中国成语英译

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中国成语英译
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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！
有問題歡迎指正，大家一起成長！
5 L. m' y" u5 p一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩
Once bitten, twice shy.
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一言既出，駟馬難追
  I2 C. F: Y$ S9 e/ b% e! C% oA word spoken is past recalling.
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  Q) ?; g1 U4 M0 p一見鍾情
to fall in love at first sight
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一箭雙鵰
Kill two birds with one stone.

一寸光陰一寸金
Time is money.

+ }, z$ T) `3 q一失足成千古恨
3 b, J4 s# I8 H& F2 e0 ^" c, q0 ~The error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life.
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+ s* H; a% t( D  ?一將功名萬古枯
What millions died that Caesar might be great.
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5 W5 Z! o, n2 q一年之計在於春，一日之計在於晨
, W4 H' D$ l* G& VPlan your year in spring and your day at dawn.

  B" ^: d0 \0 b( A! ~, q& `4 c一人難稱百人意
You cannot please everyone.

一氣呵成
Never make two bites of a cherry.

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9 X$ `4 _. w+ {6 m0 R( n% _九死一生
to have a hair-breadth escape
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( c% R& Q3 x- O; B% M  O, Z( n人生如夢
Life is but a dream.
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人生自古誰無死
+ U: J/ ?, g# M$ s- X$ E% _Death comes to all men.
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4 _: s/ Q' A2 U人生百歲古來稀
It is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.
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人定勝天
* {3 q! q3 _6 l* B& Z0 `; i% ?6 jMan can conquer nature.
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2 \/ E2 `9 A$ {( _& D人不可貌相
4 \$ T2 I( L" k7 W8 @* a8 }- d; XAppearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a look by its cover.

十年風水輪流轉
Every dog has its day.

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. w1 b. J% H0 V1 ]三思而後行
; y4 q8 J! \/ u8 oLook before you leap.

三句不離本行
7 X- ]  E, b3 m& ~" _/ Xto talk shop

三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮
4 J5 I1 ?  x& w$ f1 _* I9 F/ NTwo heads are better than one.
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千鈞一髮
, Q. m/ q$ e9 Y0 {7 Q) Zto hang by a hair thread

3 n1 X0 I7 x) }+ S大智若愚
5 X, H( w5 U5 X$ j, NHe 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
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5 d# b; d$ ]* n9 n山中無老虎，猴子稱大王
2 Q+ j( ?5 T4 |3 }! |Among the blind the one-eyed is king./When the cats away, the mice will pay.

小題大做
Make a mountain out of a molehill.
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  Q9 E1 k2 }/ J7 S/ Q小洞不補，大來吃苦
A stitch in time saves nine.

小不忍則亂大謀
/ D/ e+ g+ c3 O& PPatience is a virtue.

工欲善其事，必先利其器
; p% d1 `/ m0 {5 y$ ?2 R" f2 qYou cannot make bricks without straw.

不要厚此薄彼
- Y) ~5 v: o2 w  jDont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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5 @4 }3 H0 ?/ K# D- ^+ R; d不畏艱難
8 ~3 v; y3 S% t* {/ y/ e1 V1 I" ETake the bull by the horns.

* h4 \2 U( [# Y' ]不要不自量力
Dont put a quarter into a pint pot.

己所不欲勿施於人
Do unto others as you would be done.

: ]+ ^( l$ |  W. r: K: ]  A! U仁者無敵
" T4 H" v4 j. f+ \8 `% {; FThe benevolent have no enemy.

工欲善其事必先利器
You cannot make bricks without straw.
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3 e" H9 s" [# U* i亡羊補牢
1 d/ i9 w* T  `! v7 qBetter late than never./ Its never too late to mend.
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  y. E+ S7 o0 Z8 `) b不告而別
  a) ], n, _8 E+ xto take French leave

0 Q7 G. b  Q" k. K6 g不要不自量力
1 t, A% {( L+ u9 G$ G0 K* w  MDont put a quarter into a pint pot.
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不要厚此薄彼
Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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) j5 d& E% [' B( N: H+ x, r不畏艱難
0 V: A; e  m' F6 I- RTake the bull by the horns.
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6 @2 Q/ b! O: o3 c不戰而屈人之兵
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.

' @9 o9 g" N1 E' H* \不入虎穴焉得虎子
How can one obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tigers lair.
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2 l5 H& Z' ~# f% R) q2 u不經一事，不長一智
Experience is the mother of wisdom.

少年老成
" B0 c% j5 y7 }$ `. ^9 Yto have an old head on young shoulders
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天無絕人之路
; `8 C* f$ k; g3 U0 X; ?% mGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
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- |& @1 t8 J7 a) U3 c: J天下烏鴉一般黑
Crows are black all over the world.
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' @0 ^8 M* f- X; j8 b0 r天無絕人之路
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb./ When one door shuts another opens.
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天助自助者
Heaven helps those who help themselves.

天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福
It is the unexpected that always happens.
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毛遂自薦
4 {( N. [5 f2 p8 P6 b; tto recommend ones own person

心正不怕雷打
; p/ s* N0 ?6 ~/ _0 L9 E; k- hA good conscience is a soft pillow.
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% k& q9 q3 [; V, T8 t; b' l化干戈為玉帛
  w2 c) I+ h) ZBury the tomahwak(hatchet).
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& d" g( o! ^; R# q0 m) [7 U仁者無敵
The benevolent have no enemy.

今日事今日畢
' c6 t8 K# ?. G8 SNever put off till tomorrow what may be done today.
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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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& y4 P; L3 C$ ]以毒攻毒
to set a thief to catch a thief

: @$ @+ L: }% C8 [2 |以怨報德
to bite the hand that feeds one

以逸待勞
To wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.

以寡敵眾
to fight against longer odds
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以德報怨
, ?, g  f- m! Y8 k: ]# k! k) qto render good for evil
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" A2 {- U0 x8 t  {! X2 R以其人之道還治其人之身
# l  v" ~  E, e3 q7 D$ s# jSet a thief to catch a thief.

以子之矛，攻子之盾
to turn a persons battery against himself

$ V1 f, y" }+ w; z" U) B) X$ D四大皆空
All is vanity.
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四海之內皆兄弟
All are brothers within the four seas.

5 x4 w" w0 @: p& T# b未雨綢繆
3 Z/ M( i) z; x7 O% L! y# _2 x; Kto save against a rainy day
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4 _4 c+ g# ]4 w$ K# f; u7 t( I目不識丁
2 M* o3 y; Y: |: `' _% @- fnot know A from B

* T% t4 T% O1 E# c  G  t失敗為成功之母
Failure is the mother of success.

0 {" U) w7 d  Q2 n& ~, P4 {失之毫釐，差之千里
& s' ?# c  `/ S9 M) Z& BA miss is as good as a mile.

只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
1 k* n$ u& a* [7 x+ \* _9 W8 nLittle strokes fell great oaks.
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% w; W! i0 z% _' q& A. v毛遂自薦
( m% @/ @$ h) h, A7 U7 H+ Z2 D. r2 qto recommend ones own person
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打落水狗
. O3 o! a+ h' |! C7 a$ \to hit a person when hes down
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' W$ }0 q! ^8 i* @& o; o" f9 j打鐵趁熱
/ M. Q# T( W% M  NStrike while the iron is hot.
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% I: F$ [. B  O犯錯是人之常情，寬恕是超凡的
3 J+ R4 E9 @5 T  b8 C  a5 ZTo err is human; to forgive divine.
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: N2 E1 O: Q$ x7 C  p0 G只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
  x& i* Q& I$ ]1 M  Y) cLittle strokes fell great oaks.

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任勞任怨
to bear hardship without complaint

, h$ m' z. q9 _; {1 t自作自受
+ e: R7 c3 b. }As you make your bed so you must lie on it.

6 J* |) J" C0 U6 u# f8 Y自討苦吃
to make a rod for ones own back
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' B+ p/ x, P2 O4 U) `$ o自力更生
to shift for oneself

/ i1 }# B0 y' |, m: Y自掃門前雪
6 X# _* ?# _4 h; ?8 U: _After us the deluge.
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- ~: P/ U; ?7 e9 m/ x! p回頭浪子
: R3 H1 U4 S& P+ x8 G% U7 l- x( @the return of a prodigal
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7 \. N7 {, j, I: V: z+ I3 N先下手為強
) n( Y8 U& z% ^4 }Offence is the best defence.
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同甘共苦
to share ones joys and sorrows
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$ H- e$ m+ `. O! }# V# }5 D因地制宜
act according to circumstances

有勇無謀
! x/ G1 b1 W' Z3 ?more brave than wise
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2 H: }. u( Y. x0 w有備無患
Good 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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有錢能使鬼推磨
, c2 @" W0 \4 K8 H. y; z' t1 e, BMoney makes the world go around. /Money talks.
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江山易改本性難移
4 H) ^4 W% G" Y  |The child is father of the man.
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! d3 Z: n7 _" B百無一失
" f+ [1 \  a* r4 S3 ~1 tNot a single miss in a hundred times.

百聞不如一見
% H5 J1 \+ Q! N% N7 E6 @" ~To see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)

吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
5 x$ b* a0 v/ f& }9 bIf 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
Every dog has his day.
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8 P) c# {/ ^. p- A2 l% {色是假，美是空
Charm is deceitful, and beauty empty.

  Z/ \/ v% s) m$ F. \& f, d9 X0 z吉人自有天相
; ~& Z& _* A$ J* dThe good are protected by Heaven. / Alls wel that ends well.
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$ _( X6 p" P; MOnly the wearer knows where the shoes pain.

4 M) \2 T. A  T1 n& N& @3 p吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
3 `8 t( x2 @! XNo gain without pain.
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弄巧成拙
Overreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark

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: R. n* i/ m# Z  g5 e* O3 H3 `% ~3 N: \to be at the end of ones patience
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忍一時之氣免百日之憂
. j# P5 u$ n: S) g! ?% s* F6 opatience for a moment; comfort for many years
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% u2 ]; A& |" h1 y$ D% ~' m忘恩負義
* v5 g# ~& @( b* ?! K9 kto kick down the ladder
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走馬看花
a flying visit
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  I/ P8 p5 c, |5 K# U4 k防患於未然
to nip a thing in the bud

佛要金裝，人要衣裝
; A  c; d/ v4 F  P0 c( S1 vFine feathers make fine birds.
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兵精不必多
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
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1 _- x! K  O+ m+ _/ Q7 T身在福中不知福
, `' ^% h; M! nThe worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.
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% V0 ?3 s# c8 z3 F8 M/ t你敬我一尺，我回你一丈
You scratch my back, and I will sratch yours.

別狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心
0 S5 e; I. D! N1 nDont bite the hand that feeds you.
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' M3 x1 N& e" a. C' T志在千里
+ u1 p& i# f( _. t5 p- EHitch your wagon to a star.

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奇裝異服
a fantastic garb

/ P& o* M6 h6 W) Z忠言逆耳
5 O; M; G( y- _2 M# o1 h# oHonest advice is unpleasant to the ear
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to distinguish right from wrong
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& k) V/ x9 G- O& H7 X8 B. [2 p1 iHappy is he who is content
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. l( B  F7 s* n. v  J6 f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.
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空中樓閣
castles in the air
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金科玉律
  C. x) q9 F# ~, t. Jthe gold rule
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奇裝異服
2 I: ~: z# W' s3 D+ D, ma fantastic garb

9 v8 j$ C9 y2 x+ r- n; ?6 o明辨事非
- Y! w# s. O* S- g/ H( Oto distinguish right fromwrong

5 Q) ^* w. X* o7 A  C; [4 q雨後春筍
like bamboo shoots after a spring shower
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雨過天青
After a storm comes a calm.

3 F( I6 [+ d4 R! }秀才不出門能知天下事
% V9 @' D. `, y( M9 fA scholor does not step outside his gate, yet he knows the happenings under the sun.

: l& _: }- G( n: U( o% m. j  h6 H9 f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.

金玉其外敗絮其中
5 A$ `% f" ?0 @5 _; J) EAll that glitters is not gold.
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. [! z( j$ P. R3 \6 G, N/ S6 H兔子不吃窩邊草
The fox preys farthest from his hole.
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- X4 }) m6 Y. Q+ E6 p' F若要人不知除非己莫為
If you would not be known to do anything, never do it.
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沒有笑臉不出門
A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.
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4 ]% M# ?) Y- L. ~7 ?1 F- ~" B. }虎父無虎子
Like father, like son.
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' w- e: r5 n5 B% Z往者不可諫，來者猶可追
A mill cannot grind with the water that is past.
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5 z3 m& k7 C4 J+ V/ Z姻緣天註定
4 {" X' A* p- t0 d% j( \Marriages are made in heaven.
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9 j+ s* e& I/ K+ |# A7 Z* R逆來順受
% {" F$ ^1 Z: U. u4 }6 ato make the best of a bad bargain
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流芳百世
4 ?# A7 i0 _  [' Q2 ^$ D7 f' ?' Ia niche in the temple of fame

0 F7 z1 E& S! M! M為虎作倀
/ m" g. S; Y5 y1 ?to act as guide to a tiger

6 O# z" u, V$ p4 Q孤注一擲
# b& G0 j. a% c. lto put all ones egg in one basket
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: z& t; M; P9 A# d6 ?1 L6 y. I勇者不懼
5 ^  U9 F4 l# _- N8 EA brave man will not shrink from dangers.
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洗心革面
/ j6 r1 |3 U8 g: X! S: Mto turn over a new leaf

7 b$ c, y* x& k7 N, C美中不足
& y# r( R/ c# r8 e. m, oa fly in the ointment
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背道而馳
/ i" [. P  ]+ Q+ z  {( C" ito run counter

走湯蹈火
to go through fire and water
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8 F- `6 ?) p0 |: Z% g" D- `風燭殘年
to have one foot in the grave
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: S$ o: w! w" }# M風聲鶴唳，草木皆兵
to apprehend danger in every sound
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: ^( j( m' C; Z& s2 ]! |( `+ c# C活到老學到老
Its never too late to learn./ Live and learn.

前事不忘後事之師
& f- V- E! {; ^Remember the past and it will guide your future.

星星之火可以燎原
; h* y* {. N. S3 m  z/ G4 _A single spark can start a prairie fire.

( j2 d0 F- M/ w7 y% K( O& T. F6 a待人寬容如待己
, l6 I( y" N5 x, Y4 k  SLive and let live.
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按部就班
: C0 C1 g: [( f: H: ILearn to walk before you run.

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病從口入禍從口出
: O2 h( @! f) e* K( L! |Illness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.
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. T6 J$ _5 y0 R! g0 Z笑裏藏刀
) n* i  E. X; L; \" Ja smile to hide ones hate
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6 C) k9 g/ b9 ^1 q7 S留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
4 l3 p% b' X  c( E! pWhere theres life theres hope
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海底撈月
to fish in the air

海底撈針
to look for a needle in a bundle of hay

差之毫釐失之千里
' X  s' L# h3 X/ r$ H  ?/ Z  Z% |A miss is as good as a mile
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既往不咎
Let the dead bury their dead.

% V, L, F! ^# e6 X殺身成仁
to sacrifice ones life to preserve ones virtue complete
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9 {6 l7 ~5 c  u( p# V& M" J7 _殺雞焉用牛刀
) J; {6 w7 y0 M0 w3 S2 W1 ^5 MTake not a musket to kill a butterfly

& g9 D6 S: J+ x8 V飢不擇食
1 z$ A4 w. y# K3 YA good appetite is a good sauce.

& q  x. W! s- ]5 @) t( D害群之馬
. K/ l" V" P$ q" j& [( h! fblack sheep
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2 m8 y5 d; {8 z/ Y6 s. O家醜不可外揚
) W: L, u" }0 \* b. D  uDont wash your dirty linen in public.
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% C( O8 P" E& u# _7 u7 B+ ]恩威並濟
' g5 _( J" m' K) |alternate weakness with severity

; x$ f& J) y# O2 \  V7 a旁觀者清
0 U1 t) s2 [0 e9 X# WThe outside sees the best of the game.

時運不濟
to have a bad time

殊途同歸
, A& s& B0 R3 O' |! ]2 L: P% z/ }& R: dAll roads lead to Rome .

' R# s, }) s  y" @眾志成城/團結就是力量
Union is strenth.

疾風知勁草
Adversity reveals genius.
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9 j% u" y. w% z) a3 J旁觀者清，當局者迷
Lookers-on see most of the game.
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  w2 W5 _5 z" e莫在太歲頭上動土
Let sleeping dogs lie.

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