中国成语的英文形式

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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
' j. U! I3 f# q; S! r8 D9 |百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
比上不足，比下有余"worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
0 V0 ^  r9 S' h不眠之夜white night　
* ~( _0 _$ o3 y: y  j不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
9 {4 l- G6 ~  h5 |% z+ J不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
+ Q/ l) b% {5 ^2 v拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
; j& O' ?0 X9 i  B$ E辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
大事化小，小事化了try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
5 m2 P2 {. T$ q% h. Y) |9 ?, o大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
: i1 J9 n* P3 v/ P$ s过犹不及going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little
) Z! P/ [. e( i; T2 B功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
" z6 [% a3 q1 U1 o; R# Q  k  o好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
1 D4 u2 ^. y1 B6 l. G- l! y和气生财Harmony brings wealth
! y1 k  Y8 K" Z' p4 N活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
+ H: n: C$ r, W7 N/ s金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
# W6 X; \1 N8 A; S  e1 f君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
! ~" V9 E0 t5 u! T4 L4 [# J老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
% @2 b# j9 _( V4 P# f) g礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
* c. Y  e7 {, W* ?5 ?! P每逢佳节倍思亲
6 h/ Y4 W" Y2 f: Y' @! q" AOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
2 M: v( @, z: u6 }+ @# j* c  Q  W7 j谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
& j( M) C8 ~" n0 s( x拿手好戏masterpiece
+ R$ ^7 l- h3 R  Q赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
4 @# G4 h: E  M5 \% s0 B+ \破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end
7 a- z( j5 h  Q0 u6 c; A抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
  n. T$ \: W7 K4 A% Q, h巧妇难为无米之炊If you have no hand you can't make a fist./ One can't make bricks without straw.
千里之行始于足下a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
One sows and another reaps.
. n' _+ g' Z1 R" E前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
+ ]2 q4 u' R9 e( R/ P7 m3 Y9 L强龙难压地头蛇Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies.
强强联手win-win co-operation
( p. `& }# s9 L3 |( E瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
. B* Y3 O; x3 k' \4 s世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
5 N6 Z  V: T. L4 a' U- \世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
死而后已until my heart stops beating
* \! f& w( @! T* h& y岁岁平安Peace all year round
  b8 _" c4 J9 I4 s' W0 w2 H; \8 T上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
7 N6 J; d* A) c* v, w塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
/ F+ E6 x, k# ]/ [At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
3 f" U) I. @$ d8 f/ S升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
3 T# f2 r, w" K6 S3 S" B; l$ L四十不惑Life begins at forty.
3 Z' }2 ^. G4 T9 K谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
4 J$ @# Y7 ]3 }6 Q. F4 z( X实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
3 n9 J9 q1 m0 X6 [& g实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
山不在高，有仙则名"No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy; "
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
  w$ [+ n. k) v+ S, ?" V: b( p糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
$ Y6 z8 G( t+ W4 X+ w! S7 I天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
跳进黄河洗不清eve if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean--there's nothing one can do to clear one's name
) w5 _) K/ `& n8 i  t. w; ^6 Q歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
7 N1 }7 F" k/ Y' M物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
( j5 a. E3 L- O: Z屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
3 H- T) E& z/ y, g7 w7 \" k. e文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
: A$ K2 v- w- C$ s唯利是图draw water to one's mill
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
* h; `  A) r$ x5 ]无中生有make/create something out of nothing
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
: Q* Y# R: ?6 r. x, A9 q新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
7 m& a  h( t& o2 }9 G) u+ j蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
9 t& ]  O2 _5 {" U心想事成May all your wish come true
, @, l- i# M5 v4 M& h  W0 b' G心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
7 K9 u2 {" u: w* e1 J! S9 O先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
8 B3 ~2 T0 A, S/ B$ ]6 e% M8 v循序渐进step by step
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
$ B, O5 B0 \$ I5 B& U鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
- f) ], o4 A0 ^& h0 O6 h有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
2 j" N+ e! K$ [8 Z有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
' e) A: E; Z% u1 \' Z3 m有识之士people of vision
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
% O6 v* S/ `  W/ ]$ w有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
* Q# s. y9 x3 p9 y8 u% R- i与时俱进advance with times
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
欲穷千里目，更上一层楼"to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight."
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
/ L& a: j* j- T冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
  a7 j: l6 y9 g  P1 w6 e2 q1 X! M; N冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
0 c/ s1 j& s4 N$ P6 W1 P7 [一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
8 ^8 |  O% T, V2 l! f5 q) N. |债台高筑become debt-ridden
致命要害Achilles' heel
众矢之的target of public criticism
知己知彼,百战不殆Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat.
% n# b. F( o: p, G  i0 Z纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
& f1 x! C6 y8 d# H左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place

connie

好帖！已收藏！！！

charlotte

确实好，有时给老外朋友讲解某一个成语的时候，总是词不达意，现在有了这个贴，就可以用现成的了。谢谢！！！！

小叶子

多谢！

阿里

好帖

xry

excellent!

OliveOil

Great! I am gonna try to teach someone  some of those!

风潇潇水潇潇

比如。。。。马马虎虎-（horse,horse,tiger,tiger)
: A% c8 \+ Y* O/ R6 [7 S% B                  人山人海-(people mountain people sea)
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  哈哈~好笑把！！！