中国成语英译

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中国成语英译
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% m7 b1 G, \' R$ G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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8 H- L. h, C9 ]9 x) q$ k" n/ \一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩
9 G$ J- t2 W6 c# Q) AOnce bitten, twice shy.

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

; X% g' u+ X  O一見鍾情
- q& N! Y- l* {0 k( `to fall in love at first sight

一箭雙鵰
Kill two birds with one stone.
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% h9 o4 Z9 o6 l  g: ~- Z! h1 m! F一寸光陰一寸金
Time is money.

一失足成千古恨
5 s1 a7 W. E4 K5 x/ y1 TThe error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life.

一將功名萬古枯
0 F3 F" S& s( V1 u5 b7 n2 r, X" sWhat millions died that Caesar might be great.
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- \, G& {) h. Q* C; x! h* ]一年之計在於春，一日之計在於晨
" M" T9 }: \8 d8 d" B9 WPlan your year in spring and your day at dawn.
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+ Q/ t  ]5 m( v5 d7 m( u一人難稱百人意
You cannot please everyone.
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- g$ y. [! L; F+ T一氣呵成
9 `' j* B- K  ?$ o' G8 S0 WNever make two bites of a cherry.
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$ I1 D4 e7 X! `( F5 p九死一生
8 q0 L7 X2 e; S* s8 |7 H( Q9 hto have a hair-breadth escape
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3 N! a- C8 a5 ^/ h$ l) i- e人生如夢
0 u& J7 |+ W. w5 z3 hLife is but a dream.

$ D" M6 C8 v! g+ g7 a6 V) R3 Q人生自古誰無死
  j. o; v% J" l1 ]0 n, g& fDeath comes to all men.

人生百歲古來稀
& K8 o7 a  g) |  [It is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.
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/ }8 q8 ~% d  m  Z) S人定勝天
6 J! u) z, }; L7 {. {Man can conquer nature.

0 @- S7 r/ M3 k" v( d5 D人不可貌相
2 n- E+ Y; Z9 N, {& AAppearances 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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/ X" p& g! U% ^三思而後行
( r( J4 ~& Y: uLook before you leap.
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三句不離本行
- b/ l/ A4 x' S2 o8 V+ z2 @to talk shop
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6 \7 P2 b( w! Y# q4 \6 N. H9 W三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮
" Q$ D$ f0 |2 S/ jTwo heads are better than one.
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( I! V* J3 W  m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.

大器晚成
Rome was not built in a day.
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# i6 y. u5 Y) q% ]山窮水盡
! P- x! ~) Q  eat the end of ones resources

山中無老虎，猴子稱大王
$ n9 ]9 M. u0 h3 m. kAmong the blind the one-eyed is king./When the cats away, the mice will pay.

小題大做
/ {8 z3 y6 ?. b# ?) h! N$ J8 ^Make a mountain out of a molehill.

2 V) Y0 E2 |2 Z' o) P  a小洞不補，大來吃苦
A stitch in time saves nine.

' @4 N' u2 ~" c- X小不忍則亂大謀
Patience is a virtue.
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9 ~$ a$ o6 i  L6 c  p: D, j8 L工欲善其事，必先利其器
: l9 [  Y; a+ i. o/ Q9 h# iYou cannot make bricks without straw.
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% H% O  K6 X3 O- R$ K- D不要厚此薄彼
Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.

不畏艱難
+ q& e9 ^. ], _; o1 E0 g9 C" D: FTake the bull by the horns.

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.

' a0 K7 I( B$ i% q* u% J4 F仁者無敵
The benevolent have no enemy.

工欲善其事必先利器
- q) q, s) a2 _, Q8 YYou cannot make bricks without straw.

亡羊補牢
8 |2 l, I3 }& I0 O3 D+ ~9 G" J/ jBetter late than never./ Its never too late to mend.
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不告而別
  \' y, \+ h% y& Q" L! qto take French leave
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" ^* W1 {+ i! k, A不要不自量力
" G) J1 e1 p9 j6 X2 T5 iDont 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.

+ F4 e: C. K, ?( e  I0 q, B, S不畏艱難
Take the bull by the horns.

8 W+ B; K7 ^( q! Z3 c6 u/ |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
3 m! {# i. t% \' j5 F* c1 nHow 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.

少年老成
to have an old head on young shoulders
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天無絕人之路
, [  ]% T( ]* f* D8 y' |2 NGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.

0 H& F: E! X0 \% D6 N' p' j天下烏鴉一般黑
Crows are black all over the world.
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天無絕人之路
3 i( z7 g" y; D% M& YGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb./ When one door shuts another opens.

天助自助者
  V, g) ~4 }5 A6 [& BHeaven helps those who help themselves.

4 h) Y3 u* D1 v4 Z) @( H天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福
It is the unexpected that always happens.
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* E; C4 w. O: J/ y/ ~/ x毛遂自薦
1 U! p, N. y) oto recommend ones own person

心正不怕雷打
A good conscience is a soft pillow.

化干戈為玉帛
Bury the tomahwak(hatchet).
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仁者無敵
: I3 v1 H3 V' v3 h( [  z6 pThe benevolent have no enemy.
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+ u* D4 `# y( Y) W3 d) k$ w今日事今日畢
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.
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+ o( g/ B" I" y8 [  x, r文勝於武
The pen is mightier than the sword.

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以身作則
) m' y9 K* s4 l* d/ d( \to practice what one practices

以毒攻毒
% ?' A  b  D; q+ L$ Tto set a thief to catch a thief

以怨報德
to bite the hand that feeds one
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以逸待勞
; g& I  K$ B' k* S! f* `To wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.
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- |  p4 h) G- ~+ |0 Q0 d% o以寡敵眾
to fight against longer odds
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6 {, j* X7 r) Q7 A- c+ p以德報怨
; _5 V8 l( L/ ]1 L) L- Ito render good for evil

5 [7 {, y+ ?& M7 \- w. G以其人之道還治其人之身
: i2 o1 e3 N2 H! hSet a thief to catch a thief.

" t8 \; C( Z$ X. ?8 F; `以子之矛，攻子之盾
to turn a persons battery against himself
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四大皆空
) O9 n8 i( s8 |All is vanity.
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: D  ~' s7 I8 P四海之內皆兄弟
All are brothers within the four seas.
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( j1 P( a5 Z! L, H8 t+ G未雨綢繆
to save against a rainy day

目不識丁
not know A from B

9 G/ j: `  q7 {) N2 k, q4 X  u失敗為成功之母
9 L+ V3 J  B" ?: pFailure is the mother of success.

$ F% a$ H. P! m& |: M失之毫釐，差之千里
8 Z3 l* B7 N" Y, K6 I: t3 qA miss is as good as a mile.

' r* |& H: A2 Y9 G4 i' @* j只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
& h0 d' `: |# r* rLittle strokes fell great oaks.

) Z0 B. q0 y  I$ Z2 G' E0 U2 F毛遂自薦
to recommend ones own person

打落水狗
to hit a person when hes down
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' W& I6 v( r0 a+ R0 D: ]打鐵趁熱
. \' J9 a/ D# V; L  |* D/ BStrike while the iron is hot.
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% ~4 ~" m3 X9 h6 H+ Y' h犯錯是人之常情，寬恕是超凡的
& ^/ P( B6 _: a7 w& wTo err is human; to forgive divine.
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; L: w% K, e- U) l  ]: Q只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
* B3 ?; y+ ^. D6 q2 D6 KLittle strokes fell great oaks.
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任勞任怨
to bear hardship without complaint
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# w+ n/ u, r- d" }+ f5 Z自作自受
As you make your bed so you must lie on it.
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自討苦吃
to make a rod for ones own back

自力更生
3 ?3 C; ^3 v- p# ?) [' f$ a: {to shift for oneself

自掃門前雪
' d- V* w# y+ _4 G3 P. nAfter us the deluge.
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回頭浪子
  C$ B' X& k' C3 b. ~the return of a prodigal

先下手為強
- F& H, O' @4 u( M: ?) e5 AOffence is the best defence.
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" S" t* k4 u6 Q9 N同甘共苦
6 j. B. O' D/ ^5 r% j5 [0 Nto share ones joys and sorrows

因地制宜
act according to circumstances

有勇無謀
3 H( d" I% ?# }more brave than wise
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有備無患
# h2 a" b0 n8 {+ j+ xGood watch prevents misfortune.
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4 P- @' F- H) f) p  S+ T有志者事竟成
' C; D  t/ q, D9 vWhere there is a will, there is a way.

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Money makes the world go around. /Money talks.
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江山易改本性難移
The child is father of the man.
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) i" J' \7 b5 y8 n; b5 F0 f4 M6 h百無一失
Not a single miss in a hundred times.
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' q$ h3 f3 N3 j- Y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
If 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
2 E* k/ \* F9 `" m& ^Every dog has his day.

色是假，美是空
5 I- V' D" T$ Y  K  Z8 V3 kCharm is deceitful, and beauty empty.

0 P# E: _/ Y6 b* Z9 `吉人自有天相
  N* J+ n8 i4 o# v$ L) Y+ b7 D* T9 XThe good are protected by Heaven. / Alls wel that ends well.

: Q/ ~' I% H6 a; f+ P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
No gain without pain.
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2 F; U* V$ m: V弄巧成拙
3 w# M) U. i1 u+ n5 h/ P- UOverreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark

$ I0 d9 Z4 r; R- n忍無可忍
to be at the end of ones patience
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$ `$ _: t$ X. X( P4 j) Y3 R/ `- Z8 \忍一時之氣免百日之憂
patience for a moment; comfort for many years
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忘恩負義
to kick down the ladder

5 y1 B5 \0 E- U5 Y6 {" q8 ~; x4 y走馬看花
a flying visit

防患於未然
, {" Q2 x) _, {; V0 B1 S, {- J7 `3 jto nip a thing in the bud
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佛要金裝，人要衣裝
Fine feathers make fine birds.

; P/ r! A2 ~! k% k2 V; g兵精不必多
Too many cooks spoil the broth.

& s% w8 W+ I; E& n7 c0 K8 F" O身在福中不知福
! h2 h0 `7 `; u9 {: B4 N5 Q7 ?The worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.

& _# a6 }4 \" x你敬我一尺，我回你一丈
You scratch my back, and I will sratch yours.
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+ X! U2 N& c* E( v) }3 p別狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心
- q4 A2 I' a9 }5 U. uDont bite the hand that feeds you.
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: u& i8 V2 b& O% O! q1 _# H8 X" }3 }志在千里
Hitch your wagon to a star.
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: Z1 h' V. T" {5 G奇裝異服
" J, n! I9 r* n, Q+ R3 Ia fantastic garb

忠言逆耳
Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear
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明辨是非
# f) |( h1 C6 L9 ?% L$ l# |to distinguish right from wrong
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3 J  o0 _) p! O知足常樂
Happy is he who is content
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知足者富
He who feels contented is rich
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# d; m6 i3 L/ Q2 g  N: K' g5 M知人知面不知心
. v, t0 b6 G+ \& {  \' C; ^( j" eIts easy to know mens faces, but not their hearts.

知己知彼百戰百勝
Know your enemy and know yourself.

# X9 ~# s4 w( o8 h0 V* @/ b空中樓閣
6 |' m( d1 [! A( M7 Ycastles in the air
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金科玉律
7 e0 T; ?; X% k5 j1 G7 ?) R- Dthe gold rule

奇裝異服
a fantastic garb

8 D" W' f( F2 a1 J8 y% \! K- c明辨事非
2 K" K  _) j0 b( R% oto distinguish right fromwrong
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雨後春筍
like bamboo shoots after a spring shower

" |5 y" Z) _7 f% f雨過天青
After a storm comes a calm.

- ~% |& h& ^1 x9 i' G; U秀才不出門能知天下事
! i. |0 d+ ]" f" vA 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
# h* d" o$ z2 L6 ^/ DFacts are most convincing.
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來得容易去得快
/ P% \9 [: j$ p, ~! ~  `; oEasy come, easy go.
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8 L, Y; F  V& q) s+ B9 O金玉其外敗絮其中
All that glitters is not gold.

4 d9 A/ p9 d; H+ B兔子不吃窩邊草
The fox preys farthest from his hole.

若要人不知除非己莫為
6 ~( @/ @( d( x1 h% P& J, {* D0 UIf you would not be known to do anything, never do it.

# \' |! P" K, }( {3 Z! m沒有笑臉不出門
( i. _8 R$ h+ o* y% r' f: KA man without a smiling face must not open a shop.
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9 o5 L0 N: ?8 Z# l+ a5 ?虎父無虎子
2 R0 x/ Q  L( U' ^1 JLike 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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$ C& T1 k9 T( r8 R5 I0 T姻緣天註定
% m, C, \. x1 `2 G. \Marriages are made in heaven.
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逆來順受
* B' \$ A- p- U- v0 B- j# Sto make the best of a bad bargain

0 a( |0 i; n! @( l4 C  H- X流芳百世
a niche in the temple of fame
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" s0 `$ p) w' f* K5 p0 Y為虎作倀
to act as guide to a tiger
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& V  t" X0 g. l" u7 \* R' A孤注一擲
  ?4 \2 |9 ^: P( d- vto put all ones egg in one basket

勇者不懼
5 ~8 ]0 T& o$ D6 ^+ `% rA brave man will not shrink from dangers.

洗心革面
0 j( V$ l& T2 o* H! b+ |% U" V0 s/ Ato turn over a new leaf

美中不足
a fly in the ointment
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* ]8 N8 a2 k& k8 L# ~; V, S4 l背道而馳
+ _! G, z% T9 f- O6 Z  ~% m7 \to run counter

走湯蹈火
3 z: j0 a% Q; oto go through fire and water
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風燭殘年
! T" m! _) v: _/ O' x' N$ Oto have one foot in the grave

2 y( h* P; l5 B: _+ `風聲鶴唳，草木皆兵
to apprehend danger in every sound

3 K! O! o9 S$ ?# \2 {6 ~活到老學到老
Its never too late to learn./ Live and learn.
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前事不忘後事之師
# A# F* b9 E& k1 |Remember the past and it will guide your future.

$ B9 d- y& B6 p* n+ T5 _星星之火可以燎原
/ q" I8 w) W# }; N- l: CA single spark can start a prairie fire.
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待人寬容如待己
5 Z. }( t( }7 W) T$ bLive and let live.

按部就班
Learn to walk before you run.
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病從口入禍從口出
3 P) O. B; |, k# B! {9 aIllness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.

笑裏藏刀
a smile to hide ones hate

4 m6 @4 M2 x2 C4 @留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
Where theres life theres hope

海底撈月
to fish in the air

% U; b- q) h+ s& g2 Y; r( h/ d/ q海底撈針
3 _5 W$ ~( }* j1 b' ?to look for a needle in a bundle of hay
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! p' n( v' v. {4 g差之毫釐失之千里
A miss is as good as a mile
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, r, ^& C$ a" K6 P3 w' a% {1 c既往不咎
Let the dead bury their dead.

殺身成仁
to sacrifice ones life to preserve ones virtue complete
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' M, @6 A) i9 f$ T殺雞焉用牛刀
0 q5 M+ o  y) r9 ?/ K& K& R+ A! `7 [Take not a musket to kill a butterfly

* G* _: o2 e$ W飢不擇食
. F7 K9 e. p2 W# t+ lA good appetite is a good sauce.
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' M# D+ t7 e6 O3 s; S害群之馬
black sheep

4 o% F1 i# m% P" x% K* O, u家醜不可外揚
Dont wash your dirty linen in public.
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恩威並濟
8 G  c1 h3 E: F& |' |, \alternate weakness with severity

旁觀者清
4 u: _7 u" S" F+ _The outside sees the best of the game.

3 r  i( {$ {- P/ q5 ]時運不濟
to have a bad time

殊途同歸
All roads lead to Rome .

眾志成城/團結就是力量
Union is strenth.

# ]+ w$ A# ~( U疾風知勁草
4 z; @+ f& t1 e5 v8 z/ v0 f! oAdversity reveals genius.

" ^' g' s& d; c, e- }旁觀者清，當局者迷
Lookers-on see most of the game.

# S& v& P  ]: }( O( B莫在太歲頭上動土
# U. R2 b  c/ FLet sleeping dogs lie.

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