中看不中用。
All that glitters is not gold.

腳踏兩條船。
Between two stools you fall to the ground.

歪打正著。
All are not thieves that dogs bark at.

上有政策，下有對策。
When God has his church, the devil will have his chapel.

怨天尤人。
When fools make mistakes, they lay blame on providence.

人窮志短。
An empty sack cannot stand upright.

孤注一擲。
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

東施笑顰。
A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often.

家醜不可外揚。
Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

天下烏鴉一般黑。
Crows are black the whole world over.

吃得苦中苦，方為人上人。
Look on the bright side.

酒後吐真言。
In wine there is truth.