中国成语英译

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中国成语英译

; _/ I0 h+ ^" o( D# {4 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！
7 O% a% f) O! d2 y! [/ f有問題歡迎指正，大家一起成長！
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩
Once bitten, twice shy.

一言既出，駟馬難追
1 S3 h$ e3 F+ i6 K8 h' g3 @0 p+ C. _" Z' ?A word spoken is past recalling.

& r, A# W$ o1 o+ ?一見鍾情
( o1 ]# G, J0 hto fall in love at first sight
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0 n  h0 L8 |  A: E一箭雙鵰
Kill two birds with one stone.

+ d1 o: U. V9 m& t6 m一寸光陰一寸金
! j/ @0 I- r7 v( CTime is money.

+ O& x7 m7 P! N: z$ Z4 T一失足成千古恨
% q& m' g! z  Z: P* q7 h- W4 c6 ^" NThe error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life.
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/ Z- u6 b/ m. o一將功名萬古枯
What millions died that Caesar might be great.
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$ ?) t8 A; f9 D) X: m一年之計在於春，一日之計在於晨
Plan your year in spring and your day at dawn.
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) N! \+ N9 l0 N, _0 ^; e一人難稱百人意
You cannot please everyone.

一氣呵成
# v, |  o: U. U+ k. M7 n0 lNever make two bites of a cherry.

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九死一生
0 v  o/ S' N+ ^$ @0 T% xto have a hair-breadth escape
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! n1 P4 T. s6 N" z$ _# f人生如夢
Life is but a dream.
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人生自古誰無死
: a" ~, D" @) y* n3 X( e" fDeath comes to all men.
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人生百歲古來稀
2 Q7 c6 c4 e! P0 q4 s4 xIt is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.

人定勝天
Man can conquer nature.
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人不可貌相
8 z. w$ ?  E6 h* q2 [2 q# Y" wAppearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a look by its cover.

: l+ u* D, `& }  \十年風水輪流轉
& ]' g" Q; ^4 p2 L7 Z. vEvery dog has its day.

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' c; L* m5 n0 `# G5 h# _三思而後行
Look before you leap.
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' N, t4 N/ c& }, `三句不離本行
6 w% s6 G  o& M! f  L$ t6 {; Fto talk shop
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三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮
) `8 a; J0 U; c+ ]& ]5 D1 QTwo heads are better than one.
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千鈞一髮
to hang by a hair thread
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8 R" ?& D  c# B1 A3 X大智若愚
; k5 I5 O3 H5 g4 }0 ]7 O+ FHe who canot play the fool is not a wise man.
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大器晚成
. S; ~; M1 ^# `8 w' ~$ cRome was not built in a day.
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山窮水盡
8 B9 p+ a* q0 T8 |$ a  D1 c9 mat the end of ones resources

( M5 b8 G; V/ Z0 v3 O/ D! Y# R+ o山中無老虎，猴子稱大王
2 @* }$ Z: U8 J9 M2 {4 @/ XAmong the blind the one-eyed is king./When the cats away, the mice will pay.
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小題大做
Make a mountain out of a molehill.

. M* X0 m5 A" b; p" M( {! X% R小洞不補，大來吃苦
A stitch in time saves nine.
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小不忍則亂大謀
Patience is a virtue.

- j. B# x% |/ X1 _# q' A1 I工欲善其事，必先利其器
* j9 h2 j4 H9 M! A" n4 S7 `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.

不要不自量力
0 Z# E, c) Z) ^* HDont put a quarter into a pint pot.
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己所不欲勿施於人
Do unto others as you would be done.

仁者無敵
The benevolent have no enemy.

工欲善其事必先利器
You cannot make bricks without straw.
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" j/ b0 l3 s0 f3 g1 c亡羊補牢
Better late than never./ Its never too late to mend.

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, b/ R$ n) R5 I# J( d# a不告而別
, r4 q6 l' _0 h" r1 E" x# }+ T6 Xto take French leave
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8 x3 d5 @. \1 k7 s- ~1 ]* M不要不自量力
5 K( \. K+ ~, l$ l1 cDont put a quarter into a pint pot.

! y6 d' Y/ ]. z, F4 Z3 H. K不要厚此薄彼
Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.

不畏艱難
2 C0 X: p/ s) }- P! v! ?/ ITake the bull by the horns.

不戰而屈人之兵
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
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9 L& }  w* Q- |5 a* O: \+ v$ E不入虎穴焉得虎子
How can one obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tigers lair.
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8 ~) e1 _$ J3 D$ ~  U" q: @+ C6 I不經一事，不長一智
Experience is the mother of wisdom.

少年老成
2 ~: _, Q# P' Nto have an old head on young shoulders
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) s* l/ p  o; r/ }8 P天無絕人之路
& C. ]0 k, Q0 H/ l# A1 B! JGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.

3 g! v$ {+ p8 e: [: o' n天下烏鴉一般黑
Crows are black all over the world.

天無絕人之路
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb./ When one door shuts another opens.
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4 v* G  C; {$ [1 p1 T天助自助者
+ O+ R% r- A: s# i/ S5 {( rHeaven helps those who help themselves.

# U& u1 V! a* J: t天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福
It is the unexpected that always happens.

毛遂自薦
to recommend ones own person
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3 X. E' V: u) V; Y% v心正不怕雷打
2 i5 s5 i9 R( Q+ ~) [8 V1 TA good conscience is a soft pillow.
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化干戈為玉帛
! ]$ w$ A$ h$ R1 a/ ?' L$ n5 l) s6 HBury the tomahwak(hatchet).

仁者無敵
The benevolent have no enemy.
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7 L2 M$ l. W) s( a# }今日事今日畢
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.
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文勝於武
* m0 B1 C/ m0 a% MThe pen is mightier than the sword.


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以身作則
; H8 `$ u: p1 o- k, sto practice what one practices

5 E2 `) D* ?6 G2 R: L3 x/ z( x以毒攻毒
to set a thief to catch a thief

以怨報德
& v6 ~4 z& }9 s" ~- W3 nto bite the hand that feeds one

! A, n+ j( V# \) j3 J以逸待勞
  g3 o1 h* w/ X6 e5 R4 mTo wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.

以寡敵眾
to fight against longer odds

* H- e$ N) |+ `* T% y( ^以德報怨
to render good for evil
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以其人之道還治其人之身
& c% W% L8 x+ Y0 F* ~* nSet a thief to catch a thief.

* e3 A* A; L& B3 Y; Y, _: ~0 x以子之矛，攻子之盾
) @4 F4 \- T, g& l* `" C5 O1 C& Zto turn a persons battery against himself

1 [8 ^- U& l" a' V四大皆空
2 F" `" d) T* X. v+ uAll is vanity.
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四海之內皆兄弟
( h6 x5 E6 n* Q+ @1 n  o2 b  }: s% aAll are brothers within the four seas.

未雨綢繆
0 m8 [2 T- F5 f% {; J$ n# t+ q3 kto save against a rainy day
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! Q. n& H- I( J  Q7 R& K& B! F目不識丁
2 ]) v: Y1 `/ c) G! I' M# knot know A from B

失敗為成功之母
6 p6 _+ C& i8 _& U0 u" F4 [0 yFailure is the mother of success.

失之毫釐，差之千里
8 W( F( B8 `- GA miss is as good as a mile.

只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
1 y8 H: x+ Y! L$ b5 a3 g  DLittle strokes fell great oaks.
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毛遂自薦
9 `- `5 O3 g5 E$ S7 B4 q+ ]! b" hto recommend ones own person
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( M' O3 D8 v8 W: v, A* P打落水狗
to hit a person when hes down
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, ~4 L/ Q/ B& ^  @9 e) i/ f打鐵趁熱
Strike while the iron is hot.
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犯錯是人之常情，寬恕是超凡的
' y" _/ P/ R- x# S' X: ATo err is human; to forgive divine.

$ D# o" c$ y6 M只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
" ]' P+ l/ k$ j8 cLittle strokes fell great oaks.

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0 Y$ f1 E3 s9 m9 |任勞任怨
to bear hardship without complaint
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0 I; K- K% S" n0 p! M9 ?* `- I2 ^自作自受
( {( I* d- e% B1 F% P' ?9 b2 F' Q+ KAs you make your bed so you must lie on it.

7 S( P1 A1 {  x( ^0 P- d3 `! [6 M' y自討苦吃
  H; P* j+ T, M9 w7 B8 @to make a rod for ones own back

+ }% @- T2 _+ k7 f! G自力更生
/ ]  b1 W, s; L* k) G6 m: sto shift for oneself
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. h) h/ Y$ K) P8 \- a( r2 i5 n% g4 Q" {自掃門前雪
After us the deluge.
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" W$ `9 Q; \8 ]" S: Q3 y/ |  ?5 O( Y回頭浪子
  D2 j  P4 {: T1 ethe return of a prodigal
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先下手為強
7 f% I  m" f  W. [$ a  M8 DOffence is the best defence.

8 c8 m1 @6 @1 N- V& E同甘共苦
& `* j" V* G7 o' n3 m: ?to share ones joys and sorrows
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( K, {! b0 q- l因地制宜
act according to circumstances

有勇無謀
more brave than wise
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  e- _7 w8 [" c1 v: i. J有備無患
Good watch prevents misfortune.

有志者事竟成
0 E0 w0 \: Q5 Z9 s: E# r5 pWhere there is a will, there is a way.

有錢能使鬼推磨
Money makes the world go around. /Money talks.
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江山易改本性難移
5 H; t1 |( M7 ^) r1 ^  cThe child is father of the man.
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百無一失
4 j$ B& n* L4 n- u! y4 ?Not a single miss in a hundred times.

百聞不如一見
  p' f% y. G( R! T% }+ w- TTo see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)

吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
If you wish to be the best man, you must be prepared to suffer the bitterest of the bitter.

* ]6 A; b% M0 _) n6 G每人一生中皆有得意之日
. @, x6 d' K( L  d# TEvery dog has his day.
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色是假，美是空
Charm is deceitful, and beauty empty.
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$ `; g2 R! T/ v) L: `5 N% k- C吉人自有天相
5 y- g4 I9 h5 O& G  h+ r$ z" cThe good are protected by Heaven. / Alls wel that ends well.

5 `" z, a3 Y, H$ o5 v0 x# [. G0 E2 U如人飲水冷暖自知
Only the wearer knows where the shoes pain.
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4 E. K/ @  C* t吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
No gain without pain.


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  f' Z) Q# u0 p* D弄巧成拙
Overreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark

# X5 O) r. {0 R3 j% x. i忍無可忍
5 ?/ p3 M7 \' i$ G6 d" P) Eto be at the end of ones patience

忍一時之氣免百日之憂
5 J7 _, y4 p# b  W  J( Npatience for a moment; comfort for many years

忘恩負義
1 r% _# O6 q3 Y5 ?- bto kick down the ladder

走馬看花
a flying visit

防患於未然
/ k6 q% K9 |7 M3 k  J! A2 eto nip a thing in the bud

佛要金裝，人要衣裝
Fine feathers make fine birds.

兵精不必多
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
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身在福中不知福
! V: x( p. a2 Z5 A  @The worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.
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) G' ?5 ~5 ~9 A6 j) C$ m8 K% ?, U你敬我一尺，我回你一丈
You scratch my back, and I will sratch yours.
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$ x5 q! l8 d% M  d$ |7 C5 w別狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心
7 \( E) Y- @6 p; x7 TDont bite the hand that feeds you.
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志在千里
Hitch your wagon to a star.

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奇裝異服
: [2 _. V" N. Z# Q; Xa fantastic garb
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' @7 v$ \6 J% h5 j7 z1 M" q6 @0 y忠言逆耳
Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear

" l8 w8 J+ U( k, \% X" b  h9 x! m明辨是非
to distinguish right from wrong
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知足常樂
! _. A0 W5 |! ?2 j+ GHappy is he who is content
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知足者富
He who feels contented is rich
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5 g' G) }, x! B" |# J( g+ H. |- ~1 A知人知面不知心
( D7 l% \. ^) K6 G' i3 [Its easy to know mens faces, but not their hearts.

! R8 H# v1 f4 d8 s( x知己知彼百戰百勝
" Y% O5 ^. C, W' a! S+ @8 hKnow your enemy and know yourself.

空中樓閣
4 a4 D$ T2 d) i+ k& X/ q. w2 A; Y; R0 Fcastles in the air

( y" p- v9 D# S# B8 r金科玉律
the gold rule
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: i# S, c  ?! l6 S, U1 V, o. }( u5 o0 s奇裝異服
a fantastic garb
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明辨事非
to distinguish right fromwrong
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雨後春筍
& X& o( D3 ?! \1 y; Vlike bamboo shoots after a spring shower
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3 N+ N% |7 E* p: W: F雨過天青
# T3 C0 H% a& G% P$ _1 `% L% Y, \. sAfter a storm comes a calm.
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秀才不出門能知天下事
( L, g( ]) p: }: oA scholor does not step outside his gate, yet he knows the happenings under the sun.

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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金玉其外敗絮其中
4 H" Z: b2 \/ D8 l" U+ o$ IAll that glitters is not gold.

兔子不吃窩邊草
The fox preys farthest from his hole.
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9 x* t5 ~0 r+ e# I# F0 n: g/ X; X若要人不知除非己莫為
4 o5 x: M% ?" k: ~* {If you would not be known to do anything, never do it.

6 Z5 N: J3 u& ?/ w6 c2 Z: ^# i! N沒有笑臉不出門
A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.

, ]- {3 [( Y9 P6 Y虎父無虎子
2 |' s$ b; [) nLike father, like son.

往者不可諫，來者猶可追
A mill cannot grind with the water that is past.
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& X2 N: L, F3 b: M: U+ u+ h  A姻緣天註定
5 C. C1 n7 T; ^/ Z+ v9 ~6 pMarriages are made in heaven.

逆來順受
to make the best of a bad bargain

9 @8 u4 n9 G# S9 B) g9 Q! r流芳百世
# D  V4 z" y8 na niche in the temple of fame

7 M4 w9 s- V! |為虎作倀
to act as guide to a tiger

6 Z3 Z& {. X* G1 K孤注一擲
to put all ones egg in one basket

! J( v/ }' M! w7 L勇者不懼
A brave man will not shrink from dangers.
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洗心革面
to turn over a new leaf

美中不足
a fly in the ointment

) T5 A1 j6 H: s1 ^2 ?$ _/ v背道而馳
% J( A8 U: G1 b' dto run counter

. e: U1 ?2 I- O& H$ X# d: J' U走湯蹈火
! r$ v& B$ }2 G* m# Q4 wto go through fire and water

風燭殘年
to have one foot in the grave

, i+ \5 U& ^( l! V風聲鶴唳，草木皆兵
+ Q  o! z# t9 t) D$ \5 gto apprehend danger in every sound

活到老學到老
) o) b, z0 B  m  |+ F/ Z" ]Its never too late to learn./ Live and learn.
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4 S* `; Z2 p$ }5 i4 M前事不忘後事之師
4 M! r2 e6 M0 g% ~) K" O. k' [Remember the past and it will guide your future.

. ]. H+ `  R& Q- N. R星星之火可以燎原
A single spark can start a prairie fire.

2 f7 Q8 B. E" M5 u3 b9 C待人寬容如待己
$ V: L5 I: ^; H9 a3 `; g" ILive and let live.

按部就班
+ G7 Q+ E+ n2 E( e4 b, S, q& B3 I/ tLearn to walk before you run.
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$ E9 o" w7 t. a& k. [病從口入禍從口出
. G  J# K. U) B* C, h% w/ a2 mIllness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.

( M( x5 Q3 S* ?+ r* H% G笑裏藏刀
a smile to hide ones hate
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0 v2 E+ }2 S/ x$ n留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
9 w& T5 K: C, X$ h* MWhere theres life theres hope

) M2 [" j$ f7 ^  `  V1 z+ |- Y3 D* j海底撈月
, p1 U$ ~2 E3 n- zto fish in the air
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海底撈針
to look for a needle in a bundle of hay

差之毫釐失之千里
' y, p  e7 w+ J& N7 GA miss is as good as a mile

既往不咎
Let the dead bury their dead.
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殺身成仁
to sacrifice ones life to preserve ones virtue complete

殺雞焉用牛刀
Take not a musket to kill a butterfly

/ G, r" |) P2 G# C3 Q+ r$ R% ~5 L飢不擇食
) I' d1 R0 Q% w7 QA good appetite is a good sauce.
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( M/ b  ?& T' D+ W1 q害群之馬
black sheep
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* r; p# G7 y& O; l! J家醜不可外揚
  ~- ?7 a. E7 h/ c3 h  I6 vDont wash your dirty linen in public.

; U  }) t: {" T& x- g恩威並濟
' c, d3 p$ J% ?. calternate weakness with severity
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% ]2 f6 p. d$ q+ \! d旁觀者清
  b6 r9 ]# w8 hThe outside sees the best of the game.
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時運不濟
to have a bad time

殊途同歸
All roads lead to Rome .
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眾志成城/團結就是力量
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Adversity reveals genius.
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旁觀者清，當局者迷
Lookers-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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