中国成语英译

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中国成语英译
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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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一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩
Once bitten, twice shy.

一言既出，駟馬難追
& e: j7 L1 J* A& S8 @# @) wA word spoken is past recalling.

6 H/ ?$ Q0 z: q: C3 e一見鍾情
) d! q: {! B( m7 dto fall in love at first sight

一箭雙鵰
Kill two birds with one stone.

一寸光陰一寸金
Time is money.
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一失足成千古恨
0 h. L7 B6 R7 G1 R8 XThe 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
What millions died that Caesar might be great.

% d5 f- z9 z2 f1 V4 i7 i) l* f4 q5 |一年之計在於春，一日之計在於晨
+ D# e* R' h; |2 m7 h  P9 LPlan your year in spring and your day at dawn.
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一人難稱百人意
* @9 i7 v+ @) w& J; `You cannot please everyone.
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3 u% t# H) _% p5 L1 j一氣呵成
4 P  o2 \  Z- {& H& [/ mNever make two bites of a cherry.
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' L  `5 M7 `; j九死一生
& d! Q7 X, d  V8 G5 e, R5 |to have a hair-breadth escape
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8 h  `1 ~( e& v# O5 v0 V人生如夢
2 T; L) Y- y- N9 T" f* Q* ^Life is but a dream.

0 O8 x' r/ v& t+ H9 G% o人生自古誰無死
Death comes to all men.
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人生百歲古來稀
$ v0 I0 i; A% N5 b- j( rIt is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.
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6 ]' x- n+ j# J% I! P# n: W人定勝天
: \& A; \( _4 N6 z/ f# ?Man can conquer nature.

人不可貌相
2 J/ ?# Q4 B% ZAppearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a look by its cover.
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/ F% e( I  [) H+ r* d3 B十年風水輪流轉
Every dog has its day.

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三思而後行
' G! ~; F9 p# OLook before you leap.
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% P- s) @& u1 O8 m9 R三句不離本行
to talk shop
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6 L& X2 ?: p- \3 X7 E. D三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮
8 Y( [4 ^: S! A# L7 cTwo heads are better than one.

千鈞一髮
to hang by a hair thread
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% r: u& U% X5 a( U大智若愚
( p: @6 _' k  V; I# `He who canot play the fool is not a wise man.

7 [1 M) F& R; Y6 Y: ^/ P大器晚成
2 Q6 T6 p- a: @- aRome was not built in a day.

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; ?$ x! M. r0 o7 I" p3 Lat the end of ones resources
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. X( b" S6 i5 k9 \0 s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.

: r! ?) K0 p- v% x, m, d' c  [6 j' i: Z小題大做
/ v, p: E4 `& w4 f0 RMake a mountain out of a molehill.

$ D) A8 q' D4 c& Z8 Q" o+ k, e小洞不補，大來吃苦
, s6 Q5 W# a0 `. f4 k3 T" iA stitch in time saves nine.

小不忍則亂大謀
Patience is a virtue.

# p7 A6 V: p. e' U) w& l$ h) v( z工欲善其事，必先利其器
You cannot make bricks without straw.

0 Z1 F2 R+ u' M. N% x4 i" q4 J" e  X不要厚此薄彼
: ~' k& O' n% cDont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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( |; n# w4 c5 {6 F3 {9 Q不畏艱難
1 v0 `( Y6 S! v3 Q7 |Take the bull by the horns.
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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
. b8 M/ p& N2 e/ G6 _5 RDo unto others as you would be done.
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" K* S% d3 W* J6 c- a仁者無敵
( w2 s4 |9 O. S+ l" [* g( m9 CThe benevolent have no enemy.

! }, J6 S! y$ B  s5 J工欲善其事必先利器
1 z5 |8 j) Q* b# YYou cannot make bricks without straw.
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亡羊補牢
Better late than never./ Its never too late to mend.
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不告而別
. I- x! k& ~* L$ [. fto take French leave
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不要不自量力
. Q& }7 f' J! Z2 [, XDont put a quarter into a pint pot.

不要厚此薄彼
# @  U7 h, E7 Q0 CDont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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不畏艱難
Take the bull by the horns.

不戰而屈人之兵
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.

不入虎穴焉得虎子
4 b4 I7 n+ l. X8 T/ bHow can one obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tigers lair.
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+ K2 H( @/ p4 A# d不經一事，不長一智
Experience is the mother of wisdom.
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; o' i% \$ s# X5 z7 Z0 Q' K少年老成
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天無絕人之路
0 J) \6 E+ r0 Y4 B3 v  \God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.

天下烏鴉一般黑
Crows are black all over the world.
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天無絕人之路
2 n2 G, G$ s6 ?$ g  mGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb./ When one door shuts another opens.

天助自助者
Heaven helps those who help themselves.
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天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福
8 i: w2 Q* X2 o8 O: M% @+ M7 mIt is the unexpected that always happens.

毛遂自薦
/ t* V) S# y+ n: i1 t5 h! Bto recommend ones own person

9 y, Z% A9 b: `4 F$ s( F' _心正不怕雷打
A good conscience is a soft pillow.
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: u& e, j" G# v- M. ]% k化干戈為玉帛
Bury the tomahwak(hatchet).

仁者無敵
5 Q2 h$ @+ X( B! m: b8 r- H/ PThe benevolent have no enemy.

今日事今日畢
' c) M7 D/ f$ b9 y8 w  T/ u" O4 iNever put off till tomorrow what may be done today.
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% ]2 [6 f1 w3 p) ?. ?& i文勝於武
The pen is mightier than the sword.
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以身作則
to practice what one practices

, x/ c4 j+ E- e9 f9 x7 t5 c以毒攻毒
" Z: N5 O* Y' `# L, k+ oto set a thief to catch a thief
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% w" M  h/ [2 n3 s; d$ v以怨報德
to bite the hand that feeds one
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以逸待勞
To wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.

1 v$ X" G% M$ |% p& S; H+ ]以寡敵眾
to fight against longer odds

; i0 i7 W$ u# S. H以德報怨
' a2 G; Q* Z3 p$ U) qto render good for evil

2 Y2 N& ^/ r' Y; P# e% |; m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
to turn a persons battery against himself

四大皆空
All 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
to save against a rainy day

5 R) R( N( d" e- D  n目不識丁
6 w0 R/ q5 U: N; U" ]0 Gnot know A from B

失敗為成功之母
! A. A4 p5 P: ~" DFailure is the mother of success.
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& Q$ _. G& {& \& C* A2 w* f6 v失之毫釐，差之千里
' x3 C. A; t, s* nA miss is as good as a mile.
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只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
Little strokes fell great oaks.
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9 [: U, g, I' [7 f毛遂自薦
# S$ b4 Z! g' p1 _* Sto recommend ones own person
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& ]6 g7 t1 `) u: n) c打落水狗
& X* S/ N& Y$ c% @1 Ato hit a person when hes down
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打鐵趁熱
Strike while the iron is hot.

9 U4 v5 ~, f9 Y4 j5 e/ ?犯錯是人之常情，寬恕是超凡的
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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to bear hardship without complaint
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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

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9 f7 b' k  z1 M, b! |/ D: Q& lto shift for oneself

9 y$ Y: I1 f7 J/ x自掃門前雪
) ~/ ~6 Y5 n  lAfter us the deluge.

回頭浪子
8 D( E. c0 I8 Rthe return of a prodigal
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& @) G. U5 ?8 Z) d8 e' b  y先下手為強
Offence is the best defence.
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同甘共苦
4 ~1 f: U0 X& y7 }2 |& tto share ones joys and sorrows
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因地制宜
2 f0 V' U1 W7 w) fact according to circumstances
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! ]' j' _4 o: S' G. x7 Z. c6 d有勇無謀
more brave than wise
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& T' F; w. p% T' [4 t有備無患
Good watch prevents misfortune.

2 g& v1 Z, O) ~0 w& C有志者事竟成
Where there is a will, there is a way.

有錢能使鬼推磨
1 n8 @0 p& \5 L4 K5 tMoney makes the world go around. /Money talks.
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6 X6 K$ u' X# g, B& o( @' x江山易改本性難移
2 g1 _2 K5 o0 n. P  r* wThe child is father of the man.
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百無一失
Not a single miss in a hundred times.

百聞不如一見
To see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)
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' [, p2 T1 r8 ~8 Q: K9 {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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每人一生中皆有得意之日
; A" t, D9 \9 y1 a! E2 X2 GEvery dog has his day.

0 U  z9 ]. ~% `6 F% v色是假，美是空
6 T* x. S$ ^/ pCharm is deceitful, and beauty empty.

3 z; k2 I8 w: I3 q; P吉人自有天相
3 o% g4 V( }% w, y# ]The good are protected by Heaven. / Alls wel that ends well.

如人飲水冷暖自知
Only the wearer knows where the shoes pain.

吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
1 d1 K  v5 ~0 @No gain without pain.
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' w5 d- p9 k  s5 O' }  G7 }; }弄巧成拙
: j0 Y# \) t' r5 A) `Overreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark

忍無可忍
to be at the end of ones patience

忍一時之氣免百日之憂
' h) W4 _4 t' epatience for a moment; comfort for many years

忘恩負義
1 Z; `& f, l7 k, q7 u+ mto kick down the ladder
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走馬看花
a flying visit
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防患於未然
5 S, l8 ?  a- V7 O  rto nip a thing in the bud

+ z4 J" y4 a$ J& q  k佛要金裝，人要衣裝
Fine feathers make fine birds.
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兵精不必多
! w+ @" _0 _$ P0 o9 T4 L" ]Too many cooks spoil the broth.
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8 {" A1 a' U* f, |身在福中不知福
The worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.

你敬我一尺，我回你一丈
, [7 ?5 R) Z8 e8 }" U* n. sYou scratch my back, and I will sratch yours.

: a+ d- ~7 p) k8 T: M2 U0 e( d% k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
a fantastic garb
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5 ]. v' w1 K  D. n1 Z忠言逆耳
- V" n5 \! v# z( mHonest advice is unpleasant to the ear

明辨是非
to distinguish right from wrong
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  j  C/ t* {% y知足常樂
Happy is he who is content
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知足者富
, H! R/ \7 u, n- q/ }) BHe who feels contented is rich
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知人知面不知心
( {/ m& v1 g" Q* q! O# A. ^Its easy to know mens faces, but not their hearts.
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0 b9 Q0 M) @9 M& p- S知己知彼百戰百勝
( ~' D& h9 q3 e( M' o0 t! oKnow your enemy and know yourself.

' n% U4 k& g, A空中樓閣
3 A+ C% y5 ^( Pcastles in the air

% |; C+ o% w; Q6 y4 ?1 z; B$ o金科玉律
  a2 B# U' W' \! \, T5 z/ W) ~the gold rule

奇裝異服
! ^3 H+ q- ?6 k1 |  fa fantastic garb

; D1 p, Y8 Q$ R$ ~# `4 n; v) c明辨事非
6 j6 T  C/ }5 kto distinguish right fromwrong
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7 U' l& S% k+ |1 M" e$ U$ c" ?/ [( U/ V雨後春筍
like bamboo shoots after a spring shower
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* k5 ^4 c! v+ V, i* k8 @雨過天青
) L* E6 u* y3 R# B9 vAfter a storm comes a calm.

秀才不出門能知天下事
7 L, j! L, {& hA scholor does not step outside his gate, yet he knows the happenings under the sun.

2 r) b; Q: c  _( f6 E7 ]事實勝於雄辯
4 ^) p' T6 b& Y1 T3 Z9 W- A! ?" Y, UFacts are most convincing.
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Easy come, easy go.

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All that glitters is not gold.

兔子不吃窩邊草
The 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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沒有笑臉不出門
A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.
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虎父無虎子
. x/ p4 M. i; s6 _Like father, like son.

往者不可諫，來者猶可追
# o$ R  @; ]" U8 M. zA mill cannot grind with the water that is past.

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0 ?' U9 p# L" u  _$ J姻緣天註定
- G; H4 U( D8 s$ NMarriages are made in heaven.

逆來順受
to make the best of a bad bargain
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流芳百世
a niche in the temple of fame
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) b/ Z9 D  ^1 k為虎作倀
8 w' u$ i* F+ e6 L3 A3 ?7 }3 Kto act as guide to a tiger
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孤注一擲
/ @7 s  j* _& h* uto put all ones egg in one basket

勇者不懼
A brave man will not shrink from dangers.

洗心革面
& Q3 ~) F" x5 U4 u$ Oto turn over a new leaf
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- [) L4 a8 i( b4 U美中不足
a fly in the ointment
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* S( d) z% \2 D9 U背道而馳
$ [) J- @0 {  B; m$ qto run counter
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走湯蹈火
& x3 N, ~2 Z2 X8 L. ~! zto go through fire and water

0 V- n7 Z* E9 }* ^+ M) {! Y風燭殘年
to have one foot in the grave
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* @9 p# G: l# B" m3 ^1 T& Y  v  {風聲鶴唳，草木皆兵
8 j+ {9 f! w  s  R+ g' cto apprehend danger in every sound
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3 Y$ i4 @3 L4 F0 z. w7 O活到老學到老
- q2 y! e/ z; t% f# p& EIts never too late to learn./ Live and learn.
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前事不忘後事之師
$ o" h% v, u2 ?4 ORemember 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.

待人寬容如待己
Live and let live.
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. q3 `1 E+ ]5 M2 J) `: }按部就班
Learn to walk before you run.
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9 o' i9 j$ k+ S' O4 R病從口入禍從口出
8 N5 s6 g* L* ZIllness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.
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笑裏藏刀
a smile to hide ones hate
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# ]" J$ X( R! N0 [7 e0 X" l留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
Where theres life theres hope

海底撈月
" f+ A! R' ]$ ^, m5 z' Ito fish in the air
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海底撈針
! @3 J9 ?, [* S/ \to look for a needle in a bundle of hay

, c% B2 l9 v# r- Y$ P! n/ J差之毫釐失之千里
# e- @5 g8 t2 S( O, K/ J4 DA miss is as good as a mile

既往不咎
6 D& s) W8 W0 DLet the dead bury their dead.

殺身成仁
; n5 V2 m0 c# Z" l+ A1 nto sacrifice ones life to preserve ones virtue complete
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* V. `' \' l' V. \+ w" ]9 J殺雞焉用牛刀
: r, ~8 V5 z5 |' v& e  UTake not a musket to kill a butterfly

飢不擇食
A good appetite is a good sauce.
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" e, k( k" J2 I+ [: I# e$ A$ fblack sheep
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家醜不可外揚
! E. g. I$ k6 ODont wash your dirty linen in public.

恩威並濟
alternate weakness with severity
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% N7 m1 F- S& }0 \旁觀者清
# o! n2 R: {! ]3 i! A/ H6 F" MThe outside sees the best of the game.

5 K: d% s, D+ p3 G7 c  v( A" N時運不濟
to have a bad time

殊途同歸
; x1 v3 B% t) N+ ~& g  ?All roads lead to Rome .
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/ V7 W1 h" E5 U0 _* h眾志成城/團結就是力量
% G4 s6 `- x6 h& ^* P) CUnion is strenth.

' L! ^; ]: w1 D/ U& R% `4 R8 v7 s疾風知勁草
Adversity reveals genius.

4 I, Q# |& _' A: g3 l2 _" `. Y旁觀者清，當局者迷
Lookers-on see most of the game.

. I& O+ ~0 u4 S: E莫在太歲頭上動土
$ X  y( P& r6 T6 N# PLet sleeping dogs lie.

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