實事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

說曹操，曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes。

實話實說speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

實踐是檢驗真理的唯一標準Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth。

山不在高，有仙則名'No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy; '

韜光養晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time

糖衣炮彈sugar-coated bullets

天有不測風云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue

團結就是力量Unity is strength。

“跳進黃河洗不清”eve if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean--there's nothing one can do to clear one's name

歪風邪氣unhealthy practices and evil phenomena

物以類聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together。

往事如風'The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past.'

望子成龍hold high hopes for one's child

屋漏又逢連陰雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours。

文韜武略military expertise; military strategy

唯利是圖draw water to one's mill

無源之水，無本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots

無中生有make create something out of nothing

無風不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire。

徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends

新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean

虛心使人進步，驕傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind。

蓄勢而發accumulate strength for a take-off

心想事成May all your wish come true

心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding

先入為主First impressions are firmly entrenched。

先下手為強catch the ball before the bound

像熱鍋上的螞蟻like an ant on a hot pan

現身說法warn people by taking oneself as an example

息事寧人pour oil on troubled water

喜憂參半mingled hope and fear

循序漸進step by step

一路平安，一路順風speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest

嚴以律己，寬以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others