Word: 驢 (lǘ)

兔子跑到磨道里，冒充大耳朵驢

tùzi pǎo dào mó dào li, màochōng dà ěrduo lǘ

a rabbit running onto the millstone track: pretending to be a long-eared donkey

割驢腳敬神，驢疼死啦，神也得罪啦

gē lǘ jiǎo jìngshén, lǘ téngsǐ la, shén yě dézuì la

cutting off a donkey's foot to honour a god: the donkey is in agony and the god is offended

小河溝里練不出好艄公，驢背上練不出好騎手

xiǎo hégōu li liàn bù chū hǎo shāogōng, lǘ bèi shang liàn bù chū hǎo qíshǒu

a small creek cannot train a good boatman, and a donkey's back cannot train a good rider

張果老倒騎驢，不見畜生的面

Zhāngguǒlǎo dào qí lǘ, bújiàn chùsheng de miàn

Zhang Guolao riding a donkey backwards: never sees the beast's face

張果老騎驢，倒著走

Zhāngguǒlǎo qí lǘ, dàozhe zǒu

Zhang Guolao rides a donkey: going backwards

懶驢上磨,不趕不上道

lǎn lǘ shàng mò,bù gǎnbúshàng dào

A lazy donkey at the millstone: if you don't drive it, it won't get on the track

拴住驢嘴馬嘴，拴不住人嘴

shuānzhù lǘ zuǐ mǎ zuǐ, shuān búzhù rén zuǐ

you can tie up a donkey's mouth or a horse's mouth, but not people's mouths

春風不入驢耳

chūnfēng bú rù lǘ ěr

the spring breeze does not enter a donkey's ear

歇驢不歇磨

xiē lǘ bù xiē mò

let the donkey rest, not the mill

犟驢怕惡鞭

jiàng lǘ pà è biān

a stubborn donkey fears a fierce whip

瘦驢拉硬屎，硬撐架子

shòu lǘ lāyìngshǐ, yìngchēng jiàzi

a thin donkey passing hard dung: forcing up a show

瘸腿驢跟馬跑,哪能趕得上

quétuǐ lǘ gēn mǎ pǎo,nǎ néng gǎndeshàng

a lame donkey racing a horse: how could it catch up

碾道上尋驢蹄印，步步不缺

niǎn dào shàng xún lǘ tíyìn, bùbù bù quē

looking for donkey hoofprints on a millstone track: every step has one

磨坊里的驢，聽喝

mòfáng lǐ de lǘ, tīng hè

a donkey in the mill: listens to the shouts

磨道上的驢，左右全由不得自己

mó dào shàng de lǘ, zuǒyòu quán yóubùde zìjǐ

a donkey on the millstone track: neither left nor right is up to itself

磨道上的驢，繞圈子

mó dào shàng de lǘ, ràoquānzi

a donkey on the millstone track: going round in circles

蒼蠅飛到驢胯上，抱住了粗腿

cāngying fēi dào lǘ kuà shang, bào zhùle cūtuǐ

A fly lands on a donkey's haunch: it's clinging to a thick leg

豁嘴騾子賣了個驢價錢,吃虧就吃在嘴上

huōzuǐ luózi màile ge lǘ jiàqian,chīkuī jiù chī zài zuǐ shang

A harelipped mule sold for a donkey's price: the loss is all in the mouth

趕腳的騎驢，圖個眼前快活

gǎnjiǎode qí lǘ, tú ge yǎnqián kuàihuo

the donkey-driver rides his donkey: after momentary pleasure

銅驢鐵騾，紙糊的馬

tóng lǘ tiě luó, zhǐ hú de mǎ

copper donkey, iron mule, a horse made of pasted paper

驢糞蛋，裡面壞外面光

lǘ fèn dàn, lǐmiàn huài wàimiàn guāng

a donkey dropping: rotten inside, shiny outside

驢肚子下驢，一個心腸

lǘ dǔzi xià lǘ, yí gè xīncháng

a donkey gives birth to a donkey: the same heart and guts

騎在驢背上吃燒雞，不知這把骨頭扔在哪

qí zài lǘ bèi shang chī shāo jī, bùzhī zhè bǎ gǔtou rēng zài nǎ

eating roast chicken on a donkey's back: not knowing where to throw this handful of bones

騎驢扛布袋，這份兒好心腸是白搭

qí lǘ káng bùdài, zhè fènr hǎo xīncháng shì báidā

riding a donkey while carrying a sack on your shoulder: this kind heart is wasted

騎驢的不知趕腳苦

qí lǘ de bùzhī gǎnjiǎo kǔ

the one riding the donkey doesn't know the driver's hardship

騎驢看唱本，走著瞧

qí lǘ kàn chàngběn, zǒuzheqiáo

riding a donkey reading a song book: we'll see as we go

騎驢趕火車，越來越跟不上趟兒

qí lǘ gǎn huǒchē, yuèláiyuè gēnbúshàng tàng ér

riding a donkey to chase a train: more and more unable to keep up