中国成语英译

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中国成语英译

: R  j% }9 U7 M  I在這裡我們收集了一些中國成語的英譯，為了讓妳查閱的方便，我們採用筆劃的方式來讓妳查詢。比如說，妳想知道「忠言逆耳」英文怎麼說，妳就先要知道「忠」是八劃，然後就到八劃的地方去找，就對了。希望這些成語對你有幫助！
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一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩
! k+ H+ ]6 X( |! i: \9 MOnce bitten, twice shy.

一言既出，駟馬難追
A word spoken is past recalling.

) t& r2 t' h1 R3 [0 v3 [% y* j一見鍾情
to fall in love at first sight

+ P& a# g. ~% W: q) H3 @一箭雙鵰
6 R1 e, A. T* TKill two birds with one stone.
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一寸光陰一寸金
Time is money.
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5 N- {6 f, d* U; w! n# p5 ~一失足成千古恨
The error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life.

一將功名萬古枯
What millions died that Caesar might be great.

一年之計在於春，一日之計在於晨
  N) F* }% Z/ h  ~Plan your year in spring and your day at dawn.
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% ?2 A8 {) @" p9 G. ~一人難稱百人意
$ Y  t; c$ ?2 e' y8 [You cannot please everyone.
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一氣呵成
Never make two bites of a cherry.
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九死一生
to have a hair-breadth escape

& z: `" D3 |- C: W6 U" n+ g1 D人生如夢
; q5 U4 }% `6 R4 |3 kLife is but a dream.
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7 P- v# W! C0 V  I人生自古誰無死
Death comes to all men.
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: u( }# N" K/ W/ N$ q9 l8 i9 O人生百歲古來稀
( Z* c! T$ b7 PIt is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.
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人定勝天
4 c& N/ k1 w% J7 }Man can conquer nature.
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3 }9 z9 W$ l5 o+ X# w人不可貌相
Appearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a look by its cover.
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0 C* h  D: D* I6 P8 S! T十年風水輪流轉
1 I: }. P" ?; a% E; l. b6 CEvery dog has its day.
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4 Z$ K8 \; Y+ Q三思而後行
Look before you leap.
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三句不離本行
2 d: J1 p8 P4 S0 O/ D1 rto talk shop
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三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮
Two heads are better than one.
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1 h2 [: \0 N) X1 t! S% E, W千鈞一髮
to hang by a hair thread
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大智若愚
' O8 b) B, O0 M7 _% ?7 h/ Z- oHe who canot play the fool is not a wise man.

大器晚成
Rome was not built in a day.
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( I% Y4 D+ q$ z; y) U) S! F山窮水盡
+ O4 G% \9 o9 V  _7 R2 x* C6 u" iat the end of ones resources

山中無老虎，猴子稱大王
; P; `( h3 Y1 N9 OAmong the blind the one-eyed is king./When the cats away, the mice will pay.
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, ~8 x$ r3 F$ z# c; `  W, y小題大做
Make a mountain out of a molehill.

( @' q) e2 w2 o: q小洞不補，大來吃苦
A stitch in time saves nine.

1 F/ t; W9 ]0 U1 R) d小不忍則亂大謀
% D: `# E2 |  r5 b5 ?Patience is a virtue.
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! X2 M! X$ v5 G( o1 @工欲善其事，必先利其器
6 O$ P! V( D% L0 N- v% z: OYou cannot make bricks without straw.
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不要厚此薄彼
Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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不畏艱難
Take the bull by the horns.
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不要不自量力
$ H1 r4 {' G3 M+ tDont put a quarter into a pint pot.

己所不欲勿施於人
, M& V8 R4 h8 e0 ZDo unto others as you would be done.
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$ f3 n8 c( m0 k4 Y' l; K仁者無敵
The benevolent have no enemy.
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( {5 u( O! U6 T+ H: _  o工欲善其事必先利器
6 ]0 t2 k  m" O4 L( o5 yYou cannot make bricks without straw.
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, G, ]$ k* I  n% T3 Q1 y) c亡羊補牢
! D2 b/ U9 t0 u) c( p5 ?5 T; cBetter late than never./ Its never too late to mend.

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不告而別
to take French leave
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+ O- d! l0 r1 N2 A7 C不要不自量力
. U: Y( N: V* o5 lDont put a quarter into a pint pot.
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" r4 s* }+ G: W: ^; ~9 L不要厚此薄彼
; Q; |* n$ F. l" l* FDont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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3 i5 L: [: l# S5 i7 X2 p8 G不畏艱難
  B, N8 [3 d2 ]" cTake the bull by the horns.

不戰而屈人之兵
; x& B" D0 v$ l" Q; v4 LThe supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
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不入虎穴焉得虎子
- n: z( y* V5 R# K, w. V/ i) d7 yHow can one obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tigers lair.
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/ b3 B+ y4 I: ^' }+ z不經一事，不長一智
; y1 B! q- A, a: P4 Y6 O; kExperience is the mother of wisdom.

少年老成
. `7 K( P& u* F5 @2 {to have an old head on young shoulders

天無絕人之路
5 _5 ?) f4 C3 P$ Y: R( l1 WGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.

% P$ \0 @0 h; c- Z6 N天下烏鴉一般黑
3 R. _1 R4 @0 ^4 ?Crows are black all over the world.

$ ?1 m2 j+ L0 ]5 m6 _天無絕人之路
4 k# Y$ m* y2 K, x' C9 ?( oGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb./ When one door shuts another opens.

8 h( y' _0 A4 }, d7 i# R6 c& [: ], C天助自助者
Heaven helps those who help themselves.
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; {6 v1 v8 D3 o天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福
It is the unexpected that always happens.
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: p( k* z- h; z2 v3 d# R毛遂自薦
! e" w3 y. r- V5 Y( I1 xto recommend ones own person

心正不怕雷打
A good conscience is a soft pillow.
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化干戈為玉帛
Bury the tomahwak(hatchet).
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仁者無敵
, D% m; u! [; l3 P! jThe benevolent have no enemy.
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/ I$ \! }3 W2 J& a9 q" {今日事今日畢
; e9 [5 c- N7 u' x& Z, \Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.
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0 L! m& g9 q2 u2 v0 z- g, N文勝於武
The pen is mightier than the sword.
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以身作則
to practice what one practices
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- F. ]3 n5 r) u以毒攻毒
7 D! x& f9 M" I$ zto set a thief to catch a thief
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以怨報德
& ?" c$ L2 g! o3 _to bite the hand that feeds one
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以逸待勞
5 [& N5 Y, U& }( z: DTo wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.
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以寡敵眾
to fight against longer odds

/ |3 ^: I8 x( H, n8 W) x5 L. M% U9 `以德報怨
to render good for evil

  H! y* o. t1 n% G以其人之道還治其人之身
Set a thief to catch a thief.
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以子之矛，攻子之盾
# a7 {; E! I  E) ~  l) e3 y# ]7 Mto turn a persons battery against himself
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四大皆空
All is vanity.
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& F* G7 z. F8 G1 _! |' Z( o四海之內皆兄弟
All are brothers within the four seas.
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未雨綢繆
to save against a rainy day

目不識丁
not know A from B
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失敗為成功之母
Failure is the mother of success.

6 Z: h* I% q% S0 _失之毫釐，差之千里
: s2 K3 ]: X  u' b1 EA miss is as good as a mile.
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6 t# f3 G0 H' g2 O: o8 x只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
- H. z' X% ^5 a: BLittle strokes fell great oaks.
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9 w' X" F$ h  w( F毛遂自薦
7 ^5 c/ W; ~$ _) n: dto recommend ones own person
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打落水狗
to hit a person when hes down
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4 r! f! Q2 ?, S# B) ?打鐵趁熱
7 O$ g* E' E* R4 n7 e0 v) VStrike while the iron is hot.

犯錯是人之常情，寬恕是超凡的
To err is human; to forgive divine.
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- \; m2 t+ _6 D9 O+ U/ H只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
Little strokes fell great oaks.

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任勞任怨
to bear hardship without complaint
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自作自受
. }2 W+ @, A1 R  S$ o( aAs you make your bed so you must lie on it.
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自討苦吃
to make a rod for ones own back

自力更生
to shift for oneself
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3 s/ J7 T# v) j0 A, g7 u自掃門前雪
After us the deluge.
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回頭浪子
the return of a prodigal
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' W! I" a5 J' v* g# ]8 t' U- Q先下手為強
0 v, H) m4 m, M4 Y! U6 e. d8 ROffence is the best defence.
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同甘共苦
# A$ ^2 A) @* ?- {6 j2 n3 y1 Mto share ones joys and sorrows
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因地制宜
- f& q( s( e! E4 w( R) X! yact according to circumstances

有勇無謀
' t- W8 D6 S. y0 P1 d( `: kmore brave than wise
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  R- {0 t0 m  W有備無患
3 ]) ~% t; m6 A) g7 N6 nGood watch prevents misfortune.
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3 x) |" Z% p) f, I4 \$ x3 h有志者事竟成
Where there is a will, there is a way.
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有錢能使鬼推磨
Money makes the world go around. /Money talks.

江山易改本性難移
The child is father of the man.

7 w. y+ K* p- q4 O) X1 `百無一失
4 h- j7 }' i9 T- I' W; {6 T8 MNot a single miss in a hundred times.
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百聞不如一見
( c: o" w7 P# ]2 {3 A  c7 h; wTo see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)
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吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
0 A! x" w1 x2 `7 |* B0 h, A+ tIf you wish to be the best man, you must be prepared to suffer the bitterest of the bitter.
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5 K1 j, L# D: }& u' q/ Y) P3 u每人一生中皆有得意之日
- b0 ^4 d9 f/ x/ Z' X9 wEvery dog has his day.

& m+ o- m1 e, g. Z# d0 D色是假，美是空
& k* b: g) W5 \" M$ H, K- yCharm is deceitful, and beauty empty.

吉人自有天相
% q8 o5 Q6 V0 r: G$ r  z# }The good are protected by Heaven. / Alls wel that ends well.
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如人飲水冷暖自知
2 B4 y* s" n5 p$ L# E( x: rOnly the wearer knows where the shoes pain.

# c& i; c$ t# _+ B4 c) b吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
No gain without pain.


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2 y5 q# ]$ J. U" F; r弄巧成拙
Overreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark
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忍無可忍
$ w3 S) G( i( lto be at the end of ones patience

忍一時之氣免百日之憂
( ^' V: t  x; v1 Zpatience for a moment; comfort for many years

8 w0 E! b$ L, R忘恩負義
% K- {% Z+ e+ M% e% t* i" S6 N( x% sto kick down the ladder
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走馬看花
4 z; H2 s5 w; F0 P8 Na flying visit
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6 q  K, b! o- o防患於未然
to nip a thing in the bud
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佛要金裝，人要衣裝
3 a/ x) i; h" l( O; z' D. bFine feathers make fine birds.

& ]3 Z! \( f% J; k. U兵精不必多
. ~! Q  q. ?: d& T/ K1 w/ LToo many cooks spoil the broth.
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身在福中不知福
$ f& g4 ~( Y- L, {  l% N7 RThe worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.
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你敬我一尺，我回你一丈
/ T7 y. N- s: z/ I7 ]% E- CYou scratch my back, and I will sratch yours.
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1 [5 t' p, P/ q6 u1 I! g別狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心
Dont bite the hand that feeds you.

志在千里
Hitch your wagon to a star.
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奇裝異服
a fantastic garb

& l3 L( F: ~9 t/ R忠言逆耳
. k9 _; A8 e! f: A9 l7 u$ E  @3 UHonest advice is unpleasant to the ear
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1 P; t9 V7 T# d$ m明辨是非
to distinguish right from wrong

1 a4 L; L) t1 k0 e6 M/ [4 Z, P2 p" L; @知足常樂
Happy is he who is content

知足者富
He who feels contented is rich

知人知面不知心
Its easy to know mens faces, but not their hearts.

知己知彼百戰百勝
Know your enemy and know yourself.

空中樓閣
castles in the air
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金科玉律
the gold rule
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7 m: a: k8 f& t5 p奇裝異服
; b( u1 o& x0 ?2 |a fantastic garb
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明辨事非
/ |5 s% z1 u- J, uto distinguish right fromwrong

雨後春筍
: W- w. O+ a. g# m* h5 flike bamboo shoots after a spring shower

雨過天青
/ @; t2 d7 F) [1 OAfter a storm comes a calm.

秀才不出門能知天下事
+ K% @, P- E5 U& n5 xA scholor does not step outside his gate, yet he knows the happenings under the sun.

7 \- ]+ Y$ {; [  C  |事實勝於雄辯
Facts are most convincing.
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來得容易去得快
Easy come, easy go.
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" `2 b$ y# X; V5 ?8 N+ C9 }! z金玉其外敗絮其中
0 B. b) N& t6 w. I0 S9 p$ ~  JAll that glitters is not gold.

4 S( X/ A1 {! ]1 }; |4 M+ B4 x兔子不吃窩邊草
The fox preys farthest from his hole.

7 M  H" X5 @9 m, Y/ F若要人不知除非己莫為
; b  l9 [( y5 n0 w- RIf you would not be known to do anything, never do it.
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0 B$ a0 u( [$ k2 [; {沒有笑臉不出門
) ?: s' ~1 R& R! jA man without a smiling face must not open a shop.

虎父無虎子
Like father, like son.

5 m+ G3 L% l$ ~6 E  ^3 h往者不可諫，來者猶可追
! \) z7 l! E- u4 aA mill cannot grind with the water that is past.
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姻緣天註定
Marriages are made in heaven.

逆來順受
to make the best of a bad bargain
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流芳百世
" X& v- S2 e1 T6 }) Ua niche in the temple of fame
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為虎作倀
to act as guide to a tiger
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* H& Q: p9 N5 n! g孤注一擲
/ @2 i; s' N5 |6 f9 Q2 a; wto put all ones egg in one basket

勇者不懼
# t0 p0 R! V3 eA brave man will not shrink from dangers.
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洗心革面
5 A3 ~' J2 h: K) H1 S/ @to turn over a new leaf

美中不足
a fly in the ointment
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背道而馳
  h5 B) G$ B8 @8 xto run counter
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8 T5 W/ p+ e. z, }9 L1 h  s' x" d走湯蹈火
4 ^6 W$ l( q  s& Y6 e" M# R: X5 vto go through fire and water
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/ l& p) P7 u4 u  t風燭殘年
0 J5 _3 K5 v$ [9 D3 U* Q! ^to have one foot in the grave
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風聲鶴唳，草木皆兵
to apprehend danger in every sound
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# \8 s0 `5 W* V9 ^活到老學到老
3 N" {0 [0 R, V, qIts never too late to learn./ Live and learn.

. z# A( ]( Y+ i- k6 d+ p( M前事不忘後事之師
Remember the past and it will guide your future.
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3 o1 }* ^: i# i- L% {  R3 Q星星之火可以燎原
A single spark can start a prairie fire.

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Live and let live.
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按部就班
3 }/ d8 E- T1 W. r6 x. }Learn to walk before you run.
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' ^9 ]& a; Z# k6 ~: p7 n病從口入禍從口出
! _, q  t5 o& \4 f  j3 TIllness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.
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笑裏藏刀
+ x  ^4 N5 |# ?" B8 e' ra smile to hide ones hate
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% t& d& ], L* H& j: B- v; c留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
" m" C4 r6 T' z% W: u, y' CWhere theres life theres hope

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# l  L9 t$ z' a, @0 A9 y. S8 b. Mto fish in the air
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海底撈針
' X6 R( |  A: Y5 i# Z8 O# m6 uto look for a needle in a bundle of hay

' k( N. O& ~# R! r& X差之毫釐失之千里
. A' B+ ~: g% |! [( Z: Q+ HA miss is as good as a mile

/ m0 z3 D6 A1 @: ^! D( P0 R% b既往不咎
7 l: f* s8 @6 m2 v; q/ ^Let the dead bury their dead.
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殺身成仁
to sacrifice ones life to preserve ones virtue complete
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3 z7 T" u9 l* R. D! a# h殺雞焉用牛刀
2 P6 ]9 M% u$ j: C8 \" L) nTake not a musket to kill a butterfly
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( q4 N$ N. _( r, c; `" w飢不擇食
9 F. E! _5 A( Z) M) U6 n* pA good appetite is a good sauce.
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害群之馬
  n2 _9 d; Q# w" A1 |black sheep

家醜不可外揚
Dont wash your dirty linen in public.

恩威並濟
2 M. p; y0 e! Q1 ~/ B9 {alternate weakness with severity
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旁觀者清
* f' _6 z. o; fThe outside sees the best of the game.
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時運不濟
  U0 g( y( z  _" ]) ~( Jto have a bad time
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All roads lead to Rome .
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眾志成城/團結就是力量
+ ^  H1 d3 x2 r- v8 pUnion is strenth.

' v  V( P8 @! Y( i+ I$ a, V疾風知勁草
Adversity reveals genius.

旁觀者清，當局者迷
  D( R! G% [- bLookers-on see most of the game.

8 A; j- u( K% x% N: s% `, I莫在太歲頭上動土
8 S5 o9 v; B5 P! [' S9 t" tLet sleeping dogs lie.

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