A Comprehensive Collection of English Proverbs and Sayings on the Topic of Marriage
2023-07-20 18:47:58
1、爹娘做主，一生受苦。
Father and mother are the masters and suffer all their lives.
2、打铁不惜炭，养儿不惜饭。
Iron at the expense of charcoal, raise children at the expense of food.
3、天下无媒人，人间断了根。
There is no matchmaker in the world.
4、成家容易养家难。
It's easier to get married than to support.
5、不患父不慈，子贤亲自乐。
The father is not merciful, the son is virtuous.
6、买屋看墙，娶妻看娘。
Buy a house to see the wall, marry to see the mother.
7、妻贤夫祸少，子孝父宽心。
A good wife and a good husband are seldom in trouble, but the son is filial to his father.
8、知冷知热是夫妻。
Know cold and know hot are husband and wife.
9、不婚不嫁，不成天下。
No marriage, no marriage, no world.
10、最亲莫如母子，最爱莫如夫妻。
The most intimate than mother and son, love more than husband and wife.
11、懒媳妇爱打扮自己，勤媳妇爱打扫屋子。
The lazy daughter-in-law likes to dress up, while the diligent daughter-in-law likes to clean the house.
12、清油炒韭菜，各人媳妇各人爱。
Fried leek with clear oil, everyone loves his wife.
13、女大三，抱金砖。
Female junior, holding gold brick.
14、宁添一斗，莫添一口。
Better a bucket than a bite.
15、乌鸦反哺，马不欺母。
The crow feeds back, but the horse does not deceive the mother.
16、不要姐儿俊，只要姐儿心。
Don't be handsome, just have your heart.
17、兄弟合力山成玉，父子同心土变金。
Brothers join forces to make jade, father and son become gold.
18、会选的选儿郎，本会选的选家当。
Those who can choose will choose their children, while those who will choose their families.
19、娶妻娶德不娶色。
Marry a wife, marry virtue, but not lust.
20、宁可爹娘羡儿女，切莫儿女羡爹娘。
It is better for parents to envy their children than for their children.
21、男人无妻不成家，女人无夫浪淘沙。
A man without a wife will not have a family, and a woman without a husband.
22、知子莫若父，知女莫若母。
The Father knows the son and the mother knows the daughter.
23、会选选儿郎，不会选图家当。
You can choose children, but you can't choose family property.
24、结婚不宜早，只要配得好。
Marriage should not be early, as long as it is well matched.
25、我养你牙长，你养我牙落。
I support your teeth grow, you support my teeth fall.
26、只要嫁得好，不要嫁得早。
As long as you marry well, don't marry early.
27、外人难管家务事。
It's hard for outsiders to take care of the housework.
28、父母的心在儿女，儿女的心在外头。
The heart of parents is in children, and the heart of children is outside.
29、人大成家，树大结果。
When a man has a family, he will have a great fruit.
30、强扭的瓜不甜，强求的姻缘不长。
It's not sweet to try hard, but the marriage is not long.
31、妻子要小，二麦要老。
The wife needs to be young, and the two wheat to be old.
32、夫勤无赖地，妇勤无脏衣。
The husband is always a rascal, and the woman is always without dirty clothes.
33、强摘的果子不甜，包办的婚姻不谐。
Forced fruit is not sweet, arranged marriage is not harmonious.
34、公鸡打架头对头，夫妇吵嘴不记仇。
Roosters fight head to head, and couples quarrel without revenge.
35、夫妻和，家务兴；夫妻不和睡不宁。
When husband and wife are in harmony, they are happy with housework.
36、易求无价宝，难得有情郎。
Easy to seek priceless treasure, rare lover.
37、不听老人言，到底不周全。
If you don't listen to the old man, it's not comprehensive.
38、娘痛儿，路样长；儿痛娘，线样长。
The road is long when the mother is in pain; the line is long when the mother is in pain.
39、姨做婆，孩不多。
Aunts are little children.
40、朋友面前不说假，夫妻面前要说真。
Don't tell the truth in front of friends, but tell the truth in front of husband and wife.