中国成语的英文形式

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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
) D) O8 I1 b" K, p  `百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
/ l4 X6 t. D) t* ]比上不足，比下有余"worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
: J$ n  |0 I8 A; R( g: Z6 X( G不眠之夜white night　
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
3 R# J) c% s6 s% O$ s0 m! S不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
" T8 x6 r: h- M9 M2 C$ V: s# j3 x1 w拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
, e& g1 X5 z" S9 P辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
* a! b; g6 K, Q0 p大事化小，小事化了try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
  a) d1 H1 x9 F  R' K7 E$ s$ J过犹不及going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
* Z9 v2 p/ S. S好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
: M$ F; V2 I3 M$ e& p* E好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
0 g3 \. S) @% d5 i" L' d和气生财Harmony brings wealth
3 [  i7 Q3 f( T7 h* k  }活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
+ N4 Y7 b; m5 f8 U! i! i, U金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
8 ]1 m3 Y+ ^' D: \脚踏实地be down-to-earth
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
. ]- z- X* s6 @* T7 S( E老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
1 ]2 B, `! c! v- z+ S5 q  u礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
0 k+ i2 b) D8 B. t每逢佳节倍思亲
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
5 H* i+ S2 u, y8 M3 X2 M2 c谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
" ~* \0 F$ l  x2 M4 u- y拿手好戏masterpiece
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
% N; g' i, s$ z9 Z: ]0 T  ^抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
* L! k/ w" H; L4 }8 e4 E破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
# n' P8 o$ E" E巧妇难为无米之炊If you have no hand you can't make a fist./ One can't make bricks without straw.
/ F- ^$ [. k. X' V* E0 M# a千里之行始于足下a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
2 U" K1 v3 G6 O2 H% R前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
' ~, [. I: O$ K/ kOne sows and another reaps.
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
- A4 n# \* @" `# R# A+ N) r强龙难压地头蛇Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies.
强强联手win-win co-operation
3 T: K! X. T( N; o( R瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
4 F0 H' C% s/ N- }. |% e1 p人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
! Z8 M" }! i' j人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
- Y3 {. B* u! v7 Q世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
9 N: g3 _. ^, Y  v# ^死而后已until my heart stops beating
% v  {# ]" L% J1 u: P% `岁岁平安Peace all year round
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
1 H3 X+ ~* ]: R" v; }. d塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
5 Q- h2 n1 Y1 H3 Z3 @6 Y" S2 h谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
! z5 G6 e; ~' k时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
: n$ E. ^( ?; N- w9 {; k杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
& `2 @: @# _( H' }6 _实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
/ V1 `, R* _7 b  D说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
4 v/ G1 I$ z$ {: f8 Q. J+ A实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
3 t5 ~& |/ S* i( e* O6 `山不在高，有仙则名"No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy; "
5 T' Q$ O$ w7 e6 K# ~韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
6 W% S& [: g9 x( g8 k" C7 k团结就是力量Unity is strength.
跳进黄河洗不清eve if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean--there's nothing one can do to clear one's name
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
  p( X; O" q( r* X! z1 `# D. \物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
# K  ~& `; F$ c8 N: ^# {9 }3 u往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
9 D# R7 x' K/ X7 z6 T屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
3 \: u+ y5 g8 V. |唯利是图draw water to one's mill
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
* ^6 I) f: X" @, n0 T0 o0 E+ @无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
' J. j# e3 Q1 e% f徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
心想事成May all your wish come true
. V7 e/ S; j8 h0 u心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
: S, y% G5 A, K# a先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
6 p6 j7 a7 p) t* \: ^% X现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
( l! a) O2 o' p! f# x息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
  j  g  G/ Z9 h- j0 M; g, l喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
9 R, a3 P5 s8 g% d2 K循序渐进step by step
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
) D1 y& Y5 R) f; M有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
有识之士people of vision
: ~* o5 U2 M7 {+ S/ D; h有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
0 u' J" P2 ^/ U7 x2 @与时俱进advance with times
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
! p5 Q" _5 y; ~; N6 M% ]! [  V8 _欲穷千里目，更上一层楼"to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight."
/ W- k! k3 p, @8 l8 |7 M7 I! ?' d欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
8 I4 T4 L8 k# |4 t* o, q2 `4 Q优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
: o8 ?: b* p& v$ @+ S) u英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
6 z. m# m. q$ _' d8 f1 ^5 B7 _冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
! J2 Q+ ?' D+ w8 \! w% |# c招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
% F. P) Y( G! k7 z! Z7 B, S5 N! e; P4 a债台高筑become debt-ridden
! ]: T% f0 }9 _5 @% \2 L9 z致命要害Achilles' heel
9 D, s! s9 ~  }" D众矢之的target of public criticism
知己知彼,百战不殆Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat.
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
( Y7 U0 T- J6 S& j& t- J5 j7 ^左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place

connie

好帖！已收藏！！！

charlotte

确实好，有时给老外朋友讲解某一个成语的时候，总是词不达意，现在有了这个贴，就可以用现成的了。谢谢！！！！

小叶子

多谢！

阿里

好帖

xry

excellent!

OliveOil

Great! I am gonna try to teach someone  some of those!

风潇潇水潇潇

比如。。。。马马虎虎-（horse,horse,tiger,tiger)
- S' v# A* @7 I                  人山人海-(people mountain people sea)
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  哈哈~好笑把！！！