好了傷疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more
好事不出門惡事傳千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide。
和氣生財 Harmony brings wealth。
活到老學到老 One is never too old to learn。
既往不咎 let bygones be bygones
金無足赤人無完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect。
金玉滿堂 Treasures fill the home。
腳踏實地 be down-to-earth
腳踩兩只船 sit on the fence
君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
老生常談陳詞濫調 cut and dried, cliché
禮尚往來 Courtesy calls for reciprocity。
留得青山在不怕沒柴燒 Where there is life, there is hope。
馬到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success
名利雙收 gain in both fame and wealth
茅塞頓開 be suddenly enlightened
沒有規矩不成方圓 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards。
每逢佳節倍思親 On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most。
謀事在人成事在天 The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. Man proposes, God disposes。
弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself
拿手好戲 masterpiece
賠了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad
拋磚引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
破釜沉舟 cut off all means of retreat;burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end
搶得先機 take the preemptive opportunities