中国成语英译

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中国成语英译

) y; B2 f! k$ @7 m# ?  l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
Once bitten, twice shy.

- m0 m) `9 p4 O) F  j一言既出，駟馬難追
A word spoken is past recalling.

1 e9 _( k2 s5 o$ [9 l, O一見鍾情
- G, b. ^, i  p: J9 L" Xto fall in love at first sight
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一箭雙鵰
Kill two birds with one stone.

9 l. E+ a7 i1 U/ J, a) c一寸光陰一寸金
( ?+ i7 m' ~1 m0 o& `Time is money.

一失足成千古恨
& x0 V8 f. T8 u* u7 f+ ^7 W- CThe error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life.
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3 Y% a# f( g! e7 s; P. ?& o* M" n一將功名萬古枯
9 |: h4 K: ]8 i2 D2 `* R; mWhat millions died that Caesar might be great.
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一年之計在於春，一日之計在於晨
8 K* l3 f2 q  R. g6 U1 T0 ~4 xPlan your year in spring and your day at dawn.
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( a  r( X8 r+ W3 `& M; g* N. S7 Q" O一人難稱百人意
! {* T- \" j' _3 Y0 CYou cannot please everyone.
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一氣呵成
Never make two bites of a cherry.
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: Z: h, Z5 d  x0 _! s2劃

九死一生
) v1 \/ ]# l% s2 R0 F7 f% ~7 m- Pto have a hair-breadth escape
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人生如夢
Life is but a dream.

. x3 f3 N6 }) o$ w  \8 A6 O8 C3 D' u人生自古誰無死
8 c- m' O8 T+ Z9 V/ a. \8 oDeath comes to all men.
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+ s5 v2 s# ]- v  ^) h. Q人生百歲古來稀
* D* d3 M8 {6 f0 t" _It is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.

人定勝天
$ M8 L% ^" a. G3 m: v7 G' l2 O* e# fMan can conquer nature.
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9 r7 N% K2 t1 r人不可貌相
. E0 K3 ~& S/ J' PAppearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a look by its cover.

$ t; O$ X/ m6 B8 Q! ~十年風水輪流轉
Every dog has its day.

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三思而後行
Look before you leap.
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# ]- u6 L; P( p- j9 U3 M三句不離本行
to talk shop
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三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮
Two heads are better than one.
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4 ^1 W, b7 W' o$ T* \: o7 y% f; T$ _- l千鈞一髮
2 B6 {, n2 O/ j1 h2 G7 S" Rto hang by a hair thread

3 `* `3 C: R- }8 Y- X" q/ M: q大智若愚
He who canot play the fool is not a wise man.

大器晚成
Rome was not built in a day.

山窮水盡
% X7 `! ~! t+ `9 f8 _8 Cat the end of ones resources

山中無老虎，猴子稱大王
1 ?8 n0 [6 `. n0 P2 U: m. OAmong the blind the one-eyed is king./When the cats away, the mice will pay.
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小題大做
5 |2 j3 @# q1 UMake 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.

# i- X+ H3 p. A$ p9 [7 O工欲善其事，必先利其器
You cannot make bricks without straw.
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2 ?  H! _4 u% ]9 O; u不要厚此薄彼
* Y5 D2 p% g5 KDont make fish of one and flesh of another.

不畏艱難
Take the bull by the horns.

  k$ D( A2 `$ d; X, D. d$ d- U1 c不要不自量力
! y+ h- ~( z% x3 d" CDont put a quarter into a pint pot.

己所不欲勿施於人
Do unto others as you would be done.
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仁者無敵
The benevolent have no enemy.
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工欲善其事必先利器
- q2 _5 i# @/ D. j- v& w# vYou cannot make bricks without straw.

  q; ?: @$ q) _" @2 q! Y5 h亡羊補牢
1 T: x/ X1 U) C) ?) kBetter late than never./ Its never too late to mend.
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0 _2 {% I6 ?* u* ?0 A6 I! v不告而別
to take French leave

* @* g$ L  E% r+ T2 ^+ r不要不自量力
' ~/ e- Y; Q+ K) ]: ]# A% \Dont put a quarter into a pint pot.
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) S, m& b3 G3 T不要厚此薄彼
Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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不畏艱難
! e: s9 d' O4 v! Y2 Y& LTake the bull by the horns.
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, k5 I+ w3 h0 V不戰而屈人之兵
  p7 T1 T" i' u1 Y: B8 j/ OThe supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.

, K6 l$ J3 g  y7 E/ |不入虎穴焉得虎子
: n6 @6 i6 u9 H* L/ [How can one obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tigers lair.

不經一事，不長一智
Experience is the mother of wisdom.

6 |0 y6 h3 I5 |- f, O: O少年老成
to have an old head on young shoulders
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8 L( N# k9 `& f( v" i$ L0 U天無絕人之路
5 K- _3 y" X$ E9 c. D; x) D7 IGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.

4 D: U/ [$ F' I1 o7 A! ~( G2 b天下烏鴉一般黑
9 U! o6 R  j; m' VCrows are black all over the world.
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) |  i4 S1 K1 s6 p天無絕人之路
6 U' c+ o2 [  k; E$ r1 b( ]1 QGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb./ When one door shuts another opens.

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
9 j) |! J1 O* ]" j4 f3 LIt is the unexpected that always happens.

8 Q" J- l5 h) q7 T: H毛遂自薦
4 d/ K( S3 Y) ^7 O" m  Pto recommend ones own person
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6 l4 Z! \! ~5 `9 g" `: I心正不怕雷打
A good conscience is a soft pillow.

化干戈為玉帛
! L# V8 k' l8 J7 s- W7 JBury the tomahwak(hatchet).
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仁者無敵
6 z' R+ v% J( Q0 k2 O2 cThe benevolent have no enemy.
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今日事今日畢
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.

0 t4 @  y6 \0 }& q5 a( X/ G/ s: r. E文勝於武
The pen is mightier than the sword.

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1 P% l/ r9 |2 T& E$ n以身作則
6 u* G9 [6 b7 _( X) mto practice what one practices

, H. D7 _) y# k4 S9 i- I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

以逸待勞
! T: m$ w- {3 }, P% r! XTo wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.
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以寡敵眾
to fight against longer odds

  O' f. \: G. n% y以德報怨
9 j  K8 F& u7 t: Rto render good for evil

- ]7 G3 ]) q% m; \; p* \+ m0 C* }以其人之道還治其人之身
Set a thief to catch a thief.

以子之矛，攻子之盾
to turn a persons battery against himself
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四大皆空
( U9 N) O. M5 e/ h; oAll is vanity.

四海之內皆兄弟
' I; D( X; s. h" b3 iAll are brothers within the four seas.

) |" k/ G6 I; L: f. i. o; T未雨綢繆
( H! T3 M: L  @. ato save against a rainy day
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, E) `# Z8 ~/ L' S目不識丁
not know A from B
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* a5 \, N; a* ~, [/ f失敗為成功之母
Failure is the mother of success.

失之毫釐，差之千里
. @2 U9 z+ o, x1 m& U1 wA miss is as good as a mile.

) I; X4 }% F3 D' n$ y$ F3 r  q只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
$ ^* J& D) O4 k- ?( J! n9 s' Z- gLittle strokes fell great oaks.

) k' T8 \1 O2 i* R! O2 e' t5 L毛遂自薦
to recommend ones own person
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打落水狗
to hit a person when hes down

打鐵趁熱
Strike while the iron is hot.

, I- q0 E) a& G* u! ~; J; h" |9 a犯錯是人之常情，寬恕是超凡的
6 \. m' U" i/ J# @' dTo err is human; to forgive divine.

, {+ ~  H, K* c, N3 o3 w. ?* r只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
Little strokes fell great oaks.

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任勞任怨
to bear hardship without complaint

/ l* x# y% _% L# U自作自受
' r( j6 @: k; AAs you make your bed so you must lie on it.

自討苦吃
to make a rod for ones own back

自力更生
$ L8 N6 ~' ?# N" R0 j8 Ato shift for oneself

& }; R. e( j8 g3 n5 n0 S自掃門前雪
7 a, f; I4 z- U% _0 AAfter us the deluge.

% ]7 [4 Q, w3 W2 w6 u7 e% X+ z4 i回頭浪子
' O: Y$ P1 h/ d; l  K% H7 v9 a5 D8 c$ P* Zthe return of a prodigal
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5 p5 S. V2 q1 N: p! e先下手為強
9 ~# [* `3 @( \Offence is the best defence.

" G( }" J! a0 M! ?8 \同甘共苦
( p" u5 j7 o) H  D$ W4 Ato share ones joys and sorrows
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因地制宜
act according to circumstances

. |4 ?* T8 N  X. V- H- R; `/ r有勇無謀
more brave than wise
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" H% l9 D7 f% l7 Q4 s3 T有備無患
) S4 T- W3 D5 j  B& Q$ d( tGood watch prevents misfortune.
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0 l$ k% o' S0 S0 h# t有志者事竟成
# r% n0 L+ b7 L9 L/ LWhere there is a will, there is a way.
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6 l: R, \2 X' d' D, i有錢能使鬼推磨
: e* L1 U- K" l( m6 K  r4 t/ T# i" yMoney makes the world go around. /Money talks.

# V0 D/ |- i. o( N) r& p江山易改本性難移
+ F3 l$ d& j" ~7 qThe child is father of the man.
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百無一失
. ~% e' O1 o) B. j. y- l3 T6 }. pNot a single miss in a hundred times.

2 \7 N$ q" E+ ?5 F* J4 B9 Q百聞不如一見
To see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)

$ p/ L/ m4 b# |  q% l吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
0 y7 v* }2 {& n2 w7 N# h( }If you wish to be the best man, you must be prepared to suffer the bitterest of the bitter.

& N  c$ ]  L* X( V! ^& F7 H+ N: l每人一生中皆有得意之日
Every dog has his day.

9 ^3 W8 Z% h9 T色是假，美是空
Charm is deceitful, and beauty empty.

7 h; g) Z  Z" e7 ?/ ]. ]吉人自有天相
5 M2 n) i% h" J' |The good are protected by Heaven. / Alls wel that ends well.
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' E' \8 G! y+ b' J% ^$ |: F; @# B如人飲水冷暖自知
Only the wearer knows where the shoes pain.

2 [4 K- I; K: M吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
No gain without pain.
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弄巧成拙
# O# o9 a; p- c9 |- e# uOverreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark

忍無可忍
, ^! U7 H/ }/ ^/ `  C- r9 s4 }# ]to be at the end of ones patience
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忍一時之氣免百日之憂
patience for a moment; comfort for many years
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+ x3 n3 u1 @( Q) ^; I8 H忘恩負義
to kick down the ladder
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走馬看花
a flying visit

$ \3 M) X# h" z& F+ s; Y防患於未然
& U2 c) c! B$ ^, b* w, Bto nip a thing in the bud
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1 }8 h- R3 p/ K2 ~1 {, t佛要金裝，人要衣裝
Fine feathers make fine birds.
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9 k' }9 s! w: ~- C8 I兵精不必多
" s' K0 O- N2 Y& {Too many cooks spoil the broth.

身在福中不知福
The worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.
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& C- ^, l% l" m. H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
( w6 s' C- [8 c8 @$ Q, tDont bite the hand that feeds you.
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5 a' j' e2 b8 I! Z/ W, L0 h7 G/ ~志在千里
Hitch your wagon to a star.
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奇裝異服
a fantastic garb

忠言逆耳
' p" O& A4 x& P8 j2 UHonest advice is unpleasant to the ear

明辨是非
to distinguish right from wrong

知足常樂
Happy is he who is content

知足者富
6 K7 |. V9 p8 L6 C( R7 `* ~5 JHe who feels contented is rich

知人知面不知心
& Y4 I* b7 x' u+ V2 sIts easy to know mens faces, but not their hearts.

: M( u8 [% P0 g/ a, b知己知彼百戰百勝
Know your enemy and know yourself.

空中樓閣
( c4 _2 x' h! F/ c0 T4 a/ Ccastles in the air

金科玉律
+ q7 f8 }4 R0 F- u, }7 athe gold rule
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/ O7 z* `9 B4 O/ M8 K& Y奇裝異服
a fantastic garb
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明辨事非
0 d4 |6 Y  a2 H1 }+ {% Dto distinguish right fromwrong

7 u$ D" y" c  l% o, ^3 ^0 j雨後春筍
% t! S1 r7 |" x9 q9 K) |; q  glike bamboo shoots after a spring shower
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雨過天青
0 Y1 V( A  K/ t* @2 c2 G6 j1 W5 QAfter a storm comes a calm.
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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.

事實勝於雄辯
' M" i7 I  }8 ?/ s- Z2 V; SFacts are most convincing.

來得容易去得快
Easy come, easy go.
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" d3 v9 h! C( t& k8 k1 N+ l金玉其外敗絮其中
All that glitters is not gold.
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9 r% L& ]! x+ F, F2 K" f( f. b7 W兔子不吃窩邊草
The fox preys farthest from his hole.
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若要人不知除非己莫為
0 v  F1 \, _1 \* V8 f" bIf you would not be known to do anything, never do it.

沒有笑臉不出門
A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.

  }' C- e& }6 d0 S5 d* N$ T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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+ g2 l4 W2 r: [) B姻緣天註定
* t; P# B/ C8 f% s' i" y; eMarriages are made in heaven.

逆來順受
to make the best of a bad bargain
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, V! d) B3 U4 _6 [3 v) D流芳百世
a niche in the temple of fame

為虎作倀
to act as guide to a tiger
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孤注一擲
to put all ones egg in one basket
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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
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2 S& Z9 q) w: @! y, s美中不足
) A- d2 |0 U$ _( n- N+ x4 La fly in the ointment
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7 U% [' X8 l4 e% U2 @背道而馳
9 D- B, h/ @- l3 b) Cto run counter
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走湯蹈火
to go through fire and water

+ z5 P1 e6 }: U$ u( L5 H/ @風燭殘年
/ r* L- B& C+ _" Yto have one foot in the grave

風聲鶴唳，草木皆兵
- P& t9 z3 n# i* e, ~$ R7 Yto apprehend danger in every sound

活到老學到老
/ q+ l' u2 q. \; M1 E- N7 {Its never too late to learn./ Live and learn.
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+ w5 _4 U$ i. i前事不忘後事之師
Remember the past and it will guide your future.
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1 a5 z/ G- P/ w: J& M+ w, i# b" R星星之火可以燎原
A single spark can start a prairie fire.

待人寬容如待己
Live and let live.

& `: X3 Y: t) _6 J/ {$ a按部就班
Learn to walk before you run.
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8 P& u! v0 T( }4 C; c# t5 J病從口入禍從口出
Illness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.
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: m- ^3 {5 |2 _; r; \+ G笑裏藏刀
# R& _) @1 ^) V9 ?& j; |6 xa smile to hide ones hate

留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
: v4 \  k2 H  F7 E. y/ zWhere theres life theres hope
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海底撈月
to fish in the air
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1 r$ @! \9 k% r$ b海底撈針
, M7 i# g5 a, ^: C0 N8 i& r3 cto look for a needle in a bundle of hay

+ Z% l$ Q+ z7 ?. A差之毫釐失之千里
A miss is as good as a mile
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! n7 g3 e2 V3 ?. C5 f! P既往不咎
. e' r3 s/ X7 x' G. c1 H3 QLet the dead bury their dead.
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殺身成仁
# s6 _/ \* y$ M  W) G9 vto sacrifice ones life to preserve ones virtue complete
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殺雞焉用牛刀
2 i$ ?4 _  u! C- _  |- p: j7 FTake not a musket to kill a butterfly

飢不擇食
: n5 J- v2 @9 JA good appetite is a good sauce.
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害群之馬
black sheep

家醜不可外揚
+ b1 P9 \8 A. L2 F- \# _Dont wash your dirty linen in public.
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/ z% M2 O  `) h! x% D9 @: e恩威並濟
+ H+ v/ r5 M# x3 salternate weakness with severity
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旁觀者清
The outside sees the best of the game.

時運不濟
' S/ S, R. e' Q* d0 q7 p# \to have a bad time
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殊途同歸
All roads lead to Rome .
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4 M3 T3 S0 v6 R2 Q2 m眾志成城/團結就是力量
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疾風知勁草
Adversity reveals genius.

- a) z" p! X: M8 U旁觀者清，當局者迷
Lookers-on see most of the game.

8 Y- V0 p" |7 a4 I9 q* _莫在太歲頭上動土
) L& A9 ?0 ^- `6 I7 [+ Y4 @Let sleeping dogs lie.

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