious'"," If you don't run the family, you don't know the value of fuel and rice.",Family,Chinese
55, 金窝，银窝，不如自家的狗窝。 ,"Jīnwō, yínwō, bùrú zìjiā de ɡǒuwō. 'gold nest, silver nest, not-as-good-as own family's kennel'", Gold and silver nests can't beat one's family kennel.,Family,Chinese
56, 冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。 ,"Bīngdòng sān chǐ, fēi yīrì zhī hán. 'freeze 3 chi [3 chi = 1 meter], not one day's cold'", It takes more than one cold day for a river to freeze a meter deep.,Encouragement,Chinese
57, 机不可失，时不再来。,"Jī bùkě shī, shí búzài lái. 'Opportunity can't lose, time not again come'", Don't miss opportunities: time doesn't come round again.,Encouragement,Chinese
58, 人心齐，泰山移。,"Rénxīn qí, Tàishān yí. 'people heart together, Mount Tai move'"," When people work with one heart, they can even move Mount Tai. Tweet",Encouragement,Chinese
59, 万事开头难。,Wànshì kāitóu nán. 'everything start difficult', All things are difficult at the start. Tweet,Encouragement,Chinese
60, 失败是成功之母。,Shībài shì chénggōng zhī mǔ. 'failure is success's mother', Failure is the mother of success.,Encouragement,Chinese
61, 只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针。 ,"Zhǐyào gōngfū shēn, tiěchǔ mó chén gzhēn. 'just need effort deep, iron rod grind become needle'", It just needs hard work to grind an iron rod into a needle.,Encouragement,Chinese
62, 水滴石穿，绳锯木断。 ,"Shuǐ dī shí chuān, shéng jù mù duàn. 'water drop stone pierce, rope saw wood sever'", Water drops pierce stone; rope saws cut wood.,Encouragement,Chinese
63, 一日之计在于晨。 ,Yīrì zhī jì zàiyú chén. 'a day's plan lies in dawn', A day's planning is done at dawn.,Encouragement,Chinese
64, 千里之行，始于足下。,"Qiānlǐ zhī xíng, shǐyú zúxià. 1,000-li [500 km or a long way] journey, start with foot down.", A thousand-li journey starts with a footfall.,Encouragement,Chinese
65, 否极泰来。 ,Pǐ jí tài lái. 'evil extreme peace come', Peace replaces extreme evil.,Encouragement,Chinese
66, 青出于蓝而胜于蓝。 ,Qīng chūyú lán ér shèngyú lán. 'green come-from blue moreover surpasses blue'," Green is from blue, and better than blue.",Encouragement,Chinese
67, 老骥伏枥，志在千里。 ,"Lǎojì fúlì, zhì zài qiānlǐ. 'old warhorse lie stable, ambition at 1,000 li [500 km; a long way]", An old warhorse in the stable still longs to gallop a thousand li.,Encouragement,Chinese
68, 吃得苦中苦，方为人上人。 ,"Chī dé kǔzhōngkǔ, fāng wéi rénshàngrén. 'eat gain pain in pain, method for man on man'", Enduring deepening pain is how man ascends.,Encouragement,Chinese
69, 先到先得。 ,Xiān dào xiān dé. 'first arrive first get', The first to arrive is the first to succeed.,Encouragement,Chinese
70, 守得云开见月明。 ,Shǒu dé yún kāi jiàn yuèmíng. 'keep-watch gain cloud open see moonlight', Watch till clouds part to see moonlight.,Encouragement,Chinese
71, 逆境出人才。 ,Nìjìng chū réncái. 'adversity produces talented-person', Adversity yields flair.,Encouragement,Chinese
72, 吃一堑，长一智。,"Chī yīqiàn, zhǎng yízhì. 'eat a moat, grow a wisdom'"," Suffer a moat, grow in wisdom.",Encouragement,Chinese
73, 不能一口吃成胖子。,Bùnéng yīkǒu chī chéng pàngzi. 'can't one mouthful eat become fat-person', You can't get fat with one mouthful.,Encouragement,Chinese
74, 风无常顺，兵无常胜。,"Fēng wú chángshùn, bīng wú chángshèng. 'wind not always favorable; soldiers not always win'", Wind isn't always favorable; soldiers aren't always victorious.,Encouragement,Chinese
75, 星星之火，可以燎原。 ,"Xīngxīng zhī huǒ, kěyǐ liáoyuan. 'star's fire, can shine far'", Starlight shines far.,Encouragement,Chinese
76, 哀兵必胜。 ,Āibīng bì sheng. 'sorrowful soldiers must win', An aggrieved army is sure to win.,Encouragement,Chinese
77, 书是随时携带的花园。,Shū shì suíshí xiédài de huāyuán. 'book is at-all-times carried garden', A book is a pocket garden.,Education,Chinese
78, 活到老，学到老。,"Huó dào lǎo, xué dào lǎo. 'live till old, study till old."," Live till you're old, and study till you're old.",Education,Chinese
79, 好书如挚友。,Hǎoshū rú zhìyǒu. 'good book as-good-as close-friend', A good book is like a good friend.,Education,Chinese
80, 一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴。,"Yícùn guāngyīn yícùnjīn, cùnjīn nán mǎi cùnguāngyīn. '1 cun [Chinese inch, 1/30 m] time 1 cun gold, cun gold difficult buy cun time'"," An inch of time is worth an inch of gold, but an inch of gold may not buy an inch of time.",Education,Chinese
81, 好记性不如烂笔头。,Hǎojìxìng bù rú lànbǐtóu. 'good memory not-as-good-as rotten pen', A good memory can't beat a bad pen.,Education,Chinese
82, 花有重开日，人无再少年。 ,"Huā yǒu chóng kāi rì, rén wú zài shào nián. 'flower has again open day, people no again youth'", Flowers may bloom again; you're never young again.,Education,Chinese
83, 学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。,"Xué ér bùsī zé wǎng, sī ér bùxué zé dài. 'study but not think then deceive, think but not study then dangerous'", Learning without thought is deceptive; thought without learning is perilous.,Education,Chinese
84, 书到用时方恨少。 ,Shū dào yòngshí fāng hènshǎo. 'books till use time just-when hate few'," When using books, you'll regret reading few.",Education,Chinese
85, 读书须用意，一字值千金。 ,"dúshū xū yòngyì, yīzì zhí qiānjīn. 'reading books needs use attention, one word worth 1,000 gold'", Reading requires concentration; a word may be worth a fortune.,Education,Chinese
86, 严师出高徒。 ,Yánshī chū gāotú. 'strict teacher produces brilliant student', Strict teachers produce fine students.,Education,Chinese
87, 事实胜于雄辩。 ,Shìshí shèng yú xióngbiàn., Facts beat eloquence.,Literature,Chinese
88, 一言既出，驷马难追。,"Yìyán jì chū, sìmǎ nán zhuī. 'a word already produced, team-of-4-horses difficult chase'", A team of horses will struggle to chase down a spoken word.,Literature,Chinese
89, 路遥知马力，日久见人心。,"Lùyáo zhī mǎlì, rìjiǔ jiàn rénxīn. 'road distant know horse strength, days old see man heart'"," As distance tests a horse's strength, time reveals a person's character.",Literature,Chinese
90, 无规矩不成方圆。,Wú guīju bù chéng fāngyuán. 'no standards not become perimeter', Without standards no boundaries are set.,Literature,Chinese
91, 惩前毖后。 ,Chéngqiánbìhòu. 'punish before prevent after', Punishing those who come before stops those who come after from doing something.,Literature,Chinese
92, 三思而后行。 ,"Sānsī ér hòu xíng. ""three thoughts and after act""", Think thrice before you act.,Literature,Chinese
93, 良药苦口。 ,Liángyào kǔ kǒu 'good medicine bitter mouth', Good medicine tastes bitter.,Literature,Chinese
94, 有理走遍天下，无理寸步难行。,"Yǒulǐ zǒubiàn tiānxià, wúlǐ cùnbù nánxíng. 'have truth walk all land-under-heaven; no truth cun [Chinese inch; 1/30 m] step difficult walk'"," With truth on your side, you can go anywhere; without truth, you can't take a tiny step.",Literature,Chinese
95, 当局者迷，旁观者清。,"Dāngjúzhě mí, pángguānzhě qīng. 'player confused; spectator clear'", The player is lost; the watcher is lucid.,Literature,Chinese
96, 十年树木，百年树人。 ,"Shínián shù mù, bǎinián shù rén. '10 years cultivate wood, 100 years cultivate man'"," Ten years to cultivate wood, a hundred years to cultivate a man.",Literature,Chinese
97, 民以食为天。 ,Mín yǐ shí wéi tiān. Subjects think food is heaven., Food is the first priority of the people.,Literature,Chinese
98, 善有善报。 ,Shàn yǒu shànbào. 'good have good recompense', Repay good with good.,Literature,Chinese
99, 顾左右而言他。,Gù zuǒyòu ér yán tā. 'deliberately approximate and talk something-else', Deliberately vague and deflective.,Literature,Chinese
100, 几家欢喜几家愁。,Jǐjiā huānxǐ jǐjiā chou. 'few families happy few families worried'," While some are happy, some are anxious.",Literature,Chinese
101, 人过留名，雁过留声。,"Rén guò liúmíng, yàn guò liúsheng. 'man passes leaves name, swallow passes leaves sound'"," A person leaves a reputation, as a swallow leaves its call.",Literature,Chinese
102, 万事俱备，只欠东风。,"Wànshì jù bèi, zhǐ qiàn dōngfēng. 'all ready, only lack east wind'", Everything's ready except the east wind.,Literature,Chinese
103, 麻雀虽小，五脏俱全。,"Máquè suī xiǎo, wǔzàng jù quán. 'sparrow although small, five organs entirely complete'"," Small as it is, the sparrow has all the vital organs.",Literature,Chinese
104, 桂林山水甲天下。,Guìlín shānshuǐ jiǎtiānxià. Guilin mountains-and-water best under-heaven, Guilin's scenery's best on earth.,Literature,Chinese
105, 哑巴吃饺子，心里有数。 ,"Yǎba chī jiǎozi, xīnlǐ yǒushù. 'mute eats dumplings, heart inside has number'"," When a mute eats dumplings, he knows how many he has eaten.",Literature,Chinese
106, 人逢喜事精神爽。 ,Rén féng xǐshì jīngshén shuǎng. 'man meet happy-occasion spirit invigorated', A happy occasion gladdens the spirit.,Literature,Chinese
107,一举两得。,Yī jǔ liǎng dé. 'one move two gains', Two benefits from one action.,Literature,Chinese
108, 如坐针毡。 ,Rú zuò zhēnzhān. 'like sit needle felt', Like sitting on a carpet of needles.,Literature,Chinese
109, 逆来顺受。 ,Nì lái shùn shòu. 'adversity come follow receive'," When adversity comes, receive it favorably.",Literature,Chinese
110, 化干戈为玉帛。 ,Huà gāngē wéiyùbó. 'change shield spear for jade silk', Replace weapons with jade and silk.,Literature,Chinese
111, 此地无银三百两。 ,Cǐ dì wú yín sānbǎi liǎng. 'this ground no silver 300 taels', This ground doesn't have 300 taels of silver.,Literature,Chinese
112, 兵不厌诈。 ,Bīng bù yàn zhà., Soldiers don't hate deceit.,Literature,Chinese
113, 木已成舟，生米煮成熟饭。 ,"Mù yǐ chéng zhōu, Shēngmǐ zhǔ chéng shúfàn. 'timber already become boat;raw rice boiled into cooked rice'", The timber's already a boat; the rice is cooked.,Literature,Chinese
114, 身体力行。 ,Shēn tǐlì xíng. 'body physical-strength acts', A body acts according to physical strength.,Literature,Chinese
115, 大智若愚。 ,Dàzhì ruò yú. 'great wisdom seem stupid', Great wisdom can seem foolish.,Literature,Chinese
116, 捷足先登。 ,Jiézú xiān dēng. 'quick foot first climb', The quick footed climb first.,Literature,Chinese
117, 龙飞凤舞。 ,Lóng fēi fèn gwǔ. 'dragon flies phoenix dances', The dragon flies and the phoenix dances.,Dragons,Chinese
118, 龙马精神。 ,Lóng mǎ jīngshén. 'dragon horse spirit', A dragon's and a horse's spirit.,Dragons,Chinese
119, 鱼龙混杂。,Yú lóng hùnzá. 'fish dragons muddle mix', A muddled mix of fish and dragons.,Dragons,Chinese
120, 龙腾虎跃。 ,Lóng téng hǔ yuè. 'dragon soars tiger leaps', Dragons soaring and tigers leaping.,Dragons,Chinese
121, 车水马龙。 ,Chē shuǐ mǎ long. 'carriage water horse dragon', Carriages like a stream and horses like a dragon.,Dragons,Chinese
122, 龙潭虎穴。 ,Lóng tán hǔ xué. 'dragon pool tiger cave', A dragon's pool and a tiger's den.,Dragons,Chinese
123, 画龙点睛。 ,Huàlóngdiǎnjīng. 'paint dragon dot eye', Paint a dragon and dot the eye.,Dragons,Chinese
124, 叶公好龙。 ,Yè Gōng hào long., Lord Ye loves dragons.,Dragons,Chinese
125, 鲤鱼跳龙门。 ,Lǐyú tiào lóng mén. 'carp jump dragon gate', A carp has jumped the dragon's gate.,Dragons,Chinese
126, 强龙难压地头蛇。 ,Qiáng lóng nán yā dìtóu shé. 'strong dragon difficult suppress local snake', Even a dragon struggles to control a snake in its native haunt.,Dragons,Chinese