Minority proverbs

A complete collection of proverbs of ethnic minorities in China;

One bite of honey and a full stomach of pus. (Tibetan)

● Boiled water is better than a doctor. (Tibetan)

Bad dogs touch sticks everywhere. (Bai nationality)

● Nonsense can't feed your stomach. (Uyghur)

● Not afraid of bad words. (Uyghur)

● Labor warms the body and empty talk cools the heart. (Zhuang nationality)

● If you want to live a long life, quit smoking and drinking first. (Manchu)

● If the water conservancy is not repaired, the fields will be gone. (Miao)

● Don't believe in life when you are poor, and don't believe in ghosts when you are sick. (Zhuang nationality)

● The wedding is extravagant and wasteful, and both parties lose. (Manchu)

The silly man is playing down a peg or two with his wife. (Mongolian)

● Avoid raw fish in winter and dog meat in summer. (Zhuang nationality)

● Plant bamboo in the first month and trees in February. (Miao)

Praising the wicked is a crime. (Uyghur)

The tree has a big shadow and a small shadow. (Mongolian)

● Drink boiled water and feel awake. (Uyghur)

Drinking enough tea can cure all diseases. (Uighurs

Loyalty trumps beauty and money. (Mongolian)

● It is not smart to raise cattle, and the water is full of grass. (Miao)

● Moving too often makes sheep suffer. (Uyghur)

Low decimal afraid of long calculation, zero afraid of integer calculation. (Zhuang nationality)

Sleeping too much will make you sick, and crying too much will make your eyes bad. (Zhuang nationality)

You can't beat a wolf without a shotgun. (Oroqen)

The longer true love lasts, the less it will rust. (Miao)

● The robbers also shouted that there were thieves at home. (Uyghur)

● Find a good companion before going on the road. (Kirgiz)

● Dead trees have no fruit, and empty words have no value. (Mongolian)

● The Mullah's heart is an unsatisfied well. (Kazakh)

Low status, have a mouth to talk. (Korean)

Honey becomes bitter as long as it is used as medicine. (Korean)

Cold starts from the feet and disease enters from the mouth. (Mongolian)

Although the ant is small, the elephant is afraid. (Kirgiz)

Money can't buy true love. (Uyghur)

● Fairies are not beautiful, but lovers are beautiful. (Uyghur)

As long as you are in love, clear water is sugar-free and sweet. (Miao)

Eating delicious food is like listening to compliments. (Tibetan)

Small as eyes are, they can see the world clearly. (Uyghur)

● There are many broken sparrows in the wall, and there are many poor disasters. (Uyghur)

Flattery has no teeth and can bite off bones. (Hui nationality)

● Eat people's meals and smash people's pots. (Uyghur)

● The heart of a warrior can hold the sea. (Uyghur)

There are not many good cats, and the nonsense is too wordy. (Uyghur)

Boring words are better than toads. (Uyghur)

There are many "tomorrows" in the lazy man's mouth. (Kirgiz)

Low salt water doesn't quench thirst, and beautiful words don't work. (Tibetan)

● A gap in the front line often leads to a huge flood. (Tibetan)

Poor is clean, hungry is hard-hearted. (Zhuang nationality)

● The silkworm's trousers are broken, and the wanderer wears a fine silk. (Zhuang nationality)

Never bring gold and silver into the coffin. (Wa nationality)

A wallet full of money, a bag full of pain. (Uyghur)

There are thousands of people in the city, one sweetheart. (Uyghur)

People who pity wolves will be eaten by wolves. (Uyghur)

Don't be a stranger, I don't know my relatives in my hometown. (Uyghur)

● Cherish time and don't trust fate. (Uyghur)

Draw your sword when you see the bad guys, and let go when you see the wild animals (Jingpo people).

● Even conch is regarded as yellow if it has gallbladder disease. (Tibetan)

● Don't buy a distant horse or marry a close relative. (Uzbek)

Although the sea is big, dripping water is good for it. (Mongolian)

● The family is happy every day, and the family is worried every day. (Uyghur)

● It is better to compete than to compete. (Mongolian)

A good woman loves to marry, and a good horse loves to ride. (Mongolian)

● coveting personal interests is a hotbed of making enemies. (Uyghur)

Don't let your friends hate you, and don't let your enemies laugh at you. (Kazakh)

● When planting flowers, plant the moon red, and when planting trees, plant young pines. (Manchu)

Don't brag about what you haven't done yet. (Kazakh)

● If the machine is not cleaned, it will rust, and people will be short-lived if they are not hygienic. (Zhuang nationality)

The essence of meat is soup, and the essence of milk is ghee. (Tibetan)

● Horses are human wings, and rice is human strength. (Kazakh)

Put honey in the old bear's mouth and it will bite your hand. (Lahu)

● Spit into the sky and fall on the face. (Uyghur)

● A melon vine can't stop the camel from moving forward. (Mongolian)

● Sugarcane that is diligent in loosening soil is sweet, and banana that is diligent in fertilizing is fragrant. (Dai)

Boiling jiaozi needs more water, and steaming steamed bread needs fierce fire. (Uyghur)

You can put a mountain in your stomach and become a hero. (Uyghur)

Victory was achieved by overcoming numerous difficulties. (Kazakh)

Millet is planted three days early and three days later. (Bai nationality)

People who love to brag are full of cigarettes. (Kirgiz)

● Deaf people have big eyes, but they speak loudly. (Kazakh)

● The wife who grows vegetables eats vegetable feet, and the wife who makes shoes is barefoot. (Zhuang nationality)

The wind blows away the dark clouds, and money can open the yamen. (Uyghur)

People who only care about personal interests will become blind. (Uyghur)

● The water in my hometown is fairy water, and the soil in my hometown is gold. (Mongolian)

Poor shepherd wolf, the flock will not increase. (Kirgiz)

● I don't know the beauty of my hometown until I see it in a foreign land. (Uyghur)

Ten thousand horses in Qian Qian can't buy true love. (Tibetan)

● Don't be trapped in the river or cross the river. Don't make progress because of difficulties. (Mongolian)

Low sheep think pasture fat, people think that food will be thin. (Mongolian)

The water in the fountain can't be blocked, and the fire of love can't be put out. (Mongolian)

● Strong fruit is not sweet, and arranged marriage is not harmonious. (Korean)

Lovers cry well, while enemies laugh miserably. (Mongolian)

If you apply more fertilizer, the seedlings will grow strong and Wang Miao will get more food. (Mongolian)

The steed misses the grassland, and the warrior misses his hometown. (Kirgiz)

Seeing wisdom in anger, seeing friends in poverty. (Maonan nationality)

● Buy a horse by looking at your tongue, and make friends by touching your heart. (Tibetan)

● Ironmaking needs hard fire, and making friends needs sincerity. (Mongolian)

Leaves can't be used as tobacco, and beautiful words can't be used as food. (Dai)

Low drizzle and wet clothes hurt people. (Mongolian)

● The more fat cows and horses, the better, and the less gossip, the better. (Mongolian)

A liar's mouth will say something beautiful. (Tibetan)

When you talk, shake your head at the sight of work. (Mongolian)

● Don't bend your knees in the face of power and don't bend over in the face of difficulties. (Mongolian)

You never tell the truth in a flatterer's mouth. (Oroqen)

● If the stomach is not sick, drinking tea will make you fat. (Kazakh)

Wild dogs don't bite or shit, and their owners don't give gifts. (Mongolian)

● Don't look at people's clothes, look at people's hearts. (Uyghur)

Recognizing something toxic is equivalent to finding a good medicine. (Tibetan)

A good horse needs no whipping, and a good lover needs no matchmaker. (Uyghur)

Don't hold your head high in front of your friends, but don't bow your head in front of your enemies. (Kazakh)

● Trap the fox and use a knife against the enemy. (Uyghur)

Take out your knife to the enemy and your heart to your friend. (Dai)

Poor sparrow farmer, the grain can't be piled up (Kirgiz)

The rich are buried in the pile of money, and the poor are buried in the pile of debts. (Uyghur)

Dogs can feed their bellies, but princes can't feed their bellies. (Mongolian)

● Herdsmen who are not afraid of wind and rain, the sheep sing for him. (Kirgiz)

● Wise people speak with results, fools brag with their tongues. (Tibetan)

A wise man speaks with his mouth, but a fool knocks people with his horn. (Tibetan)

Doctors know medical skills, butchers don't know medical skills. (Tibetan)

Loyalty is the bridge of love, and fraud is the enemy of friendship. (Miao)

● When catching a fox, be prepared to catch a tiger. (Kazakh)

A silent dog is more dangerous than a dog with its teeth bared. (Uyghur)

You can't believe a word when the enemy scolds you a thousand times. (Uyghur)

If you get along well, you are in-laws; if you don't get along well, you are enemies. (Kirgiz)

The conspirators will not do what everyone likes. (Kazakh)

● Hungry dogs are not satisfied with eating shit, and corrupt officials are not satisfied with accepting bribes. (Mongolian)

● Sick people are guilty; Horses with back pain are timid. (Mongolian)

● White water can't squeeze out oil, and nonsense can't find content. (Kirgiz)

Like a busy bee, brewing honey for future generations. (Kirgiz)

A barking dog is by no means a good helper for a hunter. (Lisu)

● Don't be dejected and despondent in failure, and don't get carried away in victory. (Uyghur)

A barking cat can't catch mice, and a boaster can't achieve great things. (Manchu)

If you always tighten the reins, the meekest horse will kick people. (Gaoshan nationality)

● The profit of planting taro in April is great; If you plant a taro in May, a book will benefit you. (Bai nationality)

● Did not blow out other people's torches, but burned his beard. (Uyghur)

The monkey you love is also beautiful, and the deer you like is also a fairy. (Mongolian)

The monkey you fall in love with is also beautiful, and the bear you fancy is also beautiful. (Mongolian)

● The fire in the yurt is very dangerous, and so are the enemies inside. (Kirgiz)

● Lazy daughter-in-law loves to dress herself up, and diligent daughter-in-law loves to tidy up the house. (Kazakh)

He who has never been a tramp does not know the happiness of his hometown. (Uyghur)

Small stones can smash pots, and big fires can burn mountains. (Mongolian)

The lies of the rich are true, and the lies of the poor are true. (Uyghur)

Smart birds cherish feathers, and smart people cherish time. (Korean)

You'd better bite the bullet when pursuing an unfaithful girl. (Mongolian)

The black of charcoal is exposed outside, and the filth of bad people is hidden inside. (Mongolian)

Low dry Mu Yi break, false love is easy to break. (Mongolian)

● A broadsword can be beheaded, but you have to cut a hair. (Kirgiz)

People with colds are close to clothes, and sick people are close to doctors. (Mongolian)

A tall building in the mouth is not as good as a hut built by hand. (Kazakh)

A person who has lost his conscience is like a clay bodhisattva with an empty shelf. (Mongolian)

● The sun escaping from the clouds is bright, and the slaves escaping from the rich man's house are smart. (Tibetan)

Empty spoons have no taste when put into your mouth, and they have no taste when you hear them empty. (Uyghur)

● People who talk empty talk get no fruits, and those who do things get many fruits. (Hassa is in the clan)

I only know that pursuing the beauty of my lover will eventually be laughed at. (Zhuang nationality)

The end of good people is like milk juice, and the end of evil people is blood. (Mongolian)

People with good faces are not beautiful, but people with good hearts are really beautiful. (Mongolian)

You can't throw a leaf across the river bank with 1000 kilograms of arm strength. (Uyghur)

● The true and false craftsmen of gold are well aware, and the doctors are well aware of the severity of the illness. (Kazakh)

● Eye diseases are caused by hands, and stomach diseases are caused by mouth. (Kazakh)

● It is better to be a blunt knife than to chew with your mouth. It is better to marry a bad woman than to be single. (Uyghur)

A romantic girl is beautiful for a while, but an upright woman loves her all her life. (Oroqen)

● Famous mountains are not high, but beautiful; Beauty lies not in appearance, but in the heart. (Korean)

Getting rich is not the purpose of life, and poverty is not the shame of the poor. (Kirgiz)

● Don't lose heart because of difficulties. Difficulties are often the root of long-term ambitions. (Yi people)

What is really terrible is not an enemy who makes a hullabaloo about, but an enemy who smiles. (Kirgiz)

● The sunshine through the clouds is particularly dazzling, and the elderly wife is particularly fond of it. (Mongolian)

A good horse every month and a good wife every year. (Uyghur)

● Mountains are not as ambitious as men, and the depth of water is not as deep as women's love. (Oroqen)

● Bayi (the landlord) doesn't know how hungry he is, and the shepherd doesn't know the taste of satiety. (Kazakh)

If you hide your illness, your body will be exposed to people. (Kirgiz)

● Feed the buffalo mother to remember two things: dig a pool in summer and build a house in winter. (Dong nationality)

● If you are sick, you must seek medical treatment; To correct your shortcomings, you must ask your friends for help. (Mongolian)

● Riding a bare-backed horse is not good for your ass; People who conspire are not good for themselves. (Mongolian)

If the emperor wants to eat apples, the minister will uproot them. (Uyghur)

● An enemy with fierce appearance is easy to subdue; An enemy that looks good is hard to defeat. (Tibetan)

● Married a good wife, and the clothes are often white; When you marry a lazy wife, your beard turns white. (Kirgiz)

A sharp long knife is not in a good scabbard; Beautiful girl, not well dressed. (Jingpo nationality)

Marriage without love can't be happy, and love can't be exchanged with money and material. (Miao)

● Action during the day and review at night; Plan tomorrow's work carefully today. (Ewenki)

Don't wait until tomorrow what you can do today. Think about what you can do tomorrow. (Kazakh)

A glass of wine for the rich and a meal for the poor for half a year. The rider can't finish it, and neither can the horse. (Uyghur)

● If the drum is empty, the sound will be high, and if people are crazy, they will speak loudly. The skill of idle people is to brag. (Uyghur)

If you listen to mice, cats are the most cruel; If you listen to the tiger, you'd better open the pigsty. (Miao)

If you encounter difficulties, please don't sigh; Just as the moon encounters an eclipse, it is only temporary. (Tibetan)

● Don't cherish your milk for your dear ones; Don't spare your life for the cause of the public. (Mongolian)

● Among the two mountains, poisonous snakes are indispensable; There are many people who provoke each other in a pair of lovers. (Mongolian)

● It is easier to brag than to practice. Don't call cats tigers, and don't call ants elephants. (Dai)

● Knowing poisonous weeds is equivalent to finding a good medicine; To see the enemy clearly is to find the teacher. (Tibetan)

● The loach is slippery and difficult to catch, but the bad guys are hard to touch. The fur of wild animals is easy to distinguish, but the thoughts of bad people are elusive. (Uyghur)

The sleeping snake on the grassland will be killed before it wakes up, and its diseases will be treated before it breaks out. (Kirgiz)

For blooming flowers, cold weather is the enemy; For intimate love, alienation is the enemy. (Mongolian)

● The boiled tea without milk is black, the felt bag without light is black, and the heart of a heartless person is black. (Mongolian)

Anyone can call you a brother in happiness, and a true friend will stand with you in difficulties. (Uyghur)

● Young people work hard for life and don't be lazy about time. You can't be old for ten years, but you miss a spring in one day. (Mongolian)

● Although an embroidery needle is small, it can embroider beautiful patterns; Although the leaky pot is big, it can't cook delicious rice. (Lisu)

Listen to the sound of stairs, but no one comes down. No amount of bells can help a carriage. Cutting wheat with your mouth doesn't hurt. (Kazakh)

● If you want to find corals and agates, you have to go down to the sea; If you want to find gems and jasper, you must climb Qian Shan Wanshui. (Yugur)

● No matter how beautiful the article is divorced from reality, it is still an armchair strategist; Seeking truth from facts is the driving force to promote the success of the cause. (Bai nationality)

● The quality of horse riding depends on the quality of friends. Knock on the door when buying a wok, and know how to make friends. (Uzbek)

● Although you look in the mirror three times a day, it doesn't mean you are beautiful; Saying good things nine times a day doesn't mean being kind. (Yi people)

For a sentient person, if you give a coral, it will be regarded as priceless; For a heartless person, if you give him two thousand gold, he will not agree. (Tibetan)