Chinese proverb : |
Pinyin
pronouciation : |
English
translation : |
笑到最后,笑到最美. |
(xiao
dao zui hou, xiao dao zui mei) |
Who
laughs last laughs best. |
以其人之道还治其人之身 |
(yi
qi ren zhi dao huan zhi qi ren zhi shen)
|
Deal
with a man(woman) as he(she) deals with you. |
三思而后行 |
|
Look
before you leap. |
三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮 |
(san
ge chou pi jiang ding ge zhu ge liang)
|
Two
heads are better than one. |
善始善终 |
|
A
good beginning makes a good ending. |
患难之友才是真朋友 |
(huan
nan zhi you cai shi zhen peng you)
|
A
friend in need is a friend indeed. |
不劳无获 |
|
No
pains, no gains. |
时不待人 |
|
Time
and tide wait for no man(woman). |
趁热打铁 |
|
Strike
while the iron is hot. |
无风不起浪 |
|
There
is no smoke without fire. |
一箭双雕 |
|
Kill
two birds with one stone. |
本未倒置 |
|
Put
the cart before the horse.
|
骄兵必败 |
|
Pride
goes before a failure. |
知识就是力量 |
(zhi
shi jiu shi li liang)
|
Knowledge
is power. |
失败是成功之母 |
(shi
bai shi cheng gong zhi mu)
|
Failure
is the mother of success. |
熟能生巧 |
|
Practice
makes perfect. |
条条大道通罗马 |
(tiao
tiao da dao tong luo ma)
|
All
roads lead to Rome. |
事后诸葛亮 |
|
It's
easy to be wise after the event. |
循序渐进 |
|
Learn
to walk before you run. |
欲速则不达 |
(yu
su ze bu da) |
Haste
makes waste. |
万事日久自明 |
(wan
shi ri jiu zi ming) |
Time
reveals all things. |
眼不见为净 |
(yan
bu jian wei jing) |
Out
of Sight, Out of Mind. |
忠言逆耳利于行 |
(zhong
yan ni er li yu xing) |
Good
advice is good for conduct but jars on the
ear. |
慎言胜于雄辩 |
(shen
yan sheng yu xiong bian) |
Discretion
in speech is more than eloquence. |
水可载舟，亦可覆舟 |
(shui
ke zai zhou, yi ke fu zhou) |
Water,
capable of carrying vessels, is also capable
of getting vessels capsized. |
害人之心不可有，防人之心不可无 |
(hai
ren zhi xin bu ke you, fang ren zhi xin bu
ke wu) |
Don't
injure others, but guard against their deceits |
防范于未然 |
(fang
fan yu wei ran) |
Prevention
is better than cure. |
事出必有因 |
（shi
chu bi you yin) |
Nothing
comes of nothing. |
眼见为实 |
（yan
jian wei shi) |
Seeing
is Believing. |
逆来顺受 |
(ni
lai shun shou) |
Take
the rough with the smooth. |
风水轮流转 |
(feng
shui lun liu zhuan) |
Every
dog has his day. |
