这个可能长了一点,不过符合你的要求：
This is a collection of chinese proverbs (谚语 yànyŭ) and idioms (成语 chéngyŭ),given in and sorted by their pinyin transcription.Chinese proverbs and four and more character idioms are developed from the formulaic or social dialect/saying/expression (歇后语 in pinyin:xièhòuyŭ) and historical story in Chinese.
Some proverbs are literary,that is,from a written source.(See the historical written language or the more modern written language.) Others originated among families,street vendors and other commoners -- all walks of life.