Word: 莫 (mò)

三餐莫过饱,无病活到老

sāncān mò guò bǎo,wú bìng huó dào lǎo

don't overeat at the three meals and you'll live to old age without illness

不是姻缘莫强求

bú shì yīnyuán mò qiǎngqiú

if it's not fated marriage, don't force it

世上莫过手足情，打断骨头连着筋

shìshàng mò guò shǒuzú qíng, dǎduàn gǔtou lián zhe jīn

nothing in the world beats the bond of hands and feet; break the bone and the sinew still connects

亏心事莫做,枉法钱莫贪

kuīxīnshì mò zuò,wǎngfǎ qián mò tān

don't do things that weigh on your conscience, don't covet money gained by bending the law

但行好事，莫问前程

dàn xíng hǎoshì, mò wèn qiánchéng

just do good deeds, don't ask about your future

儿孙自有儿孙福，莫为儿孙做马牛

érsūnzìyǒu'érsūnfú, mò wèi érsūn zuò mǎ niú

children and grandchildren have their own fortune; don't toil like horse and ox for them

劝君莫打三春鸟,子在巢中望母归

quàn jūn mò dǎ sān chūn niǎo,zǐ zài cháo zhōng wàng mǔ guī

I urge you not to shoot spring birds; their chicks in the nest wait for their mother

吃苦菜，莫吃根；交朋友，莫忘恩

chīkǔ cài, mò chī gēn; jiāopéngyou, mò wàng'ēn

when eating bitter greens, don't eat the root; when making friends, don't forget kindness

各有因缘莫羡人

gè yǒu yīnyuán mò xiàn rén

each has their own fate; don't envy others

宁为太平犬，莫作离乱人

nìng wéi tàipíng quǎn, mò zuò líluàn rén

better a dog in peacetime than a person in a time of chaos

宁吃过头饭，莫说过头话

nìng chī guòtóu fàn, mò shuō guòtóuhuà

better to overeat than to overstate

宁当有日筹无日，莫待无时思有时

níng dāng yǒu rì chóu wú rì, mò dài wú shí sī yǒushí

better to plan in days of plenty for days of none, than to recall plenty when there is none

宁治十男子，莫治一妇人；宁治十妇人，莫治一小儿

níng zhì shí nánzǐ, mò zhì yí fùrén; níng zhì shí fùrén, mò zhì yì xiǎor

better to treat ten men than one woman; better to treat ten women than one child

常将有日思无日，莫待无时思有时

cháng jiāng yǒu rì sī wú rì, mò dài wú shí sī yǒushí

when you have, think of days without; don't wait until you have nothing to think of when you had

恩义广施，人生何处不相逢；冤仇莫结，路逢狭处难回避

ēnyì guǎng shī, rénshēnghéchùbùxiāngféng; yuānchóu mò jié, lù féng xiá chù nán huíbì

give kindness widely, for where in life won't we meet again; make no enemies, for on a narrow road it is hard to avoid them

愁人莫向愁人说,说起愁来愁死人

chóu rén mò xiàng chóu rén shuō,shuōqǐ chóu lái chóu sǐ rén

don't tell a worried person your worries; talking of sorrow worries them to death

教子之法，莫叫离父；教女之法，莫叫离母

jiàozǐ zhī fǎ, mò jiào lí fù; jiào nǚ zhī fǎ, mò jiào lí mǔ

the way to teach a son: don't let him leave his father; the way to teach a daughter: don't let her leave her mother

欲人不知，莫若不为；欲人不闻，莫若不言

yù rén bùzhī, mò ruò bù wéi; yù rén bù wén, mò ruò bù yán

if you don't want people to know, better not do it; if you don't want people to hear, better not say it

歪嘴葫芦拐把瓢，品种不好莫怪苗

wāizuǐ húlu guǎi bà piáo, pǐnzhǒng bù hǎo mò guài miáo

a crooked-mouthed gourd makes a bent-handled ladle: if the strain is poor, don't blame the seedling

生子莫生多，生多换破锅

shēngzǐ mò shēng duō, shēng duō huàn pò guō

don't have many children; many children means trading for a broken pot

白日莫闲过，青春不再来

báirì mò xián guò, qīngchūnbúzài lái

don't idle the daylight away; youth won't come again

知子莫若父，知女莫若母

zhīzǐmòruòfù, zhī nǚ mò ruò mǔ

none knows a son like his father, none knows a daughter like her mother

莫生懒惰意，休起怠荒心

mò shēng lǎnduò yì, xiū qǐ dàihuāng xīn

don't let idle thoughts arise, don't raise a slack, neglectful heart

莫看强盗吃肉，要看强盗受罪

mò kàn qiángdào chī ròu, yào kàn qiángdào shòuzuì

don't watch the bandit eat meat; watch the bandit suffer

莫贪意外财

mò tān yìwài cái

don't covet unexpected wealth

莫道君行早，更有早行人

mò dào jūn xíng zǎo, gèng yǒu zǎo xíngrén

don't say you set out early; there are others who set out earlier