Proverbs
Three women break a plate when they gather; Three women make a market
It tends to become very noisy when a lot of women gather together.
Frost can fall even in May and June, if a woman harbors a grudge; A woman's vengeance knows no bounds
Women can become very fierce and spiteful if they bear a grudge against someone.
You can estimate water thirty meters deep, but you cannot estimate the human mind thirty centimeters deep; You can sound water ten fathoms deep, but you cannot sound the human heart a single fathom
It is very difficult to know what is really on a person's mind.
Hearing it ten times is not as good as seeing it once
It is better to see something than only hear about it.
If one falls down ten times, one stands up (again) ten times
To be armed with strong determination and deal with a difficult situation in an undaunted manner.
No tree will stand firm if chopped at ten times; Little strokes fell great oaks
People can change their mind however determined they may be if they are told to change it several times.
no tree will stand firm if chopped at ten times; little strokes fell great oaks
People can achieve anything if they keep making efforts.
Bite any of the ten fingers and it will hurt the same
To parents, all of their children are equally precious and adorable.
hear ten, but not know even one
For someone to be very stupid and slow-witted to such an extent that he/she cannot understand or learn something that has been repeatedly said.
There is no flower that remains red for ten days
Wealth or reputation tend to be short-lived and it is hard to make them last long.
Even a dog would not catch[suffer] a cold in May and June
(teasing) A person is feeble if he/she catches a cold in summer.
One's coming day is a market day
Just when one is about to do a certain thing, something unexpected occurs by chance.
One talks nicely to others so that in turn they will do the same to them; What goes around, comes around
A person tends to speak or act nicely to others, if they do the same to him/her.
One gives love to others, if they love one first
A person tends to love or care for others as much as they care or love for them.
One is not invited anywhere but still has many places to go
One has a lot of places to go or things to do even if one is not invited or acknowledged.
Do not even look up a tree that you cannot climb
It is advised not to desire something beyond one's reach.
as if a womanizer satisfies his own desire
An attitude of a person who does only what he/she wants without considering other's situation.
dust in the jade; flaw in the crystal
A small flaw in something with everything else being great.