These are proverbs, idioms, and curses whose authenticity and provenance as being Chinese is in question, however they are commonly attributed to be Chinese.
- May you live in interesting times
- May you come to the attention of those in authority
- May you find what you are looking for
- Even the longest journey must start from where you stand
- Variant: Even the longest journey begins with a single step
- This is a corruption of A journey of a thousand miles began with a single step from the Tao Te Ching
- Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime
- Big fish eat small fish
- A dried fish cannot be used as a cat's pillow
- The fish sees the bait, not the hook; a person sees the gain, not the danger
- Schools of fish come to those who wait patiently; if the big ones don't come, the little ones will
See also: Chinese proverbs
