#15
xīn rú zhǐ shuǐ
心 如 止 水
心: heart, referring to thoughts, believes and ideas
如: is like
止: stable
水: water
Your heart is like the stable water. It means that you are so strong that your thoughts, believes or ideas will not be changed because of the change of the environments.
hǎi nà bǎi chuān，yǒu róng nǎi dà。
海纳百川，有容乃大。
bì lì qiān rèn，wú yù zé gāng。
壁立千仞，无欲则刚。
#14
hǎi nà bǎi chuān，yǒu róng nǎi dà。
海纳百川，有容乃大。
bì lì qiān rèn，wú yù zé gāng。
壁立千仞，无欲则刚。
海: ocean
纳: obtain
川: rivers
容: tolerance
大: big
壁: cliff
欲: desire
刚: strong
The ocean can obtain the water from a lot of rivers, that's why it can get so big! The cliff can stand there strong because it has no desire. Be patient, be strong! No expectations, no desires! And then you can get strong!
rú rén yǐn shuǐ ，lěng nuǎn zì zhī
如人饮水，冷暖自知。
qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī
巧 妇 难 为 无 米 之 炊
shí shí wù zhě wéi jùn jié
识时务者为俊杰
sān rén xíng bì yǒu wǒ shī
三 人 行 必 有 我 师
hài rén zhī xīn bù kě yǒu fáng rén zhī xīn bù kě wú。
害 人 之 心 不 可 有，防 人 之 心 不 可 无。
#13
rú rén yǐn shuǐ ，lěng nuǎn zì zhī
如人饮水，冷暖自知。
如: like
人: people
饮水: drink water
冷: cold
暖: warm
自: yourself
知: know
It's like people drinking water. Only you yourself know whether it's too cold or too hot for you. It means that it's hard for other people who's not having the exact experience to understand how you feel in a situation. Only you yourself know exactly how you feel!
#12
巧 妇 难 为 无 米 之 炊
巧妇: intelligent and skilled woman
难为: hard to cook
无: no
米: rice
炊: cook
Even the intelligent and skilled women cannot cook a meal without any rice. It tells people that it's hard to succeed without having all important components.
#11
识时务者为俊杰
识: have a clear understanding of
时务: the trend of the times
为: is
俊杰: outstanding people
People who have a clear understanding of the trend of the times will become outstanding!
#10
zhǐ kě yì huì，bù kě yán chuán
只可意会，不可言传。
只: only
可: can
意会: understand
言传: tell/pass down by words
Some feelings/emotions can only be felt by understanding. They cannot be passed down by words. (This phrase itself is hard to translate because I cannot think of a work that explains "意会")
#9
sān rén xíng bì yǒu wǒ shī
三 人 行 必 有 我 师
三: three, meaning a lot
人: people
必有: must have
我师: my teacher
A lot of people walking by. There much be my teacher among them. It means that other people must have something that we can learn from.
#8
害 人 之 心 不 可 有，防 人 之 心 不 可 无。
害人: injure other people
心: idea
不可: cannot
有: have
防人: watch out
无: do not have
You should not have any idea of hurting other people, but you should not put your guard down! You should also watch out for people who might hurt you!
ěr tīng wéi xū，yǎn jiàn wéi shí。
耳 听 为 虚，眼 见 为 实。
móu shì zài rén，chéng shì zài tiān
谋 事 在 人， 成 事 在 天。
jìn zhū zhě chì，jìn mò zhě hēi。
近 朱 者 赤，近 墨 者 黑。
rén bù kě mào xiàng，hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng。
人 不 可 貌 相， 海 水 不 可 斗 量。
liú dé qīng shān zài，bù pà méi chái shāo。
留 得 青 山 在， 不 怕 没 柴 烧。
bīng dòng sān chǐ，fēi yī rì zhī hán。
冰 冻 三 尺，非 一日 之 寒。
lù yáo zhī mǎ lì，rì jiǔ jiàn rén xīn。
路 遥 知 马力，日久 见 人 心。
#7
耳 听 为 虚，眼 见 为 实。
耳: ears
听: hear
虚: cannot be verified to to true
眼: eyes
见: see
实: true
What you hear from people may not be real, you need to confirm with your own eyes!
#6
谋 事 在 人， 成 事 在 天。
谋: plan
事: event
人: people
成: succeed
天: timing and luck
It depends on people how they plan the events, but whether they will succeed also depends on timing and luck, which are out of their control!
#5
jìn zhū zhě chì，jìn mò zhě hēi。
近 朱 者 赤，近 墨 者 黑。
近: getting close
朱/赤: red
着: people
墨/黑: black
If you get close to red ink, you will turn red; if you get close to black ink, you will turn black. It tells us that the environment (family, friendship, school, workplace, etc.) determines who you will be! Be careful when you choose an environment!
#4
人 不 可 貌 相， 海 水 不 可 斗 量。
人: people
不可: cannot
貌: appearance
相: judge
海水: water in the ocean
斗: dou, a container used in ancient China to measure liquid volumes
量: measure
People cannot be judged by their appearance, just like ocean cannot be measured by dou!
#3
留 得 青 山 在， 不 怕 没 柴 烧。
留得: keep
青山: green mountains, referring to the mountains with a lot of trees
不怕: do not worry about
没: no
柴: branches
烧: keep
As long as you have the green mountains around you, you won't need to worry about having no tree branches to burn. Nowadays, it means that as long as you are alive, you will find a way out of current bad situations.
#2
冰 冻 三 尺，非 一日 之 寒。
冰: ice
冻: freeze
三尺: three "chi", about a meter
非: not
一日: one day
寒: cold
The water freezes not because it's only cold for a day. Usually it takes a few cold days for the water to freeze. It tells us that everything happens because the reasons caused it to happen have been accumulating for a while. Nothing happens without any reason!
#1
lù yáo zhī mǎ lì，rì jiǔ jiàn rén xīn。
路 遥 知 马力，日久 见 人 心。
路遥: long trips
马力: strength of the horse
日久: long time
人心: how good the person is
Only going on a long trip can you tell how strong the horse is; only after a long time can you tell how good/bad a person is! Take your time, everything will be clear!
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