中国成语英译

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中国成语英译
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" h  J2 q: {) y  r; D4 A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
& ?5 w* R+ p, Q# U. Z* |5 Y  x) nOnce bitten, twice shy.

一言既出，駟馬難追
4 {' R- r9 J* Y7 g  IA word spoken is past recalling.
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4 q" H  P) ~) L一見鍾情
to fall in love at first sight
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一箭雙鵰
8 F6 q3 j8 y4 jKill two birds with one stone.
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  K6 O6 b. t' ^. [; q8 b1 H一寸光陰一寸金
  ^) f, U% }0 i! pTime is money.
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! N+ f3 M! r0 f. A% i  }$ R% T0 v一失足成千古恨
* }! |" F4 O, C- x. A3 _9 kThe error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life.

一將功名萬古枯
; i# I, S9 W" X1 {What millions died that Caesar might be great.

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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9 l$ _0 j6 a2 Z' k7 g9 k! |一人難稱百人意
* `. x. V. H4 k! I7 q2 d( LYou cannot please everyone.
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$ M: B" i. N/ f$ e( P  p4 q一氣呵成
9 Y- A2 [* S5 M0 o' XNever make two bites of a cherry.

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九死一生
to have a hair-breadth escape
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人生如夢
Life is but a dream.

3 l7 q7 b) z! p2 P& B: P人生自古誰無死
; `; g8 g( e  g/ }1 iDeath comes to all men.
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  r5 q7 ]* S# V人生百歲古來稀
4 s1 q# Z$ b6 `It is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.
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( b0 r% x/ U1 M& t' Q人定勝天
Man can conquer nature.
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: p# l' [. T2 Z人不可貌相
Appearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a look by its cover.

十年風水輪流轉
- s; ?# [; t2 X' c1 ~7 t' LEvery dog has its day.
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0 [  C5 o9 A9 w" J; g三思而後行
Look before you leap.

三句不離本行
to talk shop

三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮
Two heads are better than one.
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千鈞一髮
to hang by a hair thread
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大智若愚
' Y0 s% J+ W/ y& ?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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9 e" _, D6 m/ G5 }at the end of ones resources
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  t! U* u; `; o+ W山中無老虎，猴子稱大王
' K" G6 C* s+ ^/ X/ M' t* ]Among the blind the one-eyed is king./When the cats away, the mice will pay.
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小題大做
, t% O0 N6 L) T# {% sMake a mountain out of a molehill.
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小洞不補，大來吃苦
* ~; j* t) ^0 {+ \+ U" ]; u+ B) `A stitch in time saves nine.

小不忍則亂大謀
Patience is a virtue.

$ U/ f+ S# K1 S7 F' i工欲善其事，必先利其器
You cannot make bricks without straw.
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: U/ a. j, u0 i! L* R6 }不要厚此薄彼
( y4 C. @  \2 a' zDont make fish of one and flesh of another.

不畏艱難
Take the bull by the horns.
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% Q6 U8 C% S* Z8 c# t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.
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仁者無敵
The benevolent have no enemy.
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2 Y* g: ^! K9 N! W) D工欲善其事必先利器
% ~! c- o! T2 N+ s3 {( gYou cannot make bricks without straw.
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Better late than never./ Its never too late to mend.

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不告而別
# A7 {" l2 }# l, D( s1 Oto take French leave
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' _1 m% l3 k: j, H9 a不要不自量力
Dont put a quarter into a pint pot.

& P3 k( O9 j! x; I3 P不要厚此薄彼
8 a# _" N- D1 dDont make fish of one and flesh of another.

不畏艱難
Take the bull by the horns.

不戰而屈人之兵
. |) l7 |! ]0 {) _) {9 L1 G" A1 cThe supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
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, n- Q8 O, t3 }/ N2 I6 I$ V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
" A2 v% K+ _: u4 j* u  A  \! CExperience is the mother of wisdom.

3 J' K. k6 k: O. G! c/ |6 \少年老成
to have an old head on young shoulders

天無絕人之路
% F0 G- S) h+ l3 i3 yGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.

+ n0 Q; D$ o+ H9 `天下烏鴉一般黑
- g8 l) q5 S) O# OCrows are black all over the world.
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天無絕人之路
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb./ When one door shuts another opens.

! U2 K+ a& [) N% {天助自助者
Heaven helps those who help themselves.
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) p; [+ r' J$ J& u, \6 i. S2 |1 N天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福
It is the unexpected that always happens.
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毛遂自薦
to recommend ones own person
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心正不怕雷打
) @, \% A8 }. r: q* @5 jA good conscience is a soft pillow.
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" x; \+ n0 I( X化干戈為玉帛
Bury the tomahwak(hatchet).
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  j  M9 V, b( T) u% I* K( j仁者無敵
The benevolent have no enemy.
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( u& ^  H2 S1 N0 E6 k$ c今日事今日畢
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.
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文勝於武
The pen is mightier than the sword.
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to practice what one practices

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
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0 n5 }# I" N0 b: ^- E5 z以逸待勞
3 B  d9 h: [4 j' k: N" uTo wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.

5 S8 N6 v( g1 P$ u) }% P以寡敵眾
3 X% {" @3 a- _6 n/ Uto fight against longer odds
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8 s" Y, F& Q$ t- kto render good for evil

以其人之道還治其人之身
Set a thief to catch a thief.

以子之矛，攻子之盾
, q4 B- _  l4 f( \# l- ~0 [# rto turn a persons battery against himself
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1 y! Y- l- e3 B* u" c6 r* N四大皆空
- p& x0 A+ l' u4 H' oAll is vanity.
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& _" B, b: X8 @四海之內皆兄弟
$ r4 T6 U4 c! N8 T5 h- t5 K7 H. eAll are brothers within the four seas.

' M/ q$ b' _: a6 z未雨綢繆
to save against a rainy day

$ A6 h$ {' y- m; N: w目不識丁
! d( T6 |- _0 U/ H) \8 V: p1 Xnot know A from B
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失敗為成功之母
  |2 P0 E: \3 \# `3 w3 rFailure is the mother of success.
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失之毫釐，差之千里
A miss is as good as a mile.
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7 U  K0 y, J& s7 n只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
  r5 S. p, p' p  ~4 S1 rLittle strokes fell great oaks.
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to recommend ones own person
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打落水狗
3 q' w: Q6 S: d, E2 w% Fto hit a person when hes down

打鐵趁熱
8 Q1 W' h; j. RStrike while the iron is hot.

* t: k# y/ ~& w: O0 t犯錯是人之常情，寬恕是超凡的
To err is human; to forgive divine.

6 J; g5 u, J; P/ k只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
% L2 R8 M' O5 i$ X0 lLittle strokes fell great oaks.

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任勞任怨
  f/ q" ]! M: T7 jto bear hardship without complaint

自作自受
As you make your bed so you must lie on it.
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to make a rod for ones own back
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- V6 \. Y2 \% R7 M自力更生
+ [6 w) C, x8 M. eto shift for oneself
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自掃門前雪
% r) n! `/ Q6 k7 V5 o( G9 O- `After us the deluge.

回頭浪子
0 w5 g* m: k  J3 c: ^- }the return of a prodigal

3 _4 a# r( A5 ]1 F/ j2 e先下手為強
Offence is the best defence.
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同甘共苦
to share ones joys and sorrows

因地制宜
act according to circumstances

& e% N7 e0 n; B, Y) _有勇無謀
more brave than wise

9 d' S. g/ y* @& f& C有備無患
" b/ g) @, I3 \$ h+ [Good watch prevents misfortune.
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有志者事竟成
9 t1 ~0 n$ g0 l' eWhere there is a will, there is a way.
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1 P/ I# `9 i( d8 ^3 u% n有錢能使鬼推磨
4 N/ B, a# o* p% m* E' K: @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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+ U' I4 Q+ U- E; a$ C3 QNot a single miss in a hundred times.
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百聞不如一見
To see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)

吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
0 v+ ]# F0 s+ _! Z1 B7 v/ tIf you wish to be the best man, you must be prepared to suffer the bitterest of the bitter.

! X+ n* f) P* F! P! U, J0 K每人一生中皆有得意之日
# G; m6 v' n' N! S% ^# Q/ U; tEvery dog has his day.
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. O3 ?) v% Q3 I2 l( R) v" ?色是假，美是空
Charm is deceitful, and beauty empty.
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吉人自有天相
, h$ w8 g  V2 O' ]% N) R& b: nThe good are protected by Heaven. / Alls wel that ends well.

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Only the wearer knows where the shoes pain.

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9 J2 i: K5 @0 w2 i, b. M% FNo gain without pain.

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弄巧成拙
Overreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark

忍無可忍
9 @% B3 A$ R' D5 \9 mto be at the end of ones patience
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忍一時之氣免百日之憂
patience for a moment; comfort for many years
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- T$ H4 S7 b3 s* p* p- O! e忘恩負義
to kick down the ladder
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$ h( d3 s, s! [( D; f走馬看花
7 ]6 T) P) S7 M: L" }a flying visit

7 P( [. K: T) X" a, {4 C防患於未然
to nip a thing in the bud

佛要金裝，人要衣裝
Fine feathers make fine birds.

兵精不必多
" h# d: U( M. {+ Z, KToo many cooks spoil the broth.
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5 D+ G+ L$ S1 Y身在福中不知福
8 Z9 Z* J8 L0 \+ c- ^The worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.
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7 ~* K, h9 P1 ]  Q) W你敬我一尺，我回你一丈
9 @, E9 u$ l* z, Q# E+ T+ nYou scratch my back, and I will sratch yours.
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# o# @: J, Q; N; |+ ]9 `3 s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
* S2 y! Z. k; ?5 k/ b" Ka fantastic garb

忠言逆耳
2 w# ?* z0 O- L  THonest advice is unpleasant to the ear

5 I( ], E! @) c明辨是非
to distinguish right from wrong
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知足常樂
Happy is he who is content
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知足者富
2 Y' }: d+ s! Y. nHe who feels contented is rich

+ o, [: Y& r# w& B3 b知人知面不知心
Its easy to know mens faces, but not their hearts.
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$ A) A1 |. ~% ]% E知己知彼百戰百勝
Know your enemy and know yourself.
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空中樓閣
) B% a# u, z0 q6 k% Tcastles in the air
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金科玉律
% L4 G8 F& o3 c; nthe gold rule
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3 u8 }# _" d% M9 _& }! Y; r2 C1 m: x奇裝異服
a fantastic garb

; W5 {- T. L: r" s4 Q明辨事非
0 G4 W& r8 s. ^( b( P" F) Cto distinguish right fromwrong

  n& d1 i# G, E4 U' J8 b雨後春筍
like bamboo shoots after a spring shower

雨過天青
& {3 v9 [! J5 ]0 V* h9 @0 M  Q+ nAfter a storm comes a calm.

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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6 d( F% o% }1 D( {. ]; N1 N. C事實勝於雄辯
4 y: ]/ Z7 k/ v* O$ }0 i- |3 ~Facts are most convincing.
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$ K3 p) O6 f% {來得容易去得快
' R, \% `( t5 ]% D6 t$ JEasy come, easy go.
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- L+ X3 O3 b" B/ Z! ~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
) O1 [8 r; F8 ?, p% y5 @+ O" {$ c* Z, MThe fox preys farthest from his hole.

" I& e& k& y5 _3 Z6 B若要人不知除非己莫為
! I) }. K8 x# W" e0 z; O. uIf you would not be known to do anything, never do it.

沒有笑臉不出門
" i2 R! S% I6 t' [- a+ j9 y$ n9 G+ Q. TA man without a smiling face must not open a shop.
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虎父無虎子
7 N! \; |; ]& ^$ J. bLike father, like son.
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/ [( D. }3 a" z+ x, [往者不可諫，來者猶可追
( d  K" I5 b& I- LA mill cannot grind with the water that is past.
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; \* B  v) u, v  p5 t/ A0 J9 oMarriages are made in heaven.

逆來順受
to make the best of a bad bargain

7 a/ F- V" ^6 I& q  Q! O! c流芳百世
a niche in the temple of fame

為虎作倀
2 w/ I" j; H$ `7 D0 {( I3 Y7 [to act as guide to a tiger

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% U8 b, D% m& N0 d3 d( H' ito put all ones egg in one basket
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勇者不懼
A brave man will not shrink from dangers.
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' j1 s: f, e, m! T洗心革面
to turn over a new leaf
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  e( F# o# X& Q, Y% y( w% Y( n# M, ?美中不足
) |8 U/ \( j9 M0 ~( @+ w! Ja fly in the ointment

背道而馳
1 n/ ]! J7 b& \. @to run counter
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5 U4 P1 I: [9 v% u7 G8 ]8 y走湯蹈火
to go through fire and water

風燭殘年
to have one foot in the grave
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* x7 ?/ p6 j4 z: A3 s" V$ f% y風聲鶴唳，草木皆兵
to apprehend danger in every sound
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& @, X' B9 A2 i" [. A: @活到老學到老
Its never too late to learn./ Live and learn.
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: \2 z! j+ ^7 F3 X9 P前事不忘後事之師
7 \5 G. Q$ F! ]' S2 ~% lRemember the past and it will guide your future.
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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
6 t! s9 A: P- P5 j: Q: VLive and let live.
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按部就班
Learn to walk before you run.


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病從口入禍從口出
Illness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.
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9 X2 U7 k: Z$ C/ e笑裏藏刀
a smile to hide ones hate

留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
3 r9 d: x" L4 C* HWhere theres life theres hope
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海底撈月
( P8 h3 R' w0 L& u1 @8 x5 [" {to fish in the air
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* K, O8 V' k, M4 A  K' W& \4 x海底撈針
to look for a needle in a bundle of hay

3 X/ v% G; [- T+ a差之毫釐失之千里
A miss is as good as a mile
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既往不咎
% O4 z* z& z" b0 r( @! p! `Let the dead bury their dead.

& U) h. {' h* `. x2 W& n3 x殺身成仁
! V/ R5 d0 {2 f! f9 j# }1 lto sacrifice ones life to preserve ones virtue complete

殺雞焉用牛刀
) `: G, f" m% U/ X4 l0 U& bTake not a musket to kill a butterfly

7 }8 ?/ Z8 E' _& m) N飢不擇食
A good appetite is a good sauce.

; `+ n4 ^7 v0 V; f  I# ?3 `* A7 m& R害群之馬
, M* k1 o6 b/ n! X& Z* W6 Cblack sheep

家醜不可外揚
Dont wash your dirty linen in public.

, |7 G7 n9 z( `# z0 D- ^# _恩威並濟
alternate weakness with severity

旁觀者清
The outside sees the best of the game.

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to have a bad time

殊途同歸
All roads lead to Rome .
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眾志成城/團結就是力量
Union is strenth.
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疾風知勁草
Adversity reveals genius.

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

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Let sleeping dogs lie.

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