Some Chinese Sayings

Elders can remember wise sayings well and apply them appropriately even though many of them did not even go to school.

They had learned by listening to their elders and they pass wise sayings on to the next generation.

However three or four generations in Nanyang, many Overseas Chinese and some Mainland Chinese have modernised some old sayings using humour.

In the same way, modern day people can even write funny sayings and claim that they are from Coinfucius.



沒錢的時候，養豬；**
 **有錢的時候，養狗。**
   Without money, keep pigs;
   Have money, keep dogs.

 **沒錢的時候，在家裡吃野菜；**
 **有錢的時候，在酒店吃野菜。**
   Without money, eat at home with wife;
 Have money, dine in fine restaurant with girlfriend
 **沒錢的時候，在馬路上騎自行車；**
 **有錢的時候，在客廳裡騎自行車。**
  Without money, ride bicycle;
   Have money, ride exercise machine.

; **沒錢的時候**,**想結婚；**
**有錢的時候**,**想離婚。**
   Without money, wish to get married;
   Have money, wish to get divorced.
 **沒錢的時候**,**老婆兼秘書；**
**有錢的時候**,**秘書兼老婆。**
   Without money, wife becomes secretary;
 Have money, secretary becomes wife.

 **沒錢的時候**,**假裝有錢；**
 **有錢的時候**,**假裝沒錢。**
   Without money, act like rich man;
 Have money, act like poor man.

 **人** **啊，都不講實話：**
Man, O Man, never tells the truth: