江山易改，本性難易
The fox may grow gray but never good.
窺一斑而知全貌
You may know by a handful the whole sack.
留得青山在，不怕沒材燒
Where there is life, there is hope.
烈火驗真金，患難見人心
The fire is the test of gold, adversity of strong man.
二萬五千里長徵--任重道遠
A march which is 25.000 miles long, used to describe an arduous journey.
鯉魚吃水--吞吞吐吐
A fish is drinking water, meaning that one speaks hesitantly.
蘆溝橋上石獅子--數不清
There are numerous stone lions on Lu Gou Bridge. It is used to describe a large amount.
雷聲大，雨點小
Actions speak louder than words.
烈火煉真金，患難見真情
Liquor brings out a person‘s true color
家規再嚴，醜事難免
Accidents will happen in the best-regulated families.
機關算盡太聰明，反誤了卿卿性命
The fox knew too much, that‘s how he lost his tail.
疾風知勁草
Adversity is a good discipline.
雞蛋再硬，碰不過石頭
Whether the pitcher strikes the stone, or the stone the pitcher, it is bad for the pitcher.