中国成语英译

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中国成语英译
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# Q6 j" T& n, Y" t  X6 e- ~' ~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！
/ X8 G) ~2 c$ M: [% n( \有問題歡迎指正，大家一起成長！
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩
Once bitten, twice shy.

一言既出，駟馬難追
A word spoken is past recalling.

1 A( u* k( A, ^+ P5 g一見鍾情
to fall in love at first sight
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" A+ ~! A. v2 x) s0 K# @9 z一箭雙鵰
Kill two birds with one stone.

一寸光陰一寸金
& ?7 [7 B5 s. Q" z9 {Time is money.

. N+ I! C. B$ k( Q( g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.

9 Q; }9 P0 I/ B; w, J6 @8 U4 u一年之計在於春，一日之計在於晨
Plan your year in spring and your day at dawn.
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* p% L; L0 k2 u8 d& M* y一人難稱百人意
# H- D& j3 F+ kYou cannot please everyone.

一氣呵成
Never make two bites of a cherry.

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2 v( H8 A- f7 @7 l九死一生
to have a hair-breadth escape

3 A7 K* _7 M# G, Y) [3 T, E" K人生如夢
Life is but a dream.
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人生自古誰無死
7 h( x$ B! i7 J4 [( e+ M( q. hDeath comes to all men.
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6 M* F& {0 A4 O0 C6 q& k% O人生百歲古來稀
# y4 D6 Q& T6 z$ JIt is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.

1 l% c2 M6 u5 j& C& ?' R6 F人定勝天
9 l. W% W6 [6 S( o' jMan can conquer nature.

4 J0 _% R6 i, E9 l人不可貌相
0 o6 i5 q+ o0 _Appearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a look by its cover.
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十年風水輪流轉
; i# E' a1 B0 ]: `Every dog has its day.
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三思而後行
Look before you leap.

, J0 a0 W' |, @' S4 {三句不離本行
to talk shop

三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮
7 J: P7 `. O0 n& T' M: i! yTwo heads are better than one.
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# H! w; s( W: g1 b4 r( p5 _- e# h: T3 W千鈞一髮
to hang by a hair thread

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.

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. @& T2 v6 o5 a( Y  r9 ~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.

小題大做
- n. Q5 w( i  t$ r: z' DMake a mountain out of a molehill.
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小洞不補，大來吃苦
* ^" g! E" L- H; }A stitch in time saves nine.
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小不忍則亂大謀
4 t! w% E  C7 m4 T* t0 cPatience is a virtue.

" z. k' G1 V$ m+ Y- z$ {工欲善其事，必先利其器
  `! D; C% R: b3 V" Y/ RYou cannot make bricks without straw.

. j2 k$ C+ U* v不要厚此薄彼
) f9 P; A% J" r7 d9 EDont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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不畏艱難
" A3 w  l8 e9 f" dTake the bull by the horns.

7 T5 N3 n7 k, a. Y+ b4 O3 U不要不自量力
Dont put a quarter into a pint pot.

. [* C  n6 x( k& f己所不欲勿施於人
& v6 y/ u7 t- }* K4 zDo 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
You cannot make bricks without straw.

- g$ W4 N2 k  V. N# x亡羊補牢
Better late than never./ Its never too late to mend.
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. O$ T. T4 e, H# Q, Z7 s3 Z/ }不告而別
/ {0 }, M, R% ]& m2 H# ?/ p& [1 Xto take French leave
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" Z9 D0 K! `4 w9 O不要不自量力
9 @0 j0 g- z" B/ qDont put a quarter into a pint pot.

" g3 a8 D  c) N- f; |/ W不要厚此薄彼
: r! {1 K  ^+ tDont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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  }6 t5 `5 Z6 \不畏艱難
Take the bull by the horns.

9 X; |3 J8 G! L) i  N不戰而屈人之兵
& U8 f* f+ T! x. sThe supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.

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
4 }3 K! G2 e2 C% FExperience is the mother of wisdom.

少年老成
to have an old head on young shoulders
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0 o5 [" f. S. M2 E天無絕人之路
6 m5 E' p9 \( z, f' G7 GGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
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% h4 V. f1 V$ F天下烏鴉一般黑
Crows are black all over the world.

& h0 Y$ @2 {. e; X: n; p5 u+ }# @5 N天無絕人之路
$ j9 v" J' G1 Z& O4 f7 h" M/ |God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb./ When one door shuts another opens.

天助自助者
0 ?. `" c( H- X% ]' yHeaven helps those who help themselves.
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& S. c$ M$ ~/ j9 X' \4 R& G天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福
! }" Y- t- c* F; _- |2 A. Q9 dIt is the unexpected that always happens.
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& F3 P$ I- `- v# {* r( O& Tto recommend ones own person

" `& z. q5 z& j5 X( |$ d心正不怕雷打
. x, j" [1 ]8 E5 }- ^; \: aA good conscience is a soft pillow.

化干戈為玉帛
- y5 |+ X0 C: ]- r0 o( K6 OBury the tomahwak(hatchet).

& D. N- X6 i0 A, b! J仁者無敵
: ]& H5 R1 s! v7 p: P- ?The benevolent have no enemy.

今日事今日畢
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.

1 B+ c, U- Z! l* Z5 s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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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

, v9 G# `# ~$ I' ?以逸待勞
To wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.

以寡敵眾
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以德報怨
to render good for evil
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2 e3 i" M4 ~! U5 R/ y& j0 ~' b以其人之道還治其人之身
Set a thief to catch a thief.
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9 _5 ?  `3 W) J" m& V2 ~) S$ M以子之矛，攻子之盾
9 ?+ i+ h) C* ]" B- c2 g! U: G: Ito turn a persons battery against himself

四大皆空
+ c8 T( q5 m# vAll is vanity.
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四海之內皆兄弟
5 M4 I! D) Y4 q5 q: A, UAll are brothers within the four seas.
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. D' ~$ s  e1 K& |3 ]to save against a rainy day

目不識丁
5 Y2 u) u2 R$ fnot know A from B
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失敗為成功之母
Failure is the mother of success.
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失之毫釐，差之千里
6 A! O! D, C. Z6 uA miss is as good as a mile.
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/ {. @: G, m8 V* F只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
Little strokes fell great oaks.

毛遂自薦
2 G& }" V4 M3 y3 rto recommend ones own person
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2 z$ v  K2 ~" T8 _: J1 M' P3 W/ ^打落水狗
to hit a person when hes down

8 ?7 m, S, j# q2 n0 W- G8 T6 y" p4 v打鐵趁熱
% N3 X* r/ z3 K7 v, x- D. u+ nStrike while the iron is hot.
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8 ~. P, F% a. r犯錯是人之常情，寬恕是超凡的
To err is human; to forgive divine.
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只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
Little strokes fell great oaks.

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to bear hardship without complaint
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1 t2 L, Y8 [5 Q% `# c. \3 n自作自受
0 y/ X, e0 K- y8 m! _As 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
- K5 y; W8 ~; ?* q/ hto shift for oneself
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自掃門前雪
After us the deluge.
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! B, g7 r% |! w$ c% X9 ~回頭浪子
the return of a prodigal
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; J+ @; c2 f( V9 I先下手為強
& H% g7 ^. C0 KOffence is the best defence.

同甘共苦
& U: I: e' l- y. R- [to share ones joys and sorrows

8 \* ~, [  V. d. F" _3 s/ p因地制宜
act according to circumstances
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有勇無謀
/ g% Y+ y+ _* L6 Z6 T( t! |more brave than wise
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3 B6 L6 L) b' T) D' X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.

有錢能使鬼推磨
Money makes the world go around. /Money talks.
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江山易改本性難移
7 ^4 G$ a0 n, s4 qThe child is father of the man.

百無一失
7 `* x& e; R+ K& g' tNot a single miss in a hundred times.

) r4 o4 h6 D! l+ }: t! H百聞不如一見
6 m( g1 F+ }& Y! @To see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)

/ Y9 h5 n  w9 ^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.

* m4 ]. w" i* I每人一生中皆有得意之日
Every dog has his day.

' w) Q; Y& a$ C* }: Z! F6 m3 }& {$ x色是假，美是空
Charm is deceitful, and beauty empty.

吉人自有天相
7 g6 L0 k, J( ?* v+ u; CThe good are protected by Heaven. / Alls wel that ends well.

1 x0 h  Z5 {9 f( [如人飲水冷暖自知
4 Z$ |; v- w+ J7 |! {Only the wearer knows where the shoes pain.

/ H3 K2 d9 }- ]1 y0 h7 N1 u: G, {吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
% N4 q) {! J, n% i. U) F# XNo gain without pain.
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4 C2 E( V+ e3 [. t# w& Z! m弄巧成拙
9 j& t0 t' t( l; I$ O  Z! [' kOverreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark
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3 c" E( F. u# m* B" v忍無可忍
! Y& M1 b2 T& I) H0 xto be at the end of ones patience

. J( Z/ F" W& n- U* ~* `忍一時之氣免百日之憂
; x" ^: K4 e, ]3 K8 {patience for a moment; comfort for many years

. F, h. R! m  `- P4 [" ]6 ^' {5 B忘恩負義
to kick down the ladder

走馬看花
a flying visit
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to nip a thing in the bud

佛要金裝，人要衣裝
( Z) g1 f2 n4 \: {: {Fine feathers make fine birds.
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兵精不必多
Too many cooks spoil the broth.

身在福中不知福
* {9 D, R' z. x& s9 pThe worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.

! V9 L: G" r, \9 U& U: W3 [3 ~$ w你敬我一尺，我回你一丈
3 e9 r* o  \5 f8 ], lYou scratch my back, and I will sratch yours.

! y9 q8 U4 I/ ^$ o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
Hitch your wagon to a star.
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奇裝異服
a fantastic garb
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2 K1 C; |$ U  \) Q7 J忠言逆耳
( x; D9 X2 l6 b% bHonest advice is unpleasant to the ear
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明辨是非
3 O6 Q& I+ o1 c! X: a$ b$ fto distinguish right from wrong
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Happy is he who is content
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知足者富
He who feels contented is rich

3 K* R/ N& C# k$ q0 ?知人知面不知心
Its easy to know mens faces, but not their hearts.
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) r) @9 A$ t7 g* ^  g: @知己知彼百戰百勝
/ O% l) U5 ]6 t9 H! t! AKnow your enemy and know yourself.
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4 r9 E; T; C1 F8 C/ |空中樓閣
castles in the air

金科玉律
the gold rule

' g" }/ s" @  ]0 g* `. u* Y, N- p7 e& r奇裝異服
a fantastic garb

* z- Z* P: u( r( Q; n1 ~; X明辨事非
to distinguish right fromwrong

雨後春筍
like bamboo shoots after a spring shower

雨過天青
After a storm comes a calm.

5 H6 b2 |. }% F' v2 C1 G6 v7 b0 y秀才不出門能知天下事
, q& h" O7 t6 {; V. m! EA 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
; J, a) P. a) `2 vFacts are most convincing.
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來得容易去得快
Easy come, easy go.
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! I5 U2 b' b. T7 H& C% ]+ W8 n  F金玉其外敗絮其中
All that glitters is not gold.
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兔子不吃窩邊草
The fox preys farthest from his hole.

若要人不知除非己莫為
1 c1 I0 K* y8 B8 k; \$ vIf 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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虎父無虎子
7 L: s7 O! \: i) s1 C1 `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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Marriages are made in heaven.
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逆來順受
to make the best of a bad bargain
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流芳百世
4 }& b. s* d; F* V& |a niche in the temple of fame

為虎作倀
to act as guide to a tiger

孤注一擲
2 m1 j$ I5 U$ ^( k/ j0 x$ Y: J& Cto put all ones egg in one basket

+ a# @2 ~6 V% F, c勇者不懼
A brave man will not shrink from dangers.

2 c$ E9 E; S$ h洗心革面
& D& P0 @' P2 N. }6 V) yto turn over a new leaf

9 q& X  j3 L" Z# h' o8 X7 H美中不足
$ J. \0 T* `6 ^# M. Ea fly in the ointment
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背道而馳
( N0 H1 z) x0 nto run counter

; D8 ^+ o5 U2 I, J; g# d% N走湯蹈火
: J' V5 y  w& Kto go through fire and water
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風燭殘年
to have one foot in the grave

# f# G3 [- k$ S( X* R4 b+ G風聲鶴唳，草木皆兵
) {9 b7 O+ {, g2 b- q" ato apprehend danger in every sound

活到老學到老
1 r1 d: G' [0 e) c* I' S& y0 UIts never too late to learn./ Live and learn.

. L% L6 s. u* l. y' f' M8 A前事不忘後事之師
( [- k2 H+ ~  g2 F+ ARemember the past and it will guide your future.
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5 s( \! g. p8 t/ Q星星之火可以燎原
A single spark can start a prairie fire.
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待人寬容如待己
Live and let live.

7 d! ^8 ~: w' {2 C  ^+ I按部就班
Learn to walk before you run.
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病從口入禍從口出
1 @/ K, o' C9 pIllness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.
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8 m6 b- W, S* ^8 }a smile to hide ones hate

  d8 k0 E6 o- [留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
Where theres life theres hope
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海底撈月
1 {2 C5 n: @' vto fish in the air

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to look for a needle in a bundle of hay

) s% K9 b0 T8 n差之毫釐失之千里
8 k$ U; d2 r6 @7 N) G) V" ]) R) }: rA miss is as good as a mile
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既往不咎
Let the dead bury their dead.
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殺身成仁
to sacrifice ones life to preserve ones virtue complete
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殺雞焉用牛刀
5 Q" ^! B5 ^9 d7 [Take not a musket to kill a butterfly
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飢不擇食
- D' c; O+ P  sA good appetite is a good sauce.

; ]- r7 d2 s; }. y3 l* f% @/ n害群之馬
0 a5 k: z0 P4 T! _$ K1 _black sheep
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家醜不可外揚
Dont wash your dirty linen in public.
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: f5 _+ p* O4 U; b3 y恩威並濟
alternate weakness with severity

* u: M: I3 a0 V7 L; w- K8 Z旁觀者清
1 A( S# ]: ?' e2 F2 mThe outside sees the best of the game.

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0 c# z( F; B* ]( @to have a bad time
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/ i' ^9 {0 c1 d5 v- j殊途同歸
% n3 E/ c# A# g, DAll roads lead to Rome .

* I0 p, E  Q' M2 L1 p; x眾志成城/團結就是力量
( m6 _0 J0 Z( Q# k* C" _Union is strenth.

. P* B% a: t& Y$ V: E; |疾風知勁草
4 o* ?! q0 H7 v  C8 p* _1 QAdversity reveals genius.

: j) `. j3 z4 C. [旁觀者清，當局者迷
. H, w4 c7 V9 R/ a8 d& ~Lookers-on see most of the game.
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莫在太歲頭上動土
Let sleeping dogs lie.

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