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！
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩
: D- W4 U! l/ NOnce bitten, twice shy.
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一言既出，駟馬難追
, K/ N4 }7 `& `) LA word spoken is past recalling.

* l+ I/ ?6 K9 U1 E6 f+ ]  b一見鍾情
* t5 j* F( o0 b4 s7 U' A5 ito fall in love at first sight

- {5 o# I2 H* A4 P1 _一箭雙鵰
+ `( }, b, X* _' b9 C& C! fKill two birds with one stone.
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9 y+ n9 Q7 n; r) |一寸光陰一寸金
Time is money.
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一失足成千古恨
The error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life.
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一將功名萬古枯
What 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
3 J2 m; q+ J4 Q8 j$ Q' C# |; IPlan your year in spring and your day at dawn.
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一人難稱百人意
8 l  H+ S; w6 ?- P( hYou cannot please everyone.
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4 h4 P+ p/ n0 ~  i4 v# \一氣呵成
  {1 L! g. X) h' J+ n8 _Never make two bites of a cherry.
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2劃
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九死一生
. W; X0 W- u; D, U0 zto have a hair-breadth escape
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人生如夢
Life is but a dream.
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# `2 Q4 C- \* e* ~* x4 u人生自古誰無死
; w4 h" t, k8 c# b: K% eDeath comes to all men.

) w4 Q$ N4 }, X# x; O& H7 K% G& v2 K" r人生百歲古來稀
5 H: P" B3 ^& d3 ?; ]& g) WIt is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.
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人定勝天
' r9 L. G! p6 \# f" O7 x- PMan can conquer nature.
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人不可貌相
Appearances 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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" @$ J7 l2 U% J& e三思而後行
) l" E# R; y; vLook before you leap.
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三句不離本行
to talk shop

三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮
' y, Z- g5 Z! P1 z% Z. qTwo heads are better than one.
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千鈞一髮
9 Z! `1 f/ k9 P$ a) Wto hang by a hair thread
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大智若愚
He who canot play the fool is not a wise man.

3 S: H" N  W! `: K大器晚成
Rome was not built in a day.

山窮水盡
4 S! @; i5 z* j8 j' y6 N9 {at the end of ones resources

) |5 ]& \' {8 @+ A' l1 D" @0 C山中無老虎，猴子稱大王
7 o" C! m5 g4 h/ l  K8 j% M3 JAmong 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.

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

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/ u8 ^2 D8 w3 u) uPatience is a virtue.
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工欲善其事，必先利其器
You cannot make bricks without straw.
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不要厚此薄彼
Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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4 {! b0 W  b  {不畏艱難
Take the bull by the horns.
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. a* J6 I% r* `; f4 V" v0 @不要不自量力
8 [" t1 W& o0 C$ N, gDont put a quarter into a pint pot.

2 H7 b3 j# Q% u5 z. P4 S己所不欲勿施於人
Do unto others as you would be done.

6 ]9 |/ ^+ I/ ?3 {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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7 ?' A2 Y. z( X- O1 ^; D$ n2 FBetter late than never./ Its never too late to mend.

4劃
$ t( d. c! O% I/ e不告而別
2 \9 O& L& k9 Q" f7 i# L* `to take French leave
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不要不自量力
Dont put a quarter into a pint pot.
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2 W# T' n4 j/ L% T+ u/ E) {* ?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.

不戰而屈人之兵
2 V) f' C) D6 X. @; f* RThe supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
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+ a9 X* g; \" i1 |4 P不入虎穴焉得虎子
How can one obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tigers lair.
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不經一事，不長一智
Experience is the mother of wisdom.
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少年老成
to have an old head on young shoulders
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天無絕人之路
) I" H$ A; a* f1 zGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.

4 h* C1 R: l+ h; ^9 P* n4 S' R天下烏鴉一般黑
# h. A6 T$ z0 D) ^Crows are black all over the world.
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天無絕人之路
God 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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/ S0 j3 i- [% k( g+ \* JIt is the unexpected that always happens.
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毛遂自薦
to recommend ones own person
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心正不怕雷打
7 e) y9 a& e1 i% Y: v% J" t& MA good conscience is a soft pillow.
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8 x3 s( e1 C' P2 C化干戈為玉帛
4 n4 Y6 Z0 M) ^. XBury the tomahwak(hatchet).
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仁者無敵
The benevolent have no enemy.
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$ P; V$ l8 }# Z今日事今日畢
, Y% I: t  M( V" k. M: DNever put off till tomorrow what may be done today.

% Y0 Z0 r; m& ?! S5 H) q文勝於武
  Y% D6 u# B: P( K( {' g- aThe pen is mightier than the sword.
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. O- F* \% m& x6 L+ Qto practice what one practices
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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
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以逸待勞
To wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.
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以寡敵眾
to fight against longer odds
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- N# t+ J. b4 j0 cto render good for evil

以其人之道還治其人之身
/ ]/ p8 a. j* X5 e& `( USet a thief to catch a thief.
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) n8 B) c. d0 @' H! @6 b以子之矛，攻子之盾
6 }$ w8 r+ y0 d' h1 P) |! ]4 V4 @to turn a persons battery against himself
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4 I! [! c. X6 B  p" Y% ]四大皆空
; j9 R/ m: E6 b: V7 Y* zAll is vanity.

4 q# f& `- K' R' f. a& o四海之內皆兄弟
! A# w( J0 W' `6 LAll are brothers within the four seas.
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未雨綢繆
to save against a rainy day

; D9 ], D% M& ]  M# j, I目不識丁
not know A from B

失敗為成功之母
Failure is the mother of success.
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8 m4 ?& C9 ~- n$ P失之毫釐，差之千里
3 m+ r9 `( ~& ?& D+ ]A miss is as good as a mile.
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只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
' ^  j; {% O" z# hLittle strokes fell great oaks.

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to recommend ones own person
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打落水狗
to hit a person when hes down
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打鐵趁熱
4 r' e+ B$ D. ^- P/ N9 GStrike while the iron is hot.
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4 @! N% r6 |8 q犯錯是人之常情，寬恕是超凡的
To 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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任勞任怨
7 S  r3 r/ ~1 @5 ~% N9 [9 ]2 n: E: Rto bear hardship without complaint

. B% @8 B+ L: [6 j自作自受
As you make your bed so you must lie on it.

2 D5 R. O2 z& _; p4 U0 ]自討苦吃
to make a rod for ones own back
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, m6 A) i) c- H6 g# \" rto shift for oneself

$ N4 f7 N4 K$ `) M& W* n6 u0 C自掃門前雪
After us the deluge.

5 Z2 I: g' [! Z& @% F+ ^回頭浪子
6 g6 o4 Z9 i- W- ~# Xthe return of a prodigal

. i+ H1 w: E* {: s' ?先下手為強
Offence is the best defence.

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to share ones joys and sorrows

因地制宜
6 Z6 X1 N+ I4 p/ k5 ?act according to circumstances
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有勇無謀
more brave than wise
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* L' A8 L! A% [有備無患
0 V1 m! O) c( i$ c; f. F# wGood watch prevents misfortune.

1 @  `9 n1 b1 r5 [4 A. y/ q( m有志者事竟成
$ v0 @: p, P+ O! OWhere there is a will, there is a way.
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有錢能使鬼推磨
Money makes the world go around. /Money talks.

江山易改本性難移
) {. ^! C6 O$ T# s1 B( r4 [The child is father of the man.

百無一失
Not a single miss in a hundred times.

百聞不如一見
To see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)
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吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
3 C* J/ W) K3 U% B3 i3 N5 T* s) PIf 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
Every dog has his day.
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色是假，美是空
7 T. y, z. ?/ {4 E, g1 pCharm is deceitful, and beauty empty.

吉人自有天相
: D* H4 R7 k) Z( n+ Y0 ^& zThe good are protected by Heaven. / Alls wel that ends well.
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  M) Q& B& t5 U/ }如人飲水冷暖自知
Only the wearer knows where the shoes pain.
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吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
/ e8 l" F! f, t. S+ _- MNo gain without pain.
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弄巧成拙
8 I) q! ]2 Z5 F+ pOverreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark

8 Q. {' t$ P1 `" \' J忍無可忍
to be at the end of ones patience

. ~6 y8 x& l% G7 ^" j! Q忍一時之氣免百日之憂
patience for a moment; comfort for many years

/ |' u; \3 r7 @- f: Z( N忘恩負義
to kick down the ladder
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4 b  ~: i# t9 b走馬看花
a flying visit

防患於未然
to nip a thing in the bud
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佛要金裝，人要衣裝
% t: E4 A( \3 {1 l2 LFine feathers make fine birds.

兵精不必多
1 V' b" e1 k& D& V- X! Z, CToo many cooks spoil the broth.

) x6 ~6 l3 H. m' Y1 t- Q5 r身在福中不知福
The worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.
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你敬我一尺，我回你一丈
You scratch my back, and I will sratch yours.

' d2 F5 o4 X0 H( h$ [  X) @9 S別狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心
Dont bite the hand that feeds you.
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志在千里
6 I; ^3 M- h2 M8 c4 Y, D5 k1 d5 HHitch your wagon to a star.


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奇裝異服
a fantastic garb
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忠言逆耳
Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear

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8 c# \2 `  ~  X. v& x' h, cto distinguish right from wrong
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知足常樂
" u0 X  t6 x% w+ @Happy is he who is content

- p" ]9 E1 ]; N6 x知足者富
. B$ x% S8 L, o5 x1 U4 N+ S8 qHe who feels contented is rich

知人知面不知心
+ j' Q3 c  W- {. A3 ]7 LIts easy to know mens faces, but not their hearts.
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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
the gold rule

( h! a( Y# y$ D" m( O) q) w奇裝異服
a fantastic garb

明辨事非
" D- q  f5 Q/ j( L5 O* L% Uto distinguish right fromwrong
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雨後春筍
8 d" A2 ^1 |" Zlike bamboo shoots after a spring shower

雨過天青
After a storm comes a calm.

+ j" b' L8 w+ B" q7 z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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5 n0 ^* x/ K# W7 @6 A事實勝於雄辯
Facts are most convincing.

來得容易去得快
Easy come, easy go.

金玉其外敗絮其中
$ D: [' S9 v3 H6 {5 r6 K+ n7 \& _9 OAll that glitters is not gold.

3 y/ B8 Y! h5 w5 N9 H0 d! X5 v2 C兔子不吃窩邊草
  ]1 h6 V$ \6 e# U$ {The fox preys farthest from his hole.
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若要人不知除非己莫為
9 A# k! ?" r2 |* yIf 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.

# b# C- L( ~2 T% P1 j虎父無虎子
Like father, like son.
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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.

逆來順受
to make the best of a bad bargain

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) S  W8 Q; k! n. A4 ea niche in the temple of fame
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  e, e* A0 E, V5 G$ k. a為虎作倀
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6 I3 {4 d  ~  a9 C0 F. R5 e孤注一擲
5 \* @, C  j. f8 G9 kto put all ones egg in one basket
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( e2 O+ k/ W# ~1 I2 n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

背道而馳
to run counter

7 n& i2 G2 i; _$ Z走湯蹈火
5 n7 k& s2 h3 z2 {; }, k, r- Hto go through fire and water
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) a/ d6 F; U1 B$ i4 O9 g2 Y風燭殘年
to have one foot in the grave

4 l  V- [+ o/ @! T* o! k$ m風聲鶴唳，草木皆兵
. a5 G2 i/ l  s9 G9 Nto apprehend danger in every sound
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" Y; q* k) C5 m& VIts never too late to learn./ Live and learn.

前事不忘後事之師
4 ~$ i8 j3 \4 _( y7 k* yRemember the past and it will guide your future.

星星之火可以燎原
6 p4 `! r8 b: j( r% p% a+ AA single spark can start a prairie fire.

待人寬容如待己
3 y0 S# ~& c5 i6 C, x- {* fLive and let live.
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按部就班
Learn to walk before you run.
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* d& }" V1 i, G. M* R5 GIllness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.
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笑裏藏刀
* R' i3 G$ [" ^+ `2 H; ra smile to hide ones hate
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留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
Where theres life theres hope
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! y/ b1 g4 p3 G4 v5 F海底撈月
to fish in the air
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海底撈針
9 i/ r; q: w9 S; L0 x" ^0 J( Uto look for a needle in a bundle of hay

差之毫釐失之千里
' c* D6 M' f: l: VA miss is as good as a mile

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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
8 j; t# l% ^1 `: @/ d. WTake not a musket to kill a butterfly
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飢不擇食
+ Y9 o# n3 z+ r$ h9 wA good appetite is a good sauce.

2 h/ R* _, k( y$ X害群之馬
black sheep

家醜不可外揚
0 \; Y! A# E( a! k) aDont wash your dirty linen in public.

恩威並濟
( }" u: D# _, k3 C+ Dalternate weakness with severity

1 o8 K- \8 F* B' d旁觀者清
9 d1 s; t5 M$ {4 o+ }# p0 w, ]The outside sees the best of the game.
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時運不濟
to have a bad time

( f0 m6 n; _2 ?- g8 [殊途同歸
All roads lead to Rome .
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眾志成城/團結就是力量
3 b- j' {, y: e: D: [( IUnion is strenth.
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疾風知勁草
Adversity reveals genius.

, [6 v2 ]0 T- t! i: z旁觀者清，當局者迷
3 x9 a* Q! W/ E& D8 cLookers-on see most of the game.

莫在太歲頭上動土
5 N  x  Z- {: p6 F- @Let sleeping dogs lie.

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