gain two ends at once

Calling a deer a horse-deliberate misinterpretation

Call a deer a horse

Pale at the mention of tigers-anxious at the mention of terrible things.

When it comes to tigers, people turn pale.

An old hand is a good guide

An old horse knows the way.

Cock crow and practice sword-diligence and self-discipline

Practice sword when cock crows.

The mouse can only see an inch ahead ― it can't see beyond its nose.

short-sighted

Shed the shell of cicada-get rid of the predicament/encirclement with strategy

Escape unnoticed.

birds and beasts

birds and beasts

Barking dogs seldom bite. Barking dogs don't bite.

Everyone has his day. Everyone has his day.

Dogs don't eat dogs. The same kind does not eat dog meat; Roommates don't fight

If you don't do it, you'll never stop. Stealing sheep and lambs is strangulation (death); Stealing big and stealing small is a thief (meaning: don't stop until you do it)

Every group has a black sheep, and every ugly son has a black sheep. )

People who turn themselves into sheep will be eaten by wolves. I would like to be a sheep and feed it to the leopard and wolf in the morning and evening.

A sheep that makes peace with a wolf will soon become mutton. A sheep that makes peace with a wolf will soon become mutton (meaning, don't make peace with the enemy).