中国成语英译

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中国成语英译

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
# E4 F1 F) n* I: V1 B; `0 ROnce bitten, twice shy.

一言既出，駟馬難追
4 f! o( l1 ?. P: I  Y$ C" R/ mA word spoken is past recalling.

4 s/ S( v6 U4 ^" |6 @4 Y+ t1 Q2 V, j6 R一見鍾情
* B2 U, e  J5 j$ x1 Sto fall in love at first sight

: V. p- [2 y* P, I一箭雙鵰
Kill two birds with one stone.
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3 p+ \& Z& Y! P0 |5 V0 L3 V一寸光陰一寸金
Time is money.
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) o; G* u& K* e+ @/ e一失足成千古恨
+ ~& e) s) g. U, w+ s: D) rThe error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life.

0 ~4 Q; Q7 d- w一將功名萬古枯
: W# n' m4 F' x( ^What millions died that Caesar might be great.

一年之計在於春，一日之計在於晨
# Z! j2 U6 K1 U. Y) @/ WPlan your year in spring and your day at dawn.

0 d* c* h0 E) R" A0 y" V一人難稱百人意
You cannot please everyone.
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一氣呵成
. b: `/ R0 C+ N0 h/ w, hNever make two bites of a cherry.

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: z$ w3 }9 U; v九死一生
# B/ b0 R1 U5 f) K9 h: S5 A% z- A. F0 Dto have a hair-breadth escape
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人生如夢
& J, e7 H4 n" ^/ h' [Life is but a dream.
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: [( d- i1 E. f. F3 r0 @" l( s人生自古誰無死
Death comes to all men.
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8 {, F5 F% h6 q2 S" _4 W" U人生百歲古來稀
/ _( j# _7 z9 Y: z3 iIt is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.
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- D6 C1 e8 t: P" q( w人定勝天
Man can conquer nature.
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人不可貌相
Appearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a look by its cover.

十年風水輪流轉
: Z9 i; f8 d" q$ Q3 f) R" HEvery dog has its day.
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% B/ J4 \- G" y% W& K3 t三思而後行
5 @8 X/ a1 j+ v' C' wLook before you leap.
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% Z$ b% r: [) D2 S# n$ B三句不離本行
to talk shop
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& A" A+ |" W2 d3 o" S三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮
+ R# @, h  X/ {$ n2 r3 {4 oTwo heads are better than one.
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千鈞一髮
to hang by a hair thread
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He 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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山窮水盡
at the end of ones resources
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山中無老虎，猴子稱大王
6 E' h9 D6 E1 ?, G: {Among the blind the one-eyed is king./When the cats away, the mice will pay.
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' b5 }- U! x2 @- j5 ^' {小題大做
8 X3 C* T$ M& C* B+ }7 |0 pMake a mountain out of a molehill.

# T; v- P  L& W0 k小洞不補，大來吃苦
3 i& j& _$ e, w8 d  s1 xA stitch in time saves nine.
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3 y8 T5 _( J6 _小不忍則亂大謀
Patience is a virtue.

! b& w2 x3 l! _' W5 j4 o& S/ s工欲善其事，必先利其器
You cannot make bricks without straw.

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
Dont put a quarter into a pint pot.

% a% V4 n% _( b7 ^% O己所不欲勿施於人
Do unto others as you would be done.

仁者無敵
0 O$ |- A* B2 A. K7 z# UThe benevolent have no enemy.
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3 {" U0 ]! T% {: C, a工欲善其事必先利器
& Q2 p7 F- c" m: v- g7 p4 o  YYou cannot make bricks without straw.

7 i) z5 ]. s& f" F" K. l亡羊補牢
, I; H* R2 y0 Q3 Y" }1 ^Better 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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$ C6 E9 c& l3 p, u6 Q7 h0 G+ p不要不自量力
Dont put a quarter into a pint pot.

不要厚此薄彼
3 o9 m7 ~0 M8 f/ ODont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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不畏艱難
" N$ n0 P" D; p, M, g, dTake the bull by the horns.
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3 y) w, T$ f! v: a* ^- z1 `; E, P+ Z不戰而屈人之兵
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
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不入虎穴焉得虎子
How can one obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tigers lair.

: e# N. i: M2 U9 t$ A. T; u( a不經一事，不長一智
- U$ C4 s$ n; L, ~8 C1 lExperience is the mother of wisdom.
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少年老成
to have an old head on young shoulders
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; A8 P- b8 `4 {9 B3 O2 k) J天無絕人之路
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
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天下烏鴉一般黑
Crows are black all over the world.

7 [( f; E- h& x3 b7 |" G% _4 G$ R天無絕人之路
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb./ When one door shuts another opens.

. L  i" p8 r4 a3 x' Y% H6 [天助自助者
2 s: E7 ]5 n5 F' R$ `9 eHeaven helps those who help themselves.
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8 l6 `, j2 H4 [" Z) O' a6 q$ Z8 B天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福
It is the unexpected that always happens.

9 l9 ~, D, {3 w# e  L: O2 ^毛遂自薦
0 X7 l& W7 K  y" n. f1 _( [/ \to recommend ones own person
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: B7 f9 W1 ]6 A! _' k# v7 E- J心正不怕雷打
6 ~# d8 X+ H/ T" lA good conscience is a soft pillow.
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化干戈為玉帛
Bury the tomahwak(hatchet).

仁者無敵
The benevolent have no enemy.

今日事今日畢
2 g+ S0 _) D  L- Y' q4 RNever put off till tomorrow what may be done today.
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! M/ t2 ]! f: m; i文勝於武
The pen is mightier than the sword.
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以身作則
to practice what one practices

以毒攻毒
to set a thief to catch a thief
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以怨報德
to bite the hand that feeds one
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以逸待勞
To wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.
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6 l) W2 f+ l+ n1 {以寡敵眾
1 J/ G# C* i$ C# ~1 Dto fight against longer odds
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以德報怨
: t  w% Z2 U# V4 u. pto render good for evil
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以其人之道還治其人之身
Set a thief to catch a thief.
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  o- H6 o9 H* \+ U( f, j8 C; c以子之矛，攻子之盾
to turn a persons battery against himself
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四大皆空
All is vanity.

四海之內皆兄弟
All are brothers within the four seas.
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- n# d3 z6 P& ?' y# F未雨綢繆
* a) M' m1 h7 H4 P  s0 a0 j1 O1 Yto save against a rainy day
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' G) s: l9 U, b" D7 g$ P) W7 f4 y目不識丁
not know A from B

失敗為成功之母
0 y9 Q4 L" I$ H% f* K8 f  fFailure is the mother of success.

失之毫釐，差之千里
) E- @6 H* @% L, VA miss is as good as a mile.
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4 w) c; r$ j: r1 s3 R只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
Little strokes fell great oaks.
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8 e1 i) G/ Y) m* |9 r3 [9 X6 j毛遂自薦
to recommend ones own person

- g" t* N/ O2 a打落水狗
to hit a person when hes down

- y8 o. t$ O9 M' k打鐵趁熱
Strike while the iron is hot.

, m/ j& r. s/ C5 K9 p, Y5 g0 h7 F1 J犯錯是人之常情，寬恕是超凡的
1 ^) M) L5 w9 U, V5 y  w& ZTo err is human; to forgive divine.
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只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
Little strokes fell great oaks.

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9 M& W- r3 [1 ]任勞任怨
to bear hardship without complaint

' T; y2 g7 E/ j' o  m, K1 W" e自作自受
As you make your bed so you must lie on it.

自討苦吃
to make a rod for ones own back
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自力更生
to shift for oneself
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自掃門前雪
After us the deluge.
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回頭浪子
4 i9 m$ I! r' x$ y2 ~the return of a prodigal

先下手為強
Offence is the best defence.
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/ S  E* j1 M$ ^& U- n同甘共苦
" y' y- e$ g" fto share ones joys and sorrows
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% d! z. b: C! a) L. C% x# b因地制宜
( v# H- K* e- U5 t; J, Kact according to circumstances
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有勇無謀
$ I3 J! l1 B: [3 |% f' Xmore brave than wise
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$ O! C: ?3 G$ F0 d% b, p4 @- _0 Y有備無患
% c! n  A& g7 U/ j/ hGood watch prevents misfortune.
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有志者事竟成
Where there is a will, there is a way.
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% C) j" I0 L  ?% @3 T有錢能使鬼推磨
Money makes the world go around. /Money talks.

江山易改本性難移
0 Y3 J8 B9 b% u0 c" OThe child is father of the man.

' J) e; Z) h+ F& C9 E百無一失
Not a single miss in a hundred times.

8 H. I+ {/ M/ T* j0 p5 M4 T2 o* e百聞不如一見
To see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)

吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
6 Q+ t0 ?! u7 OIf you wish to be the best man, you must be prepared to suffer the bitterest of the bitter.

每人一生中皆有得意之日
# N* S6 m/ x) S* ]Every dog has his day.
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色是假，美是空
4 H3 S# L% X5 Y' D0 ?Charm is deceitful, and beauty empty.

. v" C' p+ {  h5 U2 h2 P吉人自有天相
& |' `% Q$ U* K9 E( RThe good are protected by Heaven. / Alls wel that ends well.

/ \+ L' e6 ?" V7 Q* w) C如人飲水冷暖自知
6 ^, A; p' x" t- c+ a# {3 ]3 EOnly the wearer knows where the shoes pain.
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/ g- r# U/ u9 M! ~0 f吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
No gain without pain.
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8 I9 @+ ^0 x* K* S8 V弄巧成拙
Overreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark
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1 r. W! k5 n4 y: K) t1 b忍無可忍
8 @$ ?+ f  t; c6 eto be at the end of ones patience

; H6 P% Y- c& W2 d6 [忍一時之氣免百日之憂
2 l7 l( [8 i* d: w6 fpatience for a moment; comfort for many years
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忘恩負義
4 J* Z8 s8 Z) a0 n& z1 mto kick down the ladder
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走馬看花
a flying visit

2 x7 j8 U4 @% i5 Z& z& u, ?# l防患於未然
to nip a thing in the bud

+ T( g& O0 h# ]0 [佛要金裝，人要衣裝
0 N/ d- X- I0 Z9 u" H/ H3 P" RFine feathers make fine birds.
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兵精不必多
Too many cooks spoil the broth.

, ~, l" O" }: W身在福中不知福
) I+ `" w5 \% jThe 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
You scratch my back, and I will sratch yours.
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" m6 l  B) p. Z' O別狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心
/ j0 G) u9 S9 \9 b1 y, pDont bite the hand that feeds you.

4 G+ {2 V' J/ P志在千里
  _5 q  w' P$ E( o& T. E4 p0 [Hitch your wagon to a star.

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6 |! |( s. H  ~6 S5 ~8 T奇裝異服
: E7 Y: i) Q+ D( N+ ^a fantastic garb
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) u3 t2 h* ~# {* }  y* x忠言逆耳
9 M+ X, ?! Z4 O) C* B( C0 ^+ }Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear
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$ _/ e1 r1 G" j- Y/ I+ l& F9 s1 \: e0 n明辨是非
to distinguish right from wrong
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知足常樂
! s6 `9 {+ U& D0 ~6 t( y" z5 MHappy is he who is content
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知足者富
He who feels contented is rich

知人知面不知心
! s/ x$ v! l8 Y, N: D) nIts easy to know mens faces, but not their hearts.

' ]; e3 B+ D1 b3 G- Q. K+ ?/ h! [知己知彼百戰百勝
# F  `: F4 U. L. ?  A; Z( I+ MKnow your enemy and know yourself.

空中樓閣
' j( o4 R8 B$ wcastles in the air

. \' [9 F' E7 C9 N8 \: B金科玉律
the gold rule

- N4 `0 f; x& d1 d奇裝異服
" O7 x9 W* D/ B9 @5 M0 T5 qa fantastic garb

明辨事非
5 B' ^/ G- B! qto distinguish right fromwrong
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雨後春筍
like bamboo shoots after a spring shower
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雨過天青
5 ]- _$ K6 k2 r& R( TAfter a storm comes a calm.
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秀才不出門能知天下事
7 o, K% m+ l7 J& V: GA scholor does not step outside his gate, yet he knows the happenings under the sun.
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! i* R- b, R! K4 [0 u事實勝於雄辯
Facts are most convincing.

來得容易去得快
# Q0 E5 Q1 |- X$ u4 Z- [) H  W. rEasy come, easy go.
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金玉其外敗絮其中
7 R6 ?( t7 Y/ Y' X' ]" E. G% P$ F* OAll that glitters is not gold.
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兔子不吃窩邊草
3 F) l4 H6 P5 e# b! wThe fox preys farthest from his hole.
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1 C$ Z8 p( G: D9 \) B& ?5 w若要人不知除非己莫為
If you would not be known to do anything, never do it.

沒有笑臉不出門
1 L! j7 A+ M; M' s) IA man without a smiling face must not open a shop.

虎父無虎子
8 @5 b1 R" }, p, g" T/ x* ^- eLike father, like son.

往者不可諫，來者猶可追
4 K  u4 q( r  UA mill cannot grind with the water that is past.
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* C/ b8 a0 T4 A* P. SMarriages are made in heaven.
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  _$ p1 T; n" N2 a! L/ h2 N! G: `逆來順受
/ X9 y7 L0 o4 |) a; u4 u! Rto make the best of a bad bargain

流芳百世
a niche in the temple of fame

為虎作倀
to act as guide to a tiger

5 E8 r$ t; E+ ]+ }( n# B7 a孤注一擲
to put all ones egg in one basket
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$ j- j) V6 t) u3 o# r: F勇者不懼
A brave man will not shrink from dangers.
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8 f0 N2 L$ D! h( P# p8 w$ C9 }洗心革面
to turn over a new leaf
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美中不足
5 _- a  |: D( M+ Q5 u1 B. Ta fly in the ointment

背道而馳
+ G% q1 R6 J- O1 `( oto run counter
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走湯蹈火
to go through fire and water
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風燭殘年
to have one foot in the grave
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' q! I2 L% K# b: x風聲鶴唳，草木皆兵
to apprehend danger in every sound

活到老學到老
0 }" L# H$ g! wIts never too late to learn./ Live and learn.
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前事不忘後事之師
Remember the past and it will guide your future.
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星星之火可以燎原
, b9 Q. {7 V, p% k) P9 o" R( H5 xA single spark can start a prairie fire.

待人寬容如待己
0 _# H/ R0 S7 z3 rLive and let live.

) _$ E& x( t9 `! j. m- m" @按部就班
7 T1 k, f8 h( k" O& qLearn to walk before you run.
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- t. B% q7 v7 Z0 y% W3 v  e病從口入禍從口出
Illness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.
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+ X! w. M2 v: n& r( e/ Z( q笑裏藏刀
a smile to hide ones hate
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" q% Q$ N8 l# D  {7 K留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
' A3 ^& W/ ~  y) S1 \9 ZWhere theres life theres hope

海底撈月
3 V( [9 l) H* n, w9 Yto fish in the air
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海底撈針
# z- \" J7 ?9 }- j5 x( e) e+ ato look for a needle in a bundle of hay

/ `3 f+ c/ V3 R0 k- r7 E; b7 _差之毫釐失之千里
A miss is as good as a mile

% t* ?2 o) \, D( r0 {1 `既往不咎
9 H! L4 h! R8 N2 q, F+ |+ ZLet the dead bury their dead.

4 j. n% U, }! ?( r# N殺身成仁
to sacrifice ones life to preserve ones virtue complete

殺雞焉用牛刀
; ~! e# J; w$ Q1 ~9 o- K* cTake not a musket to kill a butterfly

* _6 C2 E, G4 x0 e; j' [, @0 t/ i飢不擇食
8 H% x( u3 |9 h' d. E, f/ }A good appetite is a good sauce.

8 O4 A3 G5 ?8 b. K. O5 }3 q* S害群之馬
4 }) _8 x. O' }( U7 J% Iblack sheep

家醜不可外揚
* @! J* ^1 D& W) Z- r" RDont wash your dirty linen in public.

恩威並濟
0 i% p9 v1 d5 n) a9 M5 Nalternate weakness with severity
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旁觀者清
The outside sees the best of the game.
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9 @9 a8 g  \3 i時運不濟
to have a bad time

殊途同歸
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$ N* Q7 N" H+ B  f8 \4 E$ Z7 }眾志成城/團結就是力量
Union is strenth.
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; J% Z0 {: V9 ~( }: \疾風知勁草
Adversity reveals genius.

4 p  W* ?9 m7 F3 f+ O5 W: f# l旁觀者清，當局者迷
5 C6 `8 M) \7 ~/ x: t+ QLookers-on see most of the game.
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莫在太歲頭上動土
Let sleeping dogs lie.

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