A dog won't forsake his master because of his poverty; a son never deserts his mother for her homely appearance. – chinese proverbs
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Distant water won’t help to put out a fire close at hand
Better do a good deed near at home than go far away to burn incense
Distant water won’t quench your immediate thirst
There is only one pretty child in the world and every mother has it
If a son is uneducated, his dad is to blame
A dish of carrot hastily cooked may still has soil uncleaned off the vegetable
A crane standing amidst a flock of chickens
A good fortune may forbode a bad luck, which may in turn disguise a good fortune
A camel standing amidst a flock of sheep
Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without one
Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness
Have a mouth as sharp as a dagger but a heart as soft as tofu