Listen to your Mother

Do not become friends with bankers, lawyers and politicians


人 比 人, 气 死 人 Do not compare yourself with those better off than you


Buy only what you need, not what you want


知 人, 知 面, 不 知 心 Be careful of the friends you made


家 里 靠 父 母, 外 面 靠 朋 友 At home rely on your parents, outside rely on your friends


富 不 过 三 代 wealth does not last beyond three generations


没 大 没 小 don't be rude


有 胡 子 就 是 你 爸爸 recognising the wrong person


一 毛 钱 好 象 牛 车 轮 a stingy person


江 山 易 改 本 性 难 移 rivers and mountains are easy to change, man's character much harder


好狗不咬人, 好男人不打老婆 a good dog does not bite, a good man does not beat his wife


哪 里 跌 倒, 哪 里 爬 起 来 don't be afraid of failure


没 有 鱼, 虾 也 可 以 don't be choosy


挂 羊 头, 卖 狗 肉 say one thing, but do another