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！
8 L& t7 F2 t: b$ Z有問題歡迎指正，大家一起成長！
4 b5 y1 k4 [, K; |) g& V' _一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩
$ i6 E3 A2 X  x" TOnce bitten, twice shy.

一言既出，駟馬難追
4 G. l0 W  y' \/ o& PA word spoken is past recalling.

3 y8 h4 S! d; c5 u  m$ H# I一見鍾情
to fall in love at first sight
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2 p0 R4 e7 u* |( j3 }- G, ]一箭雙鵰
Kill two birds with one stone.

一寸光陰一寸金
Time is money.

一失足成千古恨
3 a; }1 c( K" S' E' {The error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life.

1 X. N8 z9 d$ R5 J6 L- M( g. A一將功名萬古枯
7 p$ k0 \3 w: w( U* x5 ZWhat millions died that Caesar might be great.

一年之計在於春，一日之計在於晨
' s; \% f+ a8 U7 }) ], @Plan your year in spring and your day at dawn.

一人難稱百人意
1 w, S% G$ D( a& ?) ^; S, tYou cannot please everyone.
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一氣呵成
! u$ ?; Q0 T6 |- oNever make two bites of a cherry.

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九死一生
to have a hair-breadth escape
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2 ^5 Q& O7 y- d3 n人生如夢
9 O4 ~7 U% w7 |" ^+ rLife is but a dream.

& P; }# z% G% k" {- L* i人生自古誰無死
Death comes to all men.

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
. e+ k# S' m( g: W( jMan can conquer nature.

" l; o/ Y( E# ?5 A# V1 _" F: d8 p人不可貌相
* J4 }7 B+ F! A6 X) ?% ^1 PAppearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a look by its cover.
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十年風水輪流轉
Every dog has its day.
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$ s: I% m8 }) S6 V2 u) U+ b4 Y三思而後行
Look before you leap.
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三句不離本行
- i; |$ ^2 j0 E% X7 bto talk shop
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三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮
6 H! U9 l9 c8 g6 F( p1 f! l$ gTwo heads are better than one.
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- w7 D5 M% N) B/ }' a千鈞一髮
to hang by a hair thread
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大智若愚
He who canot play the fool is not a wise man.
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大器晚成
Rome was not built in a day.

山窮水盡
at the end of ones resources
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9 w4 g$ @2 Y3 r; E2 S( H5 n- t山中無老虎，猴子稱大王
Among the blind the one-eyed is king./When the cats away, the mice will pay.

. h) q5 f- u. L% K' U$ v- b  y4 {9 U小題大做
Make a mountain out of a molehill.

小洞不補，大來吃苦
A stitch in time saves nine.

小不忍則亂大謀
Patience is a virtue.

/ t: ~$ s/ J& U/ ?, l, r* g3 t0 {工欲善其事，必先利其器
You cannot make bricks without straw.

不要厚此薄彼
" M& [, a  a& ]Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.

) I6 ^: L* \: u不畏艱難
- Z3 q* p5 C4 E* ETake the bull by the horns.

- o- f; |5 A2 u1 n0 n" g& c不要不自量力
Dont 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.
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$ e; @7 M$ j4 V" V0 a- j* S- SThe benevolent have no enemy.

7 _* A8 D! @; L! K9 B# q, D工欲善其事必先利器
You cannot make bricks without straw.
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亡羊補牢
Better late than never./ Its never too late to mend.

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不告而別
to take French leave

不要不自量力
Dont 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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7 q7 A9 {6 _$ s3 Q6 u/ ~不畏艱難
Take the bull by the horns.
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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+ V! [2 b) E2 f3 `1 h不經一事，不長一智
6 A/ q; i9 e  b5 r' J, dExperience is the mother of wisdom.
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少年老成
to have an old head on young shoulders

3 q" ~* \$ s$ f1 W+ b1 E0 c天無絕人之路
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.

天下烏鴉一般黑
Crows are black all over the world.
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天無絕人之路
# b/ a3 c% [) ~/ U8 T' K5 _" g4 sGod 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.
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天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福
" g& h/ ]  H1 a7 @It is the unexpected that always happens.
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! |2 ?8 f3 J3 j, r6 @毛遂自薦
to recommend ones own person

心正不怕雷打
, u6 c( |. }4 |) w5 M+ [A good conscience is a soft pillow.

  d4 L+ q9 R. @' I- e化干戈為玉帛
5 ?. N3 j9 H4 L: nBury the tomahwak(hatchet).
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仁者無敵
The benevolent have no enemy.

今日事今日畢
8 k$ ~6 P1 g& _6 Y- zNever put off till tomorrow what may be done today.
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4 w3 v' \9 U( C( h% k/ Z: P文勝於武
. X4 d: A- ?. W8 vThe pen is mightier than the sword.
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* \! F5 a1 k. Q& {; D' R& o9 z以身作則
" g/ s- Z' [" M2 u9 y  v, Vto practice what one practices
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5 v# D' o& Z' f) b$ X% |! s) S! `以毒攻毒
% D! `2 a" t2 Y5 p1 z. ito set a thief to catch a thief
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, f: v7 _, M6 D* x7 I8 I" w  v! e以怨報德
. W) V$ ]- l0 t5 F6 dto bite the hand that feeds one

/ g- K- d* D" c$ K8 X/ Z" t以逸待勞
To wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.

以寡敵眾
to fight against longer odds

以德報怨
to render good for evil

# R" S. }1 }. \2 G# y6 R以其人之道還治其人之身
" `/ g; B" Y* D1 c) H0 ]Set a thief to catch a thief.
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以子之矛，攻子之盾
to turn a persons battery against himself
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4 K" _% C# e  x4 X) K" G$ f& X: x四大皆空
All is vanity.
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四海之內皆兄弟
0 `& C  g4 ^1 V& l) y2 u) DAll are brothers within the four seas.

$ S4 M5 l% p5 E" h未雨綢繆
$ G* ?4 }) |, F: f% l+ ?to save against a rainy day
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+ H% x9 C  c: t+ z目不識丁
: {% P& B: }/ n3 [not know A from B

% T2 Y6 L+ h  S: M2 h+ Z失敗為成功之母
Failure is the mother of success.

6 k" h5 E+ E) q$ u# C" G失之毫釐，差之千里
A miss is as good as a mile.

( ?+ t2 r; b& I& f只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
Little strokes fell great oaks.

+ }5 [- d, n! p1 [7 k7 w8 }毛遂自薦
to recommend ones own person
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$ Z6 \( K7 k4 V  ~( Z4 H打落水狗
8 }# m' d* X. e9 T* H/ a' ~to hit a person when hes down

1 D, ?4 C# \* z9 X+ v+ B8 v打鐵趁熱
9 @3 z3 o6 S1 uStrike while the iron is hot.
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犯錯是人之常情，寬恕是超凡的
9 Z' r6 D2 V2 w  c3 [2 W3 uTo err is human; to forgive divine.

只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
Little strokes fell great oaks.

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$ f8 H- a7 W, g5 b任勞任怨
to bear hardship without complaint

自作自受
As you make your bed so you must lie on it.
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  w, s, }; R9 }自討苦吃
to make a rod for ones own back

4 i# z3 B. L, b自力更生
to shift for oneself

7 A& P5 Q9 h2 f+ Z( J6 m$ F% [  R4 A自掃門前雪
After us the deluge.
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/ t" G4 `6 a# p. g& k回頭浪子
the return of a prodigal

先下手為強
Offence is the best defence.
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同甘共苦
to share ones joys and sorrows
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因地制宜
act according to circumstances

有勇無謀
more brave than wise

有備無患
0 i  {  U6 K. b, M3 YGood watch prevents misfortune.

有志者事竟成
! A6 o3 i# N* V8 \Where there is a will, there is a way.
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; Y1 D2 L% m8 d+ [$ u. O, f有錢能使鬼推磨
( E' n( o4 ^& g. [1 uMoney makes the world go around. /Money talks.
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江山易改本性難移
: P: z) s* H* e2 [8 T  aThe child is father of the man.
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4 M' J) W7 U- V' h4 B6 x百無一失
* K. r6 v+ t+ C% c/ k1 i( |  n4 tNot a single miss in a hundred times.
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  Q% {9 n7 o: l9 d1 ^百聞不如一見
To see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)
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2 Q" ]' B4 z2 Z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.
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每人一生中皆有得意之日
; p, B: i( s! DEvery dog has his day.

色是假，美是空
  E: I, c8 C; C8 @3 ZCharm is deceitful, and beauty empty.
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% A) w5 |" t3 ^& |: s吉人自有天相
2 t; e* |! q# Y- vThe good are protected by Heaven. / Alls wel that ends well.
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7 X$ f) R9 |2 I+ M( w如人飲水冷暖自知
4 D+ }' D3 u5 j1 Q2 {3 dOnly the wearer knows where the shoes pain.
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, R# S: i7 u# K6 U, R吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
No gain without pain.

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弄巧成拙
Overreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark
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. J: s7 K+ C+ P忍無可忍
to be at the end of ones patience

忍一時之氣免百日之憂
6 b# D; m# ~) t, f# [patience for a moment; comfort for many years
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3 W: v3 _& W4 K+ Y- L忘恩負義
) |+ {; H4 E8 O- h* mto kick down the ladder

走馬看花
3 p& z9 r4 u6 w- N; [3 D  Ua flying visit
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7 L1 t" X( P; }* o+ P- p; n, h防患於未然
to nip a thing in the bud
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佛要金裝，人要衣裝
Fine feathers make fine birds.
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兵精不必多
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
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& V! o. r6 h" j3 Y. f9 u身在福中不知福
The worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.
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: I1 N. `" P' u3 }& `; g' f4 j你敬我一尺，我回你一丈
You scratch my back, and I will sratch yours.
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別狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心
) d( e" M0 e' ?# zDont bite the hand that feeds you.
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志在千里
3 ~  m* J+ O' g4 X  e- _Hitch your wagon to a star.

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奇裝異服
( ^+ j* v& r; ~& V. Na fantastic garb
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忠言逆耳
9 ^& t  Q6 K  a* |Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear
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明辨是非
to distinguish right from wrong

知足常樂
) ^' L+ V- N8 ]+ MHappy is he who is content

知足者富
He who feels contented is rich

知人知面不知心
5 |& u: n* f5 I3 TIts 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

) J: x- q/ w, A  q金科玉律
the gold rule

* q) T! ^6 d8 P7 G/ j4 q奇裝異服
a fantastic garb
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4 H- m- @, c1 C7 x1 i. ^" `. ^. T明辨事非
. v9 ]* r/ s3 C6 xto distinguish right fromwrong

! I3 _7 z% _) r  p: u- }& D雨後春筍
5 g! U/ s* w: L# v6 @* O. C+ I5 Dlike bamboo shoots after a spring shower

雨過天青
2 c# U/ C6 u. a7 ?# F. }3 v' |9 CAfter a storm comes a calm.

# X/ N$ K' R7 q4 I1 d6 x秀才不出門能知天下事
A scholor does not step outside his gate, yet he knows the happenings under the sun.
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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.

- N* ]: `0 o! L7 Y金玉其外敗絮其中
- c9 L, b% l) zAll that glitters is not gold.

兔子不吃窩邊草
: a4 ~9 A- V9 z7 vThe fox preys farthest from his hole.
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若要人不知除非己莫為
5 S& v- g4 _  g% a, z0 _If you would not be known to do anything, never do it.
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沒有笑臉不出門
" ~' r. k, s* ~& u: hA man without a smiling face must not open a shop.

虎父無虎子
Like 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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姻緣天註定
Marriages are made in heaven.
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0 E  Z' P2 S* Y; c逆來順受
5 m6 H0 b# P4 P; P+ r( Vto make the best of a bad bargain

. ]* R. Q' {* u9 o流芳百世
5 a: H5 H& D- B) S; }a niche in the temple of fame
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為虎作倀
; ~6 Q+ s  K  l# [. lto act as guide to a tiger

孤注一擲
to put all ones egg in one basket
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3 e/ b1 z. {$ q4 p勇者不懼
7 N0 h: @* t4 ^7 y; eA brave man will not shrink from dangers.

洗心革面
7 x6 k& }/ j) H% x! j$ Zto turn over a new leaf

美中不足
a fly in the ointment

背道而馳
to run counter
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. V2 e9 @9 j: d; p, l走湯蹈火
to go through fire and water

5 g2 B5 y; d; i" X/ u! Y風燭殘年
to have one foot in the grave
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1 n+ E1 }2 a  @; m& |+ F2 u( G風聲鶴唳，草木皆兵
9 I! k* A9 n6 Q" ?/ z( O- |+ ato apprehend danger in every sound

( {; p3 Q4 O2 u8 C1 T6 Y活到老學到老
9 l+ c9 }" y7 p5 o( T4 JIts never too late to learn./ Live and learn.

前事不忘後事之師
( l3 s, T4 U7 E. nRemember the past and it will guide your future.

/ h3 O! t' `1 a9 E& C; G星星之火可以燎原
) z- r, V( u" A0 @A single spark can start a prairie fire.

待人寬容如待己
) N! @/ I/ P" T, PLive and let live.

按部就班
* s6 q9 q0 H4 y6 SLearn to walk before you run.

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病從口入禍從口出
! t" O  `4 x# I# \/ M% cIllness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.

; m) }% {, y; n8 L, [% {! Z, a" P笑裏藏刀
a smile to hide ones hate
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( L" _0 l8 P. W# Z+ n  m  N留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
Where theres life theres hope
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海底撈月
to fish in the air
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5 x$ g& l& g0 T* w8 C2 x0 n海底撈針
to look for a needle in a bundle of hay
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差之毫釐失之千里
A miss is as good as a mile
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既往不咎
Let the dead bury their dead.

. B! P4 B  w3 C) v; F& ]' \- A殺身成仁
3 R5 l) d' r; X- K: u" sto sacrifice ones life to preserve ones virtue complete

  K; m9 G; r+ I; Z: M殺雞焉用牛刀
Take not a musket to kill a butterfly
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# ?3 t& a$ A, |9 A% ~飢不擇食
A good appetite is a good sauce.

$ i! E) D! x" S* v9 ]9 X- m6 w害群之馬
black sheep

家醜不可外揚
3 n: b. @7 ^8 S2 R6 `5 J$ ?Dont wash your dirty linen in public.

% o6 Y9 d/ Z5 o' N0 U3 c# L8 w5 f7 L恩威並濟
alternate weakness with severity
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旁觀者清
The outside sees the best of the game.
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9 L3 W  k4 c( {; Uto have a bad time
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殊途同歸
/ `( x0 g+ y2 b. z/ k8 e7 V! LAll roads lead to Rome .
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; c% d5 {- P7 q" i" x) }4 h8 `眾志成城/團結就是力量
; v  ?+ m7 l- Y& h8 d( rUnion is strenth.

' m/ c  L$ S% R; Z疾風知勁草
& e" f3 g% F" \: l2 J/ w# |# O3 XAdversity reveals genius.
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6 a; a# u7 E6 ?$ G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
# O( d% t, V6 g! w$ N- e) _Let sleeping dogs lie.

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