Chinese Adage and Some Classic Thoughts

• 不怕一万就怕万一: not afraid of any difficulty but afraid of one unexpected problem
• 一朵鲜花插在牛粪上: beauty and the beast
• 刀子嘴豆腐心: sharp in words but actually a soft hearted person
• 接风洗尘: welcoming dinner
• 鸡蛋里挑骨头: someone who loves to find unnecessary problem
• 高不成低不就: wanting only such an ideal job but doesn’t match own capability
• 一年之计在于春，一日之计在于晨: a good starting is very important
• 千里姻缘一线牵: through one opportunity getting together
• 不当家不如柴米贵: if you never deal with it, you’ll know nothing about it
• 立于不败之地: never get failed
• 上有政策，下有对策: there's always a way to trick a disadvantageous policy

Classic Chinese Thought Regarding Female Position

• 嫁出去的姑娘泼出去的水: losing a daughter who has been engaged and she will never return home again, like throwing water onto ground, can’t return back again
• 嫁鸡随鸡，嫁狗随狗: a lady, who has been married, must follow and obey her husband, no matter the husband is a good or a bad person (in that era in China, the girl would had never met with her future husband. It was the parents’ task to find their daughter a husband)
• Female must follow the “三从四德”

三从 includes:

1. 在家从父: at home she must obey parents
2. 出家从夫: out of home (get married), she must obey the husband
3. 夫死从子: husband has passed away, she must obey the son

四德 includes:

1. 妇容: must pay attention to outside appearance (polite appearance)
2. 妇言: must pay attention to the way she talk
3. 妇德: must pay attention to attitude
4. 妇工(红): must pay attention to her duty (as a good house wife)