Would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail.

宁愿做鸡头也不愿做凤尾。

Would rather be betrayed by others than betraying them.

宁愿被别人出卖也不愿出卖他们。

Yellow gold is plentiful compared to white-haired friends.

与白发朋友相比，黄金是丰富的。

Yesterday, today and tomorrow -- these are the three days of man.

昨天、今天和明天——这就是人类的三天。

You always win by not saying the things you don't have to say.

你总是通过不说那些你不需要说的话来赢得胜利。

You burn incense before the god, and then topple him.

你在神面前烧香，然后推倒他。

You can accompany a friend for a thousand miles but at some time you must take your leave.

你可以陪一个朋友走一千英里，但总有一天你必须离开。

You can be cautious about the future but not the past.

你可以对未来谨慎，但不能对过去谨慎。

You can chop a man's head off, but you can't keep him quiet.

你可以砍下一个人的头，但你不能让他保持安静。

You can hardly make a friend in a year, but you can easily offend one in an hour.

你很难在一年内交到朋友，但是你可以在一小时内轻易地得罪一个朋友。

You can lean on a bamboo stick, but not on a rope.

你可以靠竹竿，但不能靠绳子。

You can live with tea and cold rice but not with cold words.

你可以用茶和冷米饭生活，但不能用冷词生活。

You can mirror something from other people; you can only give out that which is your own.

你可以模仿别人的一些东西;你只能把属于你自己的东西给别人。

You can never be happy at the expense of the happiness of others.

你永远不可能以牺牲别人的幸福为代价而获得幸福。

You can't be the head of a family unless you show yourself both stupid and deaf.

你不可能成为一家之主，除非你既笨又聋。