Proverbs
A great deal of manpower makes it easier to do something
Things can be done easily when shared by many people.
A person with cold hands has a warm heart
For one to look cold-hearted outside, but be emotional and passionate inside.
A pine caterpillar would die[fall], if it eats oak leaves
If one tries to do something beyond one's capacity or reach, it is likely to do harm to oneself.
A pine caterpillar should eat pine needles
It is advised not to do something beyond one's capacity or reach.
chanting a sutra to the ears of a cow; preaching to deaf ears; To sing psalms to a dead horse
An expression used to describe a situation where one tries very hard to make someone understand or realize something to no avail.
You are advised to[should] pull out the horn of an ox at a breath; Strike the iron while it is hot; What's worth doing is worth doing promptly
It is advised to start something as soon as one makes up one's mind.
lick the outside of a watermelon
To do something superficially without fully understanding it.
hoist a sail in the fair wind; sail before the wind
For something to progress as planned without any difficulty or trouble.
If gray mullet jumps, goby also tries to do so
To indiscriminately follow what others do.
If gray mullet jumps, goby also tries to do so
To indiscrimately follow others who are better than oneself without considering one's reach or capacity.
Charcoal rebukes blackness; The pot calls the kettle black
To criticize others' faults or mistakes without considering one's own.
A room that heats up easily cools down easily
Something that has been achieved easily and quickly without effort tends to bring little reward and be short-lived.
The beginning is half of something; A good beginning is half the battle; Well begun is half done
It is difficult to start something, but it is not that difficult to finish it once started.
If you start something, you should finish it
An expression used to advise someone to complete something once one started it.
Wherever a thread goes, a needle follows
For two people to have a close and intimate relationship and always go about together.
Ten year long indigestion goes down
To feel relieved as a nagging problem has been solved.
There is no power that lasts for ten years, and there is no flower that remains red for ten days
For power or wealth and honor to be short-lived.
Ten years' time will change rivers and mountains
Everything is bound to change as time goes by.
People tend to become attached to each other after a fight
People tend to get closer after a fight because it can help them resolve negative feelings toward or misunderstandings about each other.