中国成语英译

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中国成语英译

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
Once bitten, twice shy.

一言既出，駟馬難追
# I# R5 {( Y* M1 ^) I" ?( o3 VA word spoken is past recalling.

7 }1 I  y8 G. i一見鍾情
" B& S' f2 O. p4 ito fall in love at first sight
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9 T/ C" `6 f% Q2 z4 J一箭雙鵰
Kill two birds with one stone.
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一寸光陰一寸金
' B: V0 C" O0 s+ }Time is money.
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; j2 X. d- F5 j0 h( k; y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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. ?0 F. b7 l1 X# Z% w一將功名萬古枯
What millions died that Caesar might be great.
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9 |& M& K7 P! ~5 A0 l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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一人難稱百人意
You cannot please everyone.

一氣呵成
Never make two bites of a cherry.
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* A- E$ \3 Z, S# X九死一生
; ]% H" f5 ^3 u7 C* W0 S3 X4 Q6 @; mto have a hair-breadth escape

/ `% u  D& m) U! t8 C人生如夢
Life is but a dream.
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6 M  m- ]! V: d6 q' K人生自古誰無死
Death comes to all men.
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! g1 C4 s9 j) D: v1 ]. V: f人生百歲古來稀
It is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.
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人定勝天
Man can conquer nature.

) Z- C& Z; q- H9 h$ {, t4 E3 l人不可貌相
Appearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a look by its cover.
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十年風水輪流轉
  x/ Y9 D5 u. JEvery dog has its day.

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三思而後行
Look before you leap.

三句不離本行
to talk shop
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三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮
2 R% J( a: g& U. uTwo heads are better than one.
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千鈞一髮
7 l# B5 x5 e5 @: l" gto hang by a hair thread

8 z' O! @  {, n大智若愚
He who canot play the fool is not a wise man.
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' x8 Y1 Y( E; c3 |大器晚成
( g# L% P3 M- ^0 v& @; m" DRome was not built in a day.
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! ]3 k9 ~+ ^6 m7 x. z& p山窮水盡
at the end of ones resources

  p0 a; d4 U* _, u" a$ g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.
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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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* U" \$ v; Q, {; Q2 ^小不忍則亂大謀
+ S; O/ V) j( G! o; S$ j/ fPatience is a virtue.
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工欲善其事，必先利其器
; |1 A5 ]7 z6 x; X( D5 @6 uYou cannot make bricks without straw.

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.
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不要不自量力
0 A8 o' d! m$ ^/ S2 f% e" iDont 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.

4 x" |- U* {2 p" t仁者無敵
) b) `' b& u* Q& n$ GThe benevolent have no enemy.

工欲善其事必先利器
You cannot make bricks without straw.

( E+ j& Y' ^% _9 d! q. d* y+ x亡羊補牢
! h- @) _) B, A( DBetter late than never./ Its never too late to mend.

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+ y# t" N7 r8 M+ O% S% i/ o: Q+ p不告而別
! w& ]! o' A% d! R, ato take French leave
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3 F. R1 a: d+ {不要不自量力
Dont put a quarter into a pint pot.
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2 K! d; p! T% t# B2 i+ X不要厚此薄彼
" M4 b6 {$ k2 b' g8 VDont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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不畏艱難
2 N5 A! I- e' @Take 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.

" D" W4 N4 X( s* \+ f! X. W9 f* u& G+ o8 o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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: u& H' ^$ `* K天無絕人之路
9 @0 {+ j3 T6 h5 t$ L" kGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
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0 ?# r5 H% G' ~: }( ^" h6 \2 S/ S. W" E' ]天下烏鴉一般黑
. {& O6 p* ^& i1 `Crows are black all over the world.
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天無絕人之路
% r$ z& L$ `) c8 qGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb./ When one door shuts another opens.
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% K9 }. C* D8 ?6 G: v+ f天助自助者
: d) w3 S/ Y/ P! ]0 ~8 x2 bHeaven helps those who help themselves.
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天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福
  D# M0 ?" e* j2 oIt is the unexpected that always happens.
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毛遂自薦
# G# Y# _5 Y6 \$ B# {to recommend ones own person

" b9 Z$ I) K$ \# _& s/ A心正不怕雷打
3 m( S2 i: A: s6 C% JA good conscience is a soft pillow.
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化干戈為玉帛
/ {# ~) v! a1 }3 z: IBury the tomahwak(hatchet).

仁者無敵
/ b% q9 T  E, \The benevolent have no enemy.

5 p0 E1 E2 ]# W6 r0 M今日事今日畢
" A5 _3 s; E# X2 J. o" a/ gNever put off till tomorrow what may be done today.
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; i9 X) g# A) G: ~/ c& R% T文勝於武
8 H8 ~7 C. ?2 p7 v/ X- V6 TThe pen is mightier than the sword.
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以身作則
# `: H% j! I+ a  Z) Pto practice what one practices
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以毒攻毒
. _8 j6 _) G9 H. qto set a thief to catch a thief

8 K  J! @- b/ s! G4 h3 _% r以怨報德
( t5 `) n3 p- y0 Z6 \% p- d$ xto bite the hand that feeds one
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1 F( f0 R/ p: @& t* H; c以逸待勞
To wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.

8 D8 U( |" @9 X% Q. {以寡敵眾
4 X( E" Y) Q/ X' D( b' M) bto fight against longer odds
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以德報怨
to render good for evil

3 ]# s: ]$ }" D4 o( w' S; I以其人之道還治其人之身
Set a thief to catch a thief.
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以子之矛，攻子之盾
* n1 v1 N, Q) M& R* \2 S  dto turn a persons battery against himself
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四大皆空
, X, h9 K. R! F3 i# mAll is vanity.
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四海之內皆兄弟
All are brothers within the four seas.
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未雨綢繆
0 ~( M; I' S# L0 `to save against a rainy day
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, G1 e9 m( e. ~& z5 N9 _目不識丁
not know A from B
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3 i7 T( _# z6 T1 X9 _3 C) v' U失敗為成功之母
2 I6 A$ z2 X0 J0 @9 \9 X) AFailure is the mother of success.

4 t, R4 A3 b, b4 Y0 e6 h+ ^失之毫釐，差之千里
A miss is as good as a mile.

# x4 J; Q! U) L. C4 x只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
: r  ?, H9 {2 N1 t- \( I- tLittle strokes fell great oaks.

毛遂自薦
to recommend ones own person
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打落水狗
3 G' |  A' c7 b0 {4 Kto hit a person when hes down

( t4 U3 D1 F9 \, U: `; V+ l. A打鐵趁熱
Strike while the iron is hot.

4 {( R* m) E1 K( G! G犯錯是人之常情，寬恕是超凡的
- S5 z2 L  L& h$ u) @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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任勞任怨
8 `: i1 K0 N4 Ito bear hardship without complaint

自作自受
3 M& U$ F8 O; r, [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
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自力更生
' ?- n: k$ Z6 H' Uto shift for oneself
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自掃門前雪
After us the deluge.
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回頭浪子
the return of a prodigal

先下手為強
Offence is the best defence.
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同甘共苦
- w& o8 l+ {* T5 X$ Gto share ones joys and sorrows

因地制宜
' E' q( o9 p/ B3 M# S# Eact according to circumstances
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有勇無謀
* W% {! p; \& k: e2 Pmore brave than wise
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& |, m( o6 i* t  g, w$ F6 h6 T有備無患
Good watch prevents misfortune.

有志者事竟成
9 z  O/ ]; Z- p+ D$ iWhere there is a will, there is a way.
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0 C1 \6 d( B: i4 m* v- j: E; f有錢能使鬼推磨
- q* K% J3 F( |4 b2 v/ _Money makes the world go around. /Money talks.
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0 s& L0 `+ d1 |3 Z/ D江山易改本性難移
The child is father of the man.
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) Z( i3 M& F1 I( ~百無一失
Not a single miss in a hundred times.

+ d+ J0 O- L; n百聞不如一見
, G4 g& l( m) _4 ~7 N1 l/ l. r1 YTo 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.
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- v- P  d  _4 P4 H+ n每人一生中皆有得意之日
Every dog has his day.

; y+ e  }3 F3 x& o% V6 Z, Z: I) M色是假，美是空
6 p7 t* C4 P5 E7 D  C. Z# xCharm is deceitful, and beauty empty.
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% N6 ~6 F  i/ L, M5 k吉人自有天相
4 j& ~; q' @4 F& b7 T+ ?" F0 WThe good are protected by Heaven. / Alls wel that ends well.
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如人飲水冷暖自知
: o% Z. X2 U" v: g0 r0 @Only the wearer knows where the shoes pain.

吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
No gain without pain.


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0 S" p( K4 D/ F0 d" o1 i9 m弄巧成拙
2 R* @# ^6 C; J* L3 oOverreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark
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: p( [2 o+ ^; Q忍無可忍
4 L! Z/ [/ p" L5 P) Pto 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

忘恩負義
6 D, A+ T7 j- l* h; o& ^to kick down the ladder

走馬看花
/ p% R6 N3 [) a9 f8 q+ Da 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
7 k8 O( w# w" W/ ]Fine feathers make fine birds.

兵精不必多
& e. }$ O$ Y  j* u0 a2 k9 pToo many cooks spoil the broth.

% B: x1 h  I! f+ h身在福中不知福
' M- A3 i: _8 Z  H4 @: XThe worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.
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8 Q; J  S  Q! e你敬我一尺，我回你一丈
6 V% `& l% y2 A" tYou scratch my back, and I will sratch yours.
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別狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心
Dont bite the hand that feeds you.

9 ]) o  [6 ~2 e1 X+ l9 L! Y志在千里
! K5 v5 L2 `/ Z6 PHitch your wagon to a star.
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奇裝異服
a fantastic garb
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" ?9 u7 b9 U- Z) J/ Z忠言逆耳
5 |/ I" E7 n. N5 }1 m- eHonest advice is unpleasant to the ear
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/ j5 d" G1 {" J- u- ~明辨是非
' r# u, `% d5 g6 Y0 v7 }; D, jto distinguish right from wrong
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! t- n$ I* g4 D5 |4 d" \知足常樂
* x; x7 z( B3 [4 sHappy is he who is content

  Z' {. l! k3 ~/ A6 i: r8 S知足者富
He who feels contented is rich

知人知面不知心
) g- X! A+ U7 L4 |) h8 `! ?Its easy to know mens faces, but not their hearts.
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& ~! q( ^3 S6 i: Q9 w- R! N0 f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

金科玉律
the gold rule
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奇裝異服
% ~6 }% }: D, G, h4 y8 la fantastic garb

明辨事非
to distinguish right fromwrong

雨後春筍
: g0 G5 {, ?5 H; S# F5 b5 ?8 xlike bamboo shoots after a spring shower
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% r* [0 P. x, q( c7 ?/ M, y雨過天青
After a storm comes a calm.

/ O; U# s% F8 i& y8 `4 B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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事實勝於雄辯
3 i3 ~6 V/ N/ m4 L/ a/ d* t/ _Facts are most convincing.
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來得容易去得快
Easy come, easy go.

) f: X: x& B0 _$ {金玉其外敗絮其中
All that glitters is not gold.

兔子不吃窩邊草
: D+ {# U) U) T& @The fox preys farthest from his hole.

若要人不知除非己莫為
8 g4 g2 ?6 l1 m6 zIf you would not be known to do anything, never do it.

沒有笑臉不出門
7 d# M8 J0 R8 }# Z. S) G: h8 @8 HA man without a smiling face must not open a shop.
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. y8 y! s. N- w2 R0 ]. b, b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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; ]% j8 o& n; C$ H5 @+ r! @姻緣天註定
1 L3 r3 a+ t2 M3 x. q+ _Marriages are made in heaven.
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* K( z" x4 e  F# Y# I6 T/ V& f逆來順受
7 y; _9 J6 Y' {! h- ^6 u8 ]to make the best of a bad bargain
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2 [) G( N( H0 O4 F" R流芳百世
2 y. {% l4 U, H$ S$ ^9 N& m4 @a niche in the temple of fame
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為虎作倀
to act as guide to a tiger
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孤注一擲
to put all ones egg in one basket
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& X5 ~( p0 T6 A. ~0 e' [- l3 Z6 ~! M勇者不懼
A brave man will not shrink from dangers.

) U/ y3 H5 x* ]% v6 R洗心革面
to turn over a new leaf
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美中不足
# F/ k$ j9 V/ ^# ~- ba fly in the ointment
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背道而馳
to run counter

走湯蹈火
to go through fire and water
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$ u: o1 p8 e8 ~5 o& E風燭殘年
to have one foot in the grave
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風聲鶴唳，草木皆兵
% j# N8 N; E0 u1 hto apprehend danger in every sound

1 ^6 B( P: `+ w, ~4 K# \7 M  Q" m9 Y' Q2 j活到老學到老
Its never too late to learn./ Live and learn.

% X3 f: W' ^3 N前事不忘後事之師
5 y0 ~% a2 P# H0 cRemember the past and it will guide your future.

3 J  s9 b( A0 u5 p  h" B& P星星之火可以燎原
5 _5 w) h- {$ ^5 s7 oA single spark can start a prairie fire.
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/ t4 H* O8 T9 z" E, D4 h# W" L: q! o待人寬容如待己
3 s: m6 c; o- I- P9 e7 e( [/ |Live and let live.

2 W5 r- C$ `" o, e! h按部就班
Learn to walk before you run.
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& T! n/ |" l2 \, t$ x% B病從口入禍從口出
Illness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.

笑裏藏刀
a smile to hide ones hate

/ o" P/ T2 S5 S( d6 s( T留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
5 b( x* I+ }, r3 W/ ~) I# mWhere theres life theres hope

8 _4 D! [# X9 v& d4 C海底撈月
5 c: K( X* Q; Xto fish in the air

海底撈針
to look for a needle in a bundle of hay
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+ ?) z" g: t/ b) H6 c) s3 V差之毫釐失之千里
' j4 [8 p+ J# m* kA miss is as good as a mile

3 h# h# D+ p$ m) e" ~既往不咎
& y  ^8 w% Y: I: t9 T( [. ]Let the dead bury their dead.
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4 J7 X) }2 T+ Z' }, M$ T. `/ i8 t殺身成仁
to sacrifice ones life to preserve ones virtue complete

殺雞焉用牛刀
- ~" X* s- ]  X# M8 W6 UTake not a musket to kill a butterfly
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  B# V* D; [" r/ O# ?5 O) G% T+ o飢不擇食
# o+ ~7 Z5 F/ F$ y5 U! B% ]A good appetite is a good sauce.

% D8 y0 b1 E1 L* l! p害群之馬
( d" a, F6 h: Y$ n# ^8 Z5 z9 Eblack sheep

. b0 n- A% }/ c- Z4 |$ E家醜不可外揚
) b! W( ~4 `# v( kDont wash your dirty linen in public.
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恩威並濟
alternate weakness with severity
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旁觀者清
+ N" o. C2 Q* C9 kThe outside sees the best of the game.

; ^4 `# h% q3 y/ q2 E3 o3 r時運不濟
# Q3 m; ]; b- R9 A/ j$ T8 ?to have a bad time
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$ H9 f# W& S; G; V3 d( s殊途同歸
All roads lead to Rome .

$ w6 Q( r* D; @! T9 d& L; _眾志成城/團結就是力量
. j0 l# @" ?1 w1 D, ZUnion is strenth.

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Adversity reveals genius.
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旁觀者清，當局者迷
Lookers-on see most of the game.

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1 W9 v- `7 N( D9 |* ?7 ^: KLet sleeping dogs lie.

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