Quanzhou Folk Proverbs and Their Significance

I broke my ankle and fell bravely (postscript: fall; Dao Yong: healthier than before): There is always a silver lining behind the dark clouds.

Parents born, family born (family: self): When children grow up, they should think independently and not blindly rely on their parents.

Half a bucket of shit is overflowing: people with only a little knowledge often like to show themselves.

Local teachers can cure ghosts: if you want to solve problems, please ask people who are familiar with the situation.

The grass on the wall will also: lean on the rain (rain: oblique rain): sometimes you will encounter opportunities in bad environments.

Send cattle: catch a horse, and the horse will leave without even a cow (catch: chase): improper employment will increase losses.

Don't twist the cow's nose in the cupboard and pull the cow's tail at the top of the mountain (cupboard: cowshed): if you don't do a good job in advance, you can remedy the accident, which is bound to get twice the result with half the effort.

Cross the bridge when you come to it: everything will be solved in the end.

There are no cats in the field, and mice stumble: leaderless, everything is at sixes and sevens.

Fill a big stone with fine stones (fill in: pad): to achieve great things, you must start from small things or do things yourself with the help of others.

Bad people talk rough, and bad rice is rough (rough: more): people who are uneasy and kind always like to gossip.

When you are in charge, you know that rice is expensive, and when you go out, you know that the road is difficult: only by personal experience can you know the joys and sorrows.

It hurts to scrape backwards: if you violate the rules, the loss will be greater.

The wicked make many fallacies: the arrogant can always find many fallacies.

Buddha leans on his shoulders, while man depends on his makeup: Bodhisattva only shows his spirit when he is carried, and man only looks good when he is dressed.

Buddha said: Know: Buddha is sacred: things are precious only after they are lost.

The sky is vast, and bows sometimes meet: bumps in the world are always inevitable.

Before and after the good flowers are inserted: good things should be done in the front to avoid being in vain.

Don't be afraid, don't worry): the smell of wine is not afraid of the depth of the alley.

Good wine sinks to the bottom: good things often appear last.

Good bamboo makes good bamboo shoots: Lao Tzu's hero

Monkeys love Fengshen, and cats love pulling (Fengshen: showing off; All kinds of animals have their own habits.

Know how to handle a shuttle, so that you won't be surprised and have nothing on hand: as long as you have the ability, you don't have to worry about not making money.

Beak, nails and tongue sometimes bite each other: (A: Tong, He): No matter how close the relationship is, there will be bumps.

Too many people, but things can't be done well.

Adding wells will increase springs (pull: pull): peer competition will inevitably lead to lower benefits.

Know the nature of fish near the water, and listen to birds' words (recognition): practice makes true knowledge.

Take a ferry near the stream: it is easy to lose opportunities in a favorable environment.

Close fragrance without fragrance burning: flowers in the wall and fragrance outside the wall.

Look at the mountain and dig for medicine: everything starts from reality

Old people keep pace: old people do things safely.

Old opera bones are also a family (postscript: autumn; Section: classical opera role performance): experienced people can try to remedy occasional mistakes.

A dragon with a tail is better than a monkey worm and a dustpan (monkey worm: earthworm): a capable person is better than a bunch of mediocre people.

Wick at the end of the road, hammer at the end of the road: take as few things as possible when you go out to avoid increasing the burden.

A drowning man knows his feet: only through practical work can he show his true skills.

The door is broken, and the paparazzi hit the door: internal discord is easily calculated by outsiders.

Eighteen Postscripts of Cowboys' Birth (Postscript: Autumn): Growth is bound to go through many hardships.

Cowboy: Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, and are often used to satirize people who are ignorant of depth and strength.

Poverty and laziness swallowed the orchid: (poverty and laziness: laziness; Lan: saliva): people who don't work can't eat.

Seven-character eyepiece, with people's eyes (eye: pleasing to the eye, like): everyone has different views on the same thing

Begging also has three good days: although the situation is not good, sometimes you will encounter good luck.

Thousands of silver buy measures, thousands of silver buy measures (measures: residential; Cuobian: Neighbor): One thousand dollars to buy a neighbor.

A mad dog eats nothing: (Crazy: reckless): A reckless person can't achieve great things.

People are weak, fart and shoot dead chickens: people are unlucky, and drinking water will choke their throats.

Sweep the corner, wash your face and ears: be careful and thoughtful.

There are no birds in the mountains, and Japanese women are kings (Japanese women are bats): there are no tigers in the mountains, and monkeys are kings.

Going up the mountain will know the competition, and going into the sea will be risky (that is, talent; Down: down; Know): Practice makes true knowledge.

The tongue is soft and the facts are hard: facts speak louder than words.

Immortal evil saves a lifeless person (evil: difficulty): refers to a person who has made a serious mistake or is terminally ill and is incurable.

It is better to be born with a slap in the face (trace: position; I know): It's better to find a good seat than to be competent.

Buddha, regardless of the immortal (immortal: venerable): as long as you have talent, you don't care about your status.

12 month car maggots become mosquito-free (car maggots: become mosquito-free: become mosquito-free): Without suitable environment or conditions, it is difficult to achieve anything.

Sleeping is far more important than eating.

Break the bowl tightly (tight: fast; Get: Hit): haste makes waste.

Eating will lose, learning will be good (once): eating will gain wisdom.

Speaking of things, it's simple: everything will be solved in the end.

If you lose, you will lose the battle. If you are a man, you have to fight for breath, and you will lose face if you lag behind others.

There are no birds in the Woods, and sparrows are emperors. Among the blinds the one-eyed man is king.

Standing at the top of the tree, there is no surprise. Wind platform at the end of the tree: (Wind platform: typhoon): A straight body is not afraid of shadows.

Water dishes will corrode and word dishes will be preserved: people always like to modify words in the process.

The water is sad, pouring down (sad: the sound of running water): when something goes wrong, the superior often puts the blame on the subordinate.

Clear water gives fish: once the matter is investigated clearly, the truth will eventually come out.

Water will always run away: there is always a solution to everything.

A seemingly simple method can solve major problems.

Common things are not good: things are too cheap and the quality is not guaranteed.

If you are insatiable for a long time, gluttony will leak (leak: diarrhea): insatiable people often backfire.

Greedy food destroys the family: (vulgar: cheap): greed leads to excessive consumption.

Every beat of a gong is also a gong sound (every beat: here we go again): the essential attributes of things cannot be changed.

Never eaten pork, but also seen pigs: travel: highway: boasting about being well informed.

No teeth, only laxatives (teeth: that kind; Suichuan: donkey; Miao nationality: don't): persuade people to do what they can, and don't pretend to be fat in the face.

Puppet is nailed to the nail, and it will be on the kareem abdul-jabbar in one beat (puppet: originally refers to the actor; Be strict with children at all times.

Western Han steals: bang bang bang bang, stealing cedar with a big man (Western Han Dynasty as a child: bang bang: take; M: When I was young, I didn't educate myself. When I grow up, I will make mistakes.

If small problems are not filled, they will complain: if small problems are not solved, big problems are difficult to do.

Eat leftovers: it is more than enough to give and take.

Look at each other and be a dead cow: push each other and the parties suffer.

A scholar's shirt was broken and he was shocked: ignorance is the greatest shame.

A golden-billed duck mother: no matter how ugly things are, they are still ugly.

Ducks float when they fall into the water: they adapt naturally when they are in the water.

Strict government makes a rough thief: (rough: many): Although the management is strict, the rules are constantly violated

One white, one yin and nine waters (water: beauty): fair skin can cover up other shortcomings of appearance, that is to say, a prominent advantage can cover up other shortcomings.

When a snake bites, the straw rope meter is a snake: (a pendulum: a moment; Begging: existence; Number: all): I have a lingering fear and am afraid of everything.

Spend three winters occasionally (occasionally, delay): do things while the iron is hot.

A new field, some make up Guanyin, some make up chamber pot (A: the same): the same person has different opportunities.

A cage of oranges can get rotten: (I can't stand it; Cheap): A mouse excrement spoils a pot of porridge.

One person's wisdom is better than two people's discussion: many people have more wisdom.

A short trip will make you regret it for the rest of your life.

It is worthless to say that one thing and one phase govern each other: things often restrict each other, and if you master their laws, you can turn the difficult into the easy.

A single word is useless: there are not many useful words.

One meter feeds a hundred people (feed: feed): all beings in the world are of all kinds and different natures.

A grass, a little dew: God will not close one door, but he will open another.

Shake one branch and move a hundred branches: pull one hair and move the whole body.

A pile of money, a pile of goods (pile: sample): different prices, different quality.

There is an anvil, but there is no stove: what you want to give has long been included in the plan, and it is useless to want to win if you don't want to give it.

Big feet, big shoes: everything starts from reality and does what you can.

There is an imitation, but no one wants to (imitate; Family: self): People should cultivate the ability of independent thinking.

One good thing, no two good things: it is impossible to have all kinds of interests.

It's better to be at home, but it's harder to go out: many things are not convenient at home.

If I had known that people were poor (I don't think so): not everything in the world is predictable.

Finger extension length: there must be a gap between things, and unity cannot be forced.

Piglets are greedy for other people's food: children often like to eat other people's food.