Advice, Chinese Proverb

留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。[liúdéqīngshānzài, búpàméicháishāo]

- 中國俗談

You don't have to worry about firewood in forest.

- Chinese Proverb

Where there is life, there is hope.

Confidence, Chinese Proverb

酒香不怕巷子深。[jiǔ​xiāng​bù​pà​xiàng​zi​shēn]

- 中國俗談

Fragrant wine fears no dark alley.

- Chinese Proverb

Quality goods need no advertising.

cf. Good wine needs no bush. [Western Proverb]

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Advice, Chinese Proverb

入乡随俗 [rùxiāngsuísú]

- 中國俗談

When you are in a village，do as the village does.

- Chinese Proverb

When you are in Rome，do as the Romans do.

Endeavor, Chinese Proverb

事半功倍 [shìbàngōngbèi]

- 中國俗談

Antonym

得不偿失[débùchángshī] | 事倍功半[shìbèigōngbàn] |

To get good results with a little efforts.

- Chinese Proverb

Exaggeration, Chinese Proverb

小题大做 [xiǎotídàzuò]

- 中國俗談

To make a mountain out of a molehill.

- Chinese Proverb

Abandonment, Chinese Proverb

自暴自弃 [zìbàozìqì]

- 中國俗談

To burn the candle at both ends.

- Chinese Proverb

despair, abandon oneself, give oneself up

Advice, Chinese Proverb

先到先得 [xiāndàoxiāndé]

- 中國俗談

The ear1y bird catches the worm.

- Chinese Proverb

Advice, Chinese Proverb

逆来顺受 [nìláishùnshòu]

- 中國俗談

Take things as they come.

- Chinese Proverb

Advice, Chinese Proverb

隐恶扬善 [yǐn'èyángshàn]

- 中國俗談

隐恶扬善（隱惡揚善）yǐn è yáng shàn

Conceal the faults of others and praise their good points.

- Chinese Proverb

References

Speak well of your friend, of your enemy say nothing.

- Western Proverb

Practice, Latin Proverb

Practice makes perfect.

- Latin Proverb

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熟能生巧 [shúnéngshēngqiǎo]

- 中國俗談 [From 歐陽文忠公集]

Money, Chinese Proverb

金钱万能 [jīnqiánwànnéng]

- 中國俗談

Money talks.

- Chinese Proverb

almighty dollar

Wine, Chinese Proverb

百禮之會非酒不行

- 中國俗談

There is no party without wine.

- Chinese Proverb

Advice, Chinese Proverb

良药苦口 [liángyàokǔkǒu]

- 中國俗談

Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.

- Chinese Proverb

good medicine tastes bitter; bitter pills may have wholesome effects—good advice is hard to take; the remedy is tough but salutary

Reading, Chinese Proverb

读书须用意，一字值千金

读 dú | 书 shū | 须 xū | 用 yòng | 意 yì | 一 yī | 字 zì | 值 zhí | 千 qiān | 金 jīn |

- 中國俗談

讀書鬚用意 一字值千金

Intention of required study, the word worth a thousand gold.

- Chinese Proverb

Meaning: When reading, don’t let a single word escape your attention; one word may be worth a thousand pieces of gold. This proverb stresses the fact that study requires undivided attention. And if there is something you don't understand, interrupt yourself. Only in this way can study be rewarded.

Advice, Chinese Proverb

小洞不补，大洞吃苦。

- 中國俗談

小 xiǎo | 洞 dòng | 不 bù | 补 bǔ | 大 dà | 洞 dòng | 吃 chī | 苦 kǔ |

A small hole not mended in time will become a big hole much more difficult to mend.

- Chinese Proverb

Meaning: This proverb tells us that if a trivial problem is not solved in time, it will become a serious and knotty one.

English equivalent: A stitch, in time, saves nine.

Advice, Chinese Proverb

捷足先登 [jiézúxiāndēng]

- 中國俗談

First come, first served.

- Chinese Proverb

Abundance, Chinese Proverb

多多益善

- 中國俗談

The more, the better.

- Chinese Proverb

Friend, Chinese Proverb

衣莫若新 人莫若故

- 中國俗談

Friendship is like wine - the older, the better.

- Chinese Proverb

History, Li Keqiang

By looking into a mirror, one can make sure that he is dressed properly. Only by facing history squarely, can one creat a future.

- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (李克强), the Potsdam Conference n the state of Brandenburg, Germany (May 2013)

Advice, Chinese Saying

By looking into a mirror, one can make sure that he is dressed properly.

- the ancient Chinese Saying