中国成语英译

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中国成语英译
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% y  w) n8 @- Y& R5 S- t- H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.

: K0 x( e+ c: d, F一言既出，駟馬難追
2 z& ~) D* D* z$ fA word spoken is past recalling.

一見鍾情
3 S; S( t; B1 ^3 f3 t/ ~) n- i7 _to fall in love at first sight
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一箭雙鵰
Kill two birds with one stone.

一寸光陰一寸金
1 m+ I7 j$ _4 k5 GTime is money.

) O4 e2 J: k# I) U6 j2 @一失足成千古恨
The error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life.

# i5 q6 S: d+ A. W; |. y" j! f一將功名萬古枯
3 ]% C- S- i" T( x: H0 A/ `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.

  i, O$ o9 K; M4 \0 w, ?一人難稱百人意
' {- y( ]3 _& a6 D% jYou cannot please everyone.
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一氣呵成
7 ]3 c6 h9 @' @$ u0 j7 O, ~Never 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
) D& o: t% L% Y" i# ?" U7 _Life is but a dream.

9 \7 H6 x) |/ y% ~人生自古誰無死
Death comes to all men.
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6 v9 F& j! o( q: `人生百歲古來稀
6 L7 N0 A" u" OIt is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.
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8 K! ~- W0 f  I, h4 }) C& {) U人定勝天
2 D+ Q) g& z1 v9 {4 `Man can conquer nature.

) [/ \$ q7 a  p2 N, F; O人不可貌相
8 [6 |8 Q2 C: k0 B. t- fAppearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a look by its cover.

6 A8 s1 N0 A& y( _十年風水輪流轉
& W# x8 D& h! pEvery dog has its day.
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三思而後行
& u8 v( l3 Q1 x. T0 K0 oLook before you leap.
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三句不離本行
4 Y9 ?2 b5 B" f$ u  x# @5 Eto talk shop

4 x3 m8 a( }! D9 J! x- z0 A" e, V三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮
) n* n! `9 n" _- zTwo heads are better than one.
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3 A- r; I  U/ P$ L+ y; j千鈞一髮
& }, U* Z8 @& f, ~# ~. G& B$ ]- b1 Qto hang by a hair thread

' X5 w8 }" |/ D9 Q5 ^: x' k  B/ O2 x大智若愚
! [- I" {2 B. ^1 J" HHe 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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at the end of ones resources

山中無老虎，猴子稱大王
# m0 d6 q5 }: I# e0 |' q3 U$ GAmong the blind the one-eyed is king./When the cats away, the mice will pay.
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( E  }2 j+ z/ e, ~8 N% p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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: M) m7 E! a0 ?  ]( T5 |小不忍則亂大謀
Patience is a virtue.
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工欲善其事，必先利其器
6 ]( J2 @1 N! v  [You cannot make bricks without straw.
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不要厚此薄彼
Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.

9 m4 d) E3 c5 i- h! t3 \不畏艱難
Take the bull by the horns.
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" I, I) f. B. j) N. P) g6 B3 r不要不自量力
Dont put a quarter into a pint pot.
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, e( R" ?  H# ?0 q" D己所不欲勿施於人
Do unto others as you would be done.

仁者無敵
# S% W( o+ i! @' x- }The benevolent have no enemy.

工欲善其事必先利器
' R' U  m- o4 E1 VYou 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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to take French leave
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不要不自量力
Dont put a quarter into a pint pot.
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不要厚此薄彼
Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.

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! q/ a% ]6 {4 s3 j3 bTake the bull by the horns.
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3 m, |$ ~& @8 |5 r不戰而屈人之兵
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.

/ D, Y9 z, T, b; V* W# g9 H不入虎穴焉得虎子
! P8 Y+ @. R4 V! `, [" mHow can one obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tigers lair.
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不經一事，不長一智
# Z2 j3 C- T& h/ D- AExperience is the mother of wisdom.
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to have an old head on young shoulders

天無絕人之路
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.

天下烏鴉一般黑
3 E2 \8 M; \. iCrows are black all over the world.

天無絕人之路
  R% I4 ?6 Q0 }+ RGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb./ When one door shuts another opens.
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8 a6 _  u- c$ ?, {  J% \% u天助自助者
7 ~4 }' I9 `! }; k& b1 iHeaven helps those who help themselves.

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
! H4 B; l3 Z; Kto 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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7 u. f, a; _0 j7 u化干戈為玉帛
Bury the tomahwak(hatchet).
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) @: C( |/ p$ o* ]: `仁者無敵
The benevolent have no enemy.
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/ u5 S& N" [6 b" _4 {今日事今日畢
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.

3 P2 s/ J* R$ I5 V文勝於武
3 @3 q' l6 T+ T8 T! v. `/ ^8 IThe pen is mightier than the sword.

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以身作則
  [- B' X+ M( X, Mto practice what one practices
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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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# y# t* U" O' n% K以逸待勞
To wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.
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: }6 y2 `. l, ato fight against longer odds
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& [+ ~4 f" i/ B  o以德報怨
to render good for evil

( U/ x2 j( x1 I以其人之道還治其人之身
% v; ?0 K4 h# \' Q: v0 N; q$ p* ?Set a thief to catch a thief.

% i9 X" Y8 w5 `2 L$ T- _& G以子之矛，攻子之盾
" j7 h1 C6 }& b0 ?3 \% U! }* h. Uto turn a persons battery against himself
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7 o' K# l6 {6 Z四大皆空
All is vanity.

# A# y' G7 M4 @% D1 A! Q* o& X) v$ U四海之內皆兄弟
% e: }4 K5 s2 [All are brothers within the four seas.
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未雨綢繆
8 t1 m7 c1 H& c: ?to save against a rainy day

  `, w5 z( \9 @$ d0 X目不識丁
not know A from B

! [7 H2 f- ^! T. V' I失敗為成功之母
/ g! a4 [+ F/ A, VFailure is the mother of success.

失之毫釐，差之千里
A miss is as good as a mile.

" i/ L7 v; q5 |% k: D只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
Little strokes fell great oaks.
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2 e% b4 ^8 ~3 e毛遂自薦
to recommend ones own person

3 S2 E* `4 P8 \# y打落水狗
to 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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& q) B9 {) K: d* P( V- cto bear hardship without complaint
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. V* W& K( K8 Y- B+ hAs you make your bed so you must lie on it.
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5 n: f4 K. l) Q9 A' G自討苦吃
to make a rod for ones own back

自力更生
to shift for oneself
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2 n. O* I/ L; R% i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
7 |# W7 F3 R% qOffence is the best defence.

同甘共苦
  l5 h2 S' ]! h; {( y6 C# Jto share ones joys and sorrows
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. y. `! Y0 K' x% M8 N因地制宜
8 t& v2 _0 u% r* g$ w( ?1 v! Wact according to circumstances
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$ j7 n( T& c( v$ `3 Q( c有勇無謀
more brave than wise

有備無患
) z- `7 |/ D1 p+ F  jGood watch prevents misfortune.

" G+ J+ x, F2 a  ?8 M有志者事竟成
Where there is a will, there is a way.
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( Y0 i1 i. o! d1 ]有錢能使鬼推磨
Money makes the world go around. /Money talks.
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江山易改本性難移
$ u% u: t' v( A6 W7 S; G& O2 aThe child is father of the man.
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* {) q- F! w6 g# g0 s百無一失
Not a single miss in a hundred times.

$ q' s9 h5 M3 O3 b2 J百聞不如一見
% [: A: s! w. _8 H4 i2 O. O5 X, YTo see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)
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' L7 W% [) W( ~9 A' Y吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
  Y5 A- J6 v# r( o+ F) PIf you wish to be the best man, you must be prepared to suffer the bitterest of the bitter.
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8 E- |/ T; @2 Q每人一生中皆有得意之日
Every dog has his day.
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1 L6 r5 s. T; f) o: T  T  [4 t色是假，美是空
8 L; A+ p" ]4 F) JCharm is deceitful, and beauty empty.

吉人自有天相
$ g& j1 s2 [' t. \/ uThe 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.
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吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
2 G" }6 c9 j/ }0 x/ Q; ^- cNo gain without pain.
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弄巧成拙
Overreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark

. ^0 l* Z) g7 }5 u/ i2 D忍無可忍
, a! N+ K2 O: Q+ n6 L  eto be at the end of ones patience

; L- H1 l. y- W$ x. S4 x" N; ^忍一時之氣免百日之憂
patience for a moment; comfort for many years
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忘恩負義
+ `: I; e& w. B- i- G$ Y1 |* oto kick down the ladder

: c/ [4 \& H0 V& ~走馬看花
9 D4 a+ W# W3 H/ j0 Fa flying visit

防患於未然
to nip a thing in the bud
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% f6 M: v2 z! C3 H! L; o: c佛要金裝，人要衣裝
Fine feathers make fine birds.

" E1 y! ~% k6 y兵精不必多
Too many cooks spoil the broth.

身在福中不知福
) \1 s' _* \: c9 u" [0 N/ u: mThe worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.

: q5 I) b6 P. v; {$ {你敬我一尺，我回你一丈
7 M5 L8 M8 H; p4 c% CYou scratch my back, and I will sratch yours.
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' R: X- ~1 J1 h% ~1 L5 L7 H& y, \$ r別狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心
Dont bite the hand that feeds you.

志在千里
Hitch your wagon to a star.
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奇裝異服
a fantastic garb

忠言逆耳
" s9 R  h6 k' L1 wHonest advice is unpleasant to the ear

4 s+ ^& B" F' Y' f& G明辨是非
+ E$ u0 i. G5 a8 f5 l1 L" S% N. bto distinguish right from wrong

知足常樂
0 q+ q: |. b- m5 u9 v6 DHappy is he who is content
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知足者富
- z+ m) Y% \: x: E& QHe who feels contented is rich

3 `  ~& _' E7 j6 B知人知面不知心
Its easy to know mens faces, but not their hearts.

  r5 _. j% r+ G: o知己知彼百戰百勝
8 P) t$ I  e* |2 {0 A5 b: xKnow your enemy and know yourself.

. \9 w- w7 P3 k0 c5 e空中樓閣
castles in the air

金科玉律
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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雨後春筍
like bamboo shoots after a spring shower
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雨過天青
After a storm comes a calm.

! q" ]$ V  {3 ?1 V" A秀才不出門能知天下事
8 S% T6 q3 H0 y( a! p3 eA scholor does not step outside his gate, yet he knows the happenings under the sun.

事實勝於雄辯
Facts are most convincing.

來得容易去得快
, M$ B8 q5 R" o) SEasy come, easy go.

金玉其外敗絮其中
; p& O" u! j3 I/ fAll that glitters is not gold.

兔子不吃窩邊草
The fox preys farthest from his hole.

若要人不知除非己莫為
- e0 m) }6 Z% z; |6 L0 g# oIf you would not be known to do anything, never do it.

- w! v. w3 s. A0 i沒有笑臉不出門
% J* Z7 F/ x. C: o) D. N& n7 e% dA man without a smiling face must not open a shop.
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虎父無虎子
, ~  Q8 Y4 P  l0 aLike father, like son.
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往者不可諫，來者猶可追
/ ?3 w4 q$ h. ?) i; Q: r& gA mill cannot grind with the water that is past.
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) x' K4 G' M8 T' e姻緣天註定
Marriages are made in heaven.

逆來順受
2 `9 D' p/ j& G) M2 Q" v% K& i6 ato make the best of a bad bargain
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流芳百世
0 V  ^# s7 l! f6 h( Ua niche in the temple of fame

' X4 ]& `- A* D7 H為虎作倀
to act as guide to a tiger

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to put all ones egg in one basket
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勇者不懼
4 ?3 j0 {& E5 s; V7 f$ U2 l3 }A brave man will not shrink from dangers.
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) x; L, ]3 Q4 ^洗心革面
* a+ J3 q6 O- T' qto turn over a new leaf

  Y" n2 H% m1 V% Z& p美中不足
& [+ @5 h4 X6 x+ ~a fly in the ointment
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背道而馳
) z0 G5 w- U% w* B; Y0 \  rto run counter

% A- w  ~3 d' k6 E走湯蹈火
to go through fire and water
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風燭殘年
) b7 B! s( K: e, |$ h* F5 Z. |" ato have one foot in the grave

風聲鶴唳，草木皆兵
to apprehend danger in every sound

. w  ~4 y7 e: a$ d活到老學到老
( K& W1 ~3 }9 k! @( q+ ?Its never too late to learn./ Live and learn.
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Remember the past and it will guide your future.

6 N9 V5 R/ L' \星星之火可以燎原
A single spark can start a prairie fire.

" |! @9 e4 j( q0 G待人寬容如待己
Live and let live.

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.

/ o+ q" U; n' s7 f- a笑裏藏刀
a smile to hide ones hate

留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
Where theres life theres hope

海底撈月
to fish in the air
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海底撈針
: I4 e' c0 z0 E* T$ x0 Mto look for a needle in a bundle of hay
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差之毫釐失之千里
A miss is as good as a mile
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0 N! P+ {, I! z$ t既往不咎
Let the dead bury their dead.
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to sacrifice ones life to preserve ones virtue complete
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殺雞焉用牛刀
" i6 _' m+ U8 u& HTake not a musket to kill a butterfly

飢不擇食
$ X& y7 _( g3 T# H& \A good appetite is a good sauce.
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+ o+ z8 R: }. f. {( y9 w" N, ^. k- l害群之馬
black sheep
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% a* B. B. I) v) m; R家醜不可外揚
Dont wash your dirty linen in public.
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9 v: q" S. F% R5 i恩威並濟
  q9 S! Q. M" P: a/ G8 l. d3 Malternate weakness with severity
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旁觀者清
The outside sees the best of the game.

時運不濟
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殊途同歸
  i$ R5 n+ z& y' _: XAll roads lead to Rome .
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眾志成城/團結就是力量
: C2 b1 D( S. A- {# DUnion is strenth.
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疾風知勁草
' B/ z8 E  R; J, u; D2 FAdversity reveals genius.

5 f5 f& a; `2 f0 b2 A: q旁觀者清，當局者迷
* O5 e" N& x& l6 m, O  D4 s0 tLookers-on see most of the game.
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莫在太歲頭上動土
/ m3 |: F8 U) JLet sleeping dogs lie.

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