中国成语英译

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中国成语英译

" X7 U4 T0 v6 D! d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！
% x& l" f- b' g. B有問題歡迎指正，大家一起成長！
$ F. K* J" S- V0 P一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩
& K' o( o' a' j( h! w; |Once bitten, twice shy.
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- e' a5 \% m1 U) d6 N. {一言既出，駟馬難追
A word spoken is past recalling.

: y" L, P4 Y- R4 ]( @4 R2 |一見鍾情
to fall in love at first sight

2 {/ V4 {) T; g) G3 q2 B5 T& T一箭雙鵰
) ]% C/ ~7 e. u# f- q% v$ I5 TKill two birds with one stone.
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一寸光陰一寸金
Time is money.
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4 j! @! T# \) I0 q" \6 R1 W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
6 q* U  y: e( w  [; YWhat millions died that Caesar might be great.
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1 K6 j/ ?6 |/ c一年之計在於春，一日之計在於晨
, h0 a1 U2 s8 H. l6 H4 d3 F% w7 T' RPlan your year in spring and your day at dawn.
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6 v4 v% e4 {0 \5 m, W  p6 x一人難稱百人意
You cannot please everyone.
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一氣呵成
Never make two bites of a cherry.

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7 |. @* _0 @$ S& Q' O- t- q九死一生
to have a hair-breadth escape
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" m8 n6 U2 B' }% I, o  l3 T9 l人生如夢
- C# {" }; ?# T1 O. K+ W2 l6 fLife is but a dream.

( t& F$ Y3 f$ u  B6 v5 @8 P人生自古誰無死
Death comes to all men.
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! x  x! O; q7 A# X9 _人生百歲古來稀
It is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.
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: n$ o/ J9 {0 ?, N人定勝天
Man 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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三思而後行
& p' m7 ^+ n( OLook before you leap.

三句不離本行
' P+ f1 O1 {+ I' G) s' Xto talk shop
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! Q3 v# v2 D5 b+ i9 Q6 E- h9 b三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮
0 C2 z1 f* _$ g& J" kTwo heads are better than one.

5 V0 P, I6 r0 `8 x5 H% x千鈞一髮
8 C4 L! B: y. Nto 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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1 k. P) [, l* E- M山窮水盡
at the end of ones resources

' p# D& j4 b- X: H2 \山中無老虎，猴子稱大王
( A  e: x( O1 o. H# X8 vAmong the blind the one-eyed is king./When the cats away, the mice will pay.
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: D( Q4 e+ H8 d% A* N小題大做
# p8 b/ n% n- }2 g. YMake a mountain out of a molehill.
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小洞不補，大來吃苦
% r! M1 _. f* M& h8 K  OA stitch in time saves nine.
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小不忍則亂大謀
Patience is a virtue.
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" x* {3 F5 k+ X! j工欲善其事，必先利其器
8 k1 C- e* I! I% |# Z% w1 ~6 bYou cannot make bricks without straw.

3 q! h* \. V$ c+ I不要厚此薄彼
Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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不畏艱難
" u- F5 j6 @4 `5 R: [/ ~7 V; uTake the bull by the horns.
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- `6 p8 ~: \, f6 _1 H! S) E不要不自量力
Dont 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
You cannot make bricks without straw.

亡羊補牢
1 Y+ t4 o) }9 R- N1 e/ RBetter late than never./ Its never too late to mend.

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- D' ]. n$ `& H8 G不告而別
to take French leave

& y6 J7 y% c( a2 k5 K9 F不要不自量力
Dont put a quarter into a pint pot.

5 x9 ^+ M. N4 Y& R不要厚此薄彼
9 z* E/ n0 f& I+ ~7 j5 wDont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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$ P1 z% i% Z: R  `1 }不畏艱難
( Z3 Q* r0 f9 n. ITake 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.
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不經一事，不長一智
2 ^" {' S- U  c) \Experience is the mother of wisdom.

' o) \( I: ~+ H6 N: \- k4 V少年老成
/ R$ j5 _% t4 M6 |" Kto have an old head on young shoulders
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: o( X: q7 N2 f7 t6 [/ q天無絕人之路
1 k( n! [! K- A6 x5 DGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.

天下烏鴉一般黑
Crows are black all over the world.

" I+ u5 `  @$ k. ]0 i天無絕人之路
$ O+ Z$ ^8 F1 ^% W+ bGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb./ When one door shuts another opens.
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  q; S9 d6 V; e* G& Q( o, e: D天助自助者
Heaven helps those who help themselves.
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) P! o3 r6 ?; `6 b" J3 I! P3 ^天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福
It is the unexpected that always happens.

" P$ _2 Z/ X" x  y毛遂自薦
! Y$ G$ U2 V1 G9 K$ K' j' J1 t0 [to recommend ones own person
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心正不怕雷打
A good conscience is a soft pillow.
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化干戈為玉帛
  U+ L3 w" l: D5 H3 d3 I7 iBury the tomahwak(hatchet).
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仁者無敵
The benevolent have no enemy.

1 [7 U) w4 q* F/ K今日事今日畢
/ s2 p% `( L0 S, n, i+ sNever put off till tomorrow what may be done today.
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5 G+ X% C( p- l$ a/ Q* h文勝於武
) @, \4 p) ~' [& \. rThe pen is mightier than the sword.
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以身作則
to practice what one practices

3 g% q- x/ A/ G$ J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

; [; {" [, T5 s9 Q5 u以逸待勞
; C  H+ O5 Y5 C- {" H/ wTo wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.
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以寡敵眾
to fight against longer odds

以德報怨
to render good for evil

以其人之道還治其人之身
Set a thief to catch a thief.
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( k6 |! S8 I8 A# V7 _1 C% p以子之矛，攻子之盾
to turn a persons battery against himself
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4 d7 D( c2 s7 e* V四大皆空
) j8 y4 x6 D8 E1 PAll is vanity.

四海之內皆兄弟
All are brothers within the four seas.
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; Y+ L5 [( Q( K9 }3 f& a未雨綢繆
to save against a rainy day
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目不識丁
* s4 _3 S, F1 `. g3 }not know A from B

! \3 T6 O3 Y6 R失敗為成功之母
' t( G$ `$ i1 g! h5 PFailure is the mother of success.

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, p9 X% G+ E  d) ?2 K: {* @A miss is as good as a mile.
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只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
# X) N! t+ x6 N3 E. S0 ?4 }8 hLittle strokes fell great oaks.
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" m# J. J- Q  R) t$ n. a毛遂自薦
to recommend ones own person
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打落水狗
; `" h/ B5 |3 l: T8 Jto hit a person when hes down

打鐵趁熱
Strike while the iron is hot.

犯錯是人之常情，寬恕是超凡的
To err is human; to forgive divine.

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Little strokes fell great oaks.
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2 y4 Q0 Y+ }4 j7 K# p9 T任勞任怨
to bear hardship without complaint
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3 E, M" G6 ]+ t5 ]% g% z3 F" |# ~自作自受
; H$ J* E/ h8 E4 _1 AAs you make your bed so you must lie on it.

自討苦吃
1 n9 Y. H7 p. v) Bto make a rod for ones own back
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自力更生
to shift for oneself

自掃門前雪
After us the deluge.
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/ h6 R8 ]! ?; Y回頭浪子
6 x7 Q! M6 [6 D+ p( U" y4 ~. X' lthe return of a prodigal

9 h$ ]* h" f  x1 M8 x0 u' y- [8 s先下手為強
Offence is the best defence.

& ?: k$ C+ A7 g. ~同甘共苦
to share ones joys and sorrows

% O( n3 ^: N! }/ c3 Y. V8 I6 O& [  ?* L因地制宜
2 J' N* ?9 [" y' H- x. lact according to circumstances

有勇無謀
9 l! B: C3 J5 [& Y  G- l, zmore brave than wise

有備無患
Good watch prevents misfortune.

/ _+ J+ @) N7 `) T有志者事竟成
Where there is a will, there is a way.
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有錢能使鬼推磨
9 k# J5 F1 z. ~Money makes the world go around. /Money talks.

江山易改本性難移
The child is father of the man.

9 ]4 P* ~& |- O百無一失
" z% T, i$ h- s; i6 U6 YNot a single miss in a hundred times.

百聞不如一見
; n3 i5 _$ N) U4 K3 }To see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)
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吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
3 R0 o& [& _4 `' g# d; T# oIf you wish to be the best man, you must be prepared to suffer the bitterest of the bitter.
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$ E+ w0 F  @9 W# L! A! @每人一生中皆有得意之日
: k* x5 i. G3 OEvery dog has his day.

色是假，美是空
/ M9 M7 V- \7 Y- b0 w, ECharm is deceitful, and beauty empty.
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# d8 i/ b0 H- n5 b6 c吉人自有天相
The good are protected by Heaven. / Alls wel that ends well.

如人飲水冷暖自知
' C; i, O/ Z, H: l# J" G* I$ tOnly the wearer knows where the shoes pain.

吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
0 J5 N5 a. y& d1 u% [No gain without pain.
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弄巧成拙
" }$ Z: Q6 d9 HOverreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark

) V* V* ~; h$ C% j+ K忍無可忍
% @1 F* s  y# f9 ]1 \- Y5 eto be at the end of ones patience

忍一時之氣免百日之憂
patience for a moment; comfort for many years

0 D% F- c) b; E# I! ?忘恩負義
& f, [. R$ v- W- Yto kick down the ladder

走馬看花
a flying visit
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防患於未然
# \: P) a# `  l5 T8 h5 a  ito nip a thing in the bud
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% r2 H: Z: q  ?佛要金裝，人要衣裝
: X1 Y. L( ]! Y% b2 hFine 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
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
8 F' W  D' G3 D8 w4 u, bYou scratch my back, and I will sratch yours.
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別狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心
  `, s; B! U5 q' l. }' PDont bite the hand that feeds you.

志在千里
" t' }; m5 B! X, f1 m8 ]8 N4 e) e$ C! THitch your wagon to a star.


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奇裝異服
a fantastic garb

忠言逆耳
6 k/ I( N) l* j; g, fHonest advice is unpleasant to the ear
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2 g% v1 A' \2 K$ x$ Q* s明辨是非
to distinguish right from wrong
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4 ~$ D. X8 G- ?9 O+ P+ ~' d知足常樂
Happy is he who is content

/ h( D6 y6 y% ~2 n: I知足者富
: X  H+ T/ l' w8 \- fHe who feels contented is rich

知人知面不知心
+ d- t! z. O  u: L( ]' v9 a- J, H; oIts easy to know mens faces, but not their hearts.
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知己知彼百戰百勝
1 K% a+ [: \& _5 _1 d3 |, AKnow your enemy and know yourself.
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空中樓閣
2 d' d9 q! }6 ~- kcastles in the air

金科玉律
+ w: \. R, G0 i$ c/ T3 m! P! ^the gold rule
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奇裝異服
a fantastic garb
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明辨事非
to distinguish right fromwrong
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; P1 g* x  ]) ]* m雨後春筍
like bamboo shoots after a spring shower
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7 ~3 J4 t4 j5 O9 W- M1 a& y4 X; H雨過天青
$ j" B( v4 r+ r6 n$ ^' QAfter a storm comes a calm.

秀才不出門能知天下事
3 b% W: u1 w0 ]  Y1 h, S3 H1 c/ CA scholor does not step outside his gate, yet he knows the happenings under the sun.

7 P( t5 P7 k* `' ~+ ]事實勝於雄辯
# L. P+ e- V' p7 e9 p  \1 b" N, LFacts are most convincing.
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! T# k# G+ q) u3 P- \0 Q, i* Q; ^  x, i來得容易去得快
  L0 ~6 m" J' e7 r$ B3 [$ I8 yEasy come, easy go.
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8 C1 V$ ^/ f, k0 j. c金玉其外敗絮其中
3 T, K& u% E7 R, ~2 A+ v( WAll that glitters is not gold.
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& O- _: B: j9 o兔子不吃窩邊草
; T6 i7 E7 G/ Y8 z2 SThe fox preys farthest from his hole.
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若要人不知除非己莫為
If you would not be known to do anything, never do it.
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" d% w  R" T+ e沒有笑臉不出門
. e; X1 u8 N$ @7 G, z' m* ~4 hA man without a smiling face must not open a shop.
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虎父無虎子
, r1 ?2 h( O  I8 H% A9 JLike father, like son.
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往者不可諫，來者猶可追
: d; l! e" z& @1 T1 UA mill cannot grind with the water that is past.
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/ q3 o+ J+ Q2 a; V) V9 D姻緣天註定
; l& I3 S1 q, X8 g0 y1 j' qMarriages are made in heaven.
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$ D% I3 C! h* B( P/ V1 Z逆來順受
$ S, d  \  r0 `1 @8 eto make the best of a bad bargain
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流芳百世
5 l0 {7 X" b! S7 o: v3 Aa niche in the temple of fame

為虎作倀
- B* k6 A8 U/ e1 E; M, Vto act as guide to a tiger
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孤注一擲
- g: @& j9 R8 i& z+ Pto put all ones egg in one basket
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勇者不懼
9 H7 \) }" {) W- h5 H* m# fA 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
9 j0 `, ?" f! \/ ~6 ~to run counter

走湯蹈火
to go through fire and water
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風燭殘年
- J% q* t3 s$ C% {1 L+ [to have one foot in the grave
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7 {) j7 e( B& R7 g7 }風聲鶴唳，草木皆兵
to apprehend danger in every sound

活到老學到老
7 U5 p6 J* ^  j6 X/ W7 G$ P; mIts never too late to learn./ Live and learn.

前事不忘後事之師
Remember the past and it will guide your future.

, ~  W: ^; j$ R( {星星之火可以燎原
$ ]+ X" Y$ F; mA single spark can start a prairie fire.

- I4 P- {* ?* o& J' Q待人寬容如待己
Live and let live.

9 ]8 ^* ?0 g+ \% Q/ c" s按部就班
4 y5 b* [9 i, J+ N# DLearn to walk before you run.
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病從口入禍從口出
' K& C9 w0 @( t: M1 n4 d3 r) l1 dIllness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.
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, R3 i! R  z, F6 n+ X笑裏藏刀
a smile to hide ones hate

留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
5 k- A* j- s* d8 q+ oWhere theres life theres hope
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海底撈月
to fish in the air
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  _6 M7 d: [* N1 G: ]to look for a needle in a bundle of hay
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+ d) H1 Y/ }) a+ q差之毫釐失之千里
4 b8 _( Z) j+ A7 `; IA miss is as good as a mile
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: W1 J+ s$ @9 c/ x8 c6 B既往不咎
Let the dead bury their dead.

' |2 e3 J7 z( G5 P殺身成仁
to sacrifice ones life to preserve ones virtue complete
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殺雞焉用牛刀
5 O3 R" c; o5 _5 X3 |8 d3 _4 dTake not a musket to kill a butterfly
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1 w3 Z* e! [& n9 A! e飢不擇食
9 B5 I! k  k; i- X- j, RA good appetite is a good sauce.
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* q) ?' h# R1 {2 B9 l- k+ H( E害群之馬
black sheep

- V% L7 e# c* `! m家醜不可外揚
Dont wash your dirty linen in public.
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恩威並濟
alternate weakness with severity

9 z1 |0 i/ n! P/ ~* ?) X3 w# h' j旁觀者清
  j6 P* D. R: W* E% O, r! YThe outside sees the best of the game.

/ g- ^. V+ S. `/ e* H時運不濟
( B- n7 K8 t* c0 y. y, R5 v" C8 N5 \to have a bad time

殊途同歸
) D, k- e) `' m$ ?, QAll roads lead to Rome .
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5 N& u7 `; o; p. o2 S! C2 s6 O/ P眾志成城/團結就是力量
Union is strenth.

疾風知勁草
7 U7 Z2 t) O3 l) f5 ^# AAdversity reveals genius.

. H1 I% w* y3 K' {旁觀者清，當局者迷
0 ?# I3 u$ u4 yLookers-on see most of the game.

莫在太歲頭上動土
Let sleeping dogs lie.

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