Word: 驴 (lǘ)

兔子跑到磨道里，冒充大耳朵驴

tùzi pǎo dào mó dào li, màochōng dà ěrduo lǘ

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

割驴脚敬神，驴疼死啦，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

小河沟里练不出好艄公，驴背上练不出好骑手

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

张果老倒骑驴，不见畜生的面

Zhāngguǒlǎo dào qí lǘ, bújiàn chùsheng de miàn

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

张果老骑驴，倒着走

Zhāngguǒlǎo qí lǘ, dàozhe zǒu

Zhang Guolao rides a donkey: going backwards

懒驴上磨,不赶不上道

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

拴住驴嘴马嘴，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

春风不入驴耳

chūnfēng bú rù lǘ ěr

the spring breeze does not enter a donkey's ear

歇驴不歇磨

xiē lǘ bù xiē mò

let the donkey rest, not the mill

犟驴怕恶鞭

jiàng lǘ pà è biān

a stubborn donkey fears a fierce whip

瘦驴拉硬屎，硬撑架子

shòu lǘ lāyìngshǐ, yìngchēng jiàzi

a thin donkey passing hard dung: forcing up a show

瘸腿驴跟马跑,哪能赶得上

quétuǐ lǘ gēn mǎ pǎo,nǎ néng gǎndeshàng

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

碾道上寻驴蹄印，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

磨坊里的驴，听喝

mòfáng lǐ de lǘ, tīng hè

a donkey in the mill: listens to the shouts

磨道上的驴，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

磨道上的驴，绕圈子

mó dào shàng de lǘ, ràoquānzi

a donkey on the millstone track: going round in circles

苍蝇飞到驴胯上，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

豁嘴骡子卖了个驴价钱,吃亏就吃在嘴上

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

赶脚的骑驴，图个眼前快活

gǎnjiǎode qí lǘ, tú ge yǎnqián kuàihuo

the donkey-driver rides his donkey: after momentary pleasure

铜驴铁骡，纸糊的马

tóng lǘ tiě luó, zhǐ hú de mǎ

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

驴粪蛋，里面坏外面光

lǘ fèn dàn, lǐmiàn huài wàimiàn guāng

a donkey dropping: rotten inside, shiny outside

驴肚子下驴，一个心肠

lǘ dǔzi xià lǘ, yí gè xīncháng

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

骑在驴背上吃烧鸡，不知这把骨头扔在哪

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

骑驴扛布袋，这份儿好心肠是白搭

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

骑驴的不知赶脚苦

qí lǘ de bùzhī gǎnjiǎo kǔ

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

骑驴看唱本，走着瞧

qí lǘ kàn chàngběn, zǒuzheqiáo

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

骑驴赶火车，越来越跟不上趟儿

qí lǘ gǎn huǒchē, yuèláiyuè gēnbúshàng tàng ér

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