12 Classic Chinese sayings, slang, words of wisdom or sarcastic sayings for you to learn or to laugh.
1明日复明日，明日何其多！既然这么多，不妨再拖拖。
míngrì fù míngrì ，míngrì hé qí duō ！jìrán zhème duō ，bùfáng zài tuō tuō 。
Tomorrow, again, tomorrow, there are so many tomorrows. Since tomorrow is such many, (we) might as well postpone again.
明日(tomorrow)复(again)明日(tomorrow)，明日(tomorrow)何其(how/such)多(many)！既然(since)这么(this much)多(many)，不妨(might as well) 再(again)拖拖(postpone)。
2 人生自古谁无死，早死晚死都得死。
rénshēng zìgǔ shéi wú sǐ ，zǎosǐ wǎn sǐ dōu dé sǐ 。
Since old times, none can escape death. Die young or die old, anyone has to die.
人(people)生(life)自(since)古(old times)谁(who)无(no)死(death)，早(early)死(die)晚(late)死(die)都(all)得(have to)死(die)。
3有钱就败家，没钱就拜神。
yǒuqián jiù bài jiā ，méi qián jiù bài shén 。
(When a person) has money, he/she then collapses his/her family; (when a person) has no money then he/she worships deities.
有(have)钱(money)就(just/then)败(fail)家(family)，没(no)钱(money)就(then/just)拜(worship)神(deities)。
4一个人最长的恋爱史，大概就是自恋了。
yígèrén zuì cháng de liànài shǐ ，dàgài jiùshì zìliàn le 。
The longest history of a man’s romance is probably his/her own narcissism.
一(one)个(measure word)人(person)最(the most)长(long)的(connecting particle)恋爱(romance)史(history)，大概(probably)就是(is)自恋(narcissism )了(sentence final particle)。
5树多必有枯枝，人多必有白痴。
shù duō bì yǒu kū zhī ，rén duō bì yǒu báichī 。
When there are many trees, then there must be dried branches; when there are many people, there must be idiots.
树(tree)多(many)必(must)有(have)枯(dried)枝(branches)，人(people)多(many)必(must)有(have)白痴(idiots)。
6君子报仇，三年不晚。小人报仇，一天到晚。
jūnzǐ bàochóu ，sān nián bù wǎn 。xiǎorén bàochóu ，yìtiāndàowǎn 。
For gentlemen’ revenge, three years are not considered as late. For nasty people’s revenges, they do it from morning to night (all day long).
君子(gentlemen)报仇(revenge)，三(three)年(years)不(not)晚(late)。小人(nasty person)报仇(revenge)，一(one)天(day)到(till)晚(night time。
7帅有个屁用！到头来还不是被卒吃掉！
shuài yǒu gè pì yòng ！dàotóulái hái bú shì bèi zú chīdiào ！
Handsome (commander in chief) has what usefulness? In the end it will still be eaten by the pawn.
帅( it has two meanings: handsome / commander in chief) 有(have)个(measure word)屁(fart / flatulence / nonsense / (usu. in the negative) what / (not) a damn thing )用(usefulness)！到头来(in the end/ finally)还不是(still is)被((indicates passive-voice clauses) )卒(pawn in Chinese chess /soldier)吃掉(eaten)！
8就算是Believe中间还是有个lie 。
jiùsuàn shì Believezhōngjiān háishi yǒu gè lie 。
Even for the word – believe- there is a lie in the middle of it.
就算(even if)是 (is) Believe中间(in the middle)还是(there still)有(have)个(measure word) lie
9就算是 Friend 最后还是会有个 end
jiùsuàn shì Friend zuìhòu háishi huì yǒu gè end
Even for the word – friend- there is an end at the end of it.
就算(even)是(is) Friend 最后(in the end)还是(still)会(will)有(have)个(measure word) end
10就算是 Lover ，最后还是会 over。
jiùsuàn shì Lover ，zuìhòu háishi huì over。
Even for the word – lover- at the end it will be over.
就算(even)是(is) Lover ，最后(in the end)还是(still)会(will) over。
11就算是 forget ，也要先get才行。
jiùsuàn shì forget ，yě yào xiān getcái xíng 。
Even for forget, (you) also have to get it first, then you will be able to forget.
就算(even)是(is) forget ，也(also)要(have to)先(first)get才行(then be doable)。
12幸福离我们很近，但，我们都忘了靠近。
xìngfú lí wǒmen hěn jìn ，dàn ，wǒmen dōu wàng le kàojìn 。
Happiness is very close to us, however, we all forget to lean toward it.
幸福(happiness)离(from)我们(us)很(very)近(close)，但(however)，我们(we)都(all)忘(forget)了(past tense marker)靠近(to get close/to approach)。