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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% ^1 j( r6 z0 p$ Q8 S4 n- P6 T7 Y一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩
4 u, n7 O; ~1 S7 ~Once bitten, twice shy.
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一言既出，駟馬難追
) {2 j& q& c+ \! P2 ?4 ~' s3 Y4 _A word spoken is past recalling.
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# L- |9 p! ~4 x( y# Z1 Q一見鍾情
to fall in love at first sight

: V) I% ?8 X# R3 n0 P: U/ h/ g0 G$ _: k3 ~一箭雙鵰
! Z( o1 @* ]4 s8 S9 EKill two birds with one stone.

一寸光陰一寸金
Time is money.

一失足成千古恨
+ N- I, X" ]5 Y" vThe error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life.

一將功名萬古枯
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.

% r7 O+ c$ {5 f  A; M6 a1 m一人難稱百人意
" y" a$ ?# Z( D5 D# n2 b6 w9 ^You cannot please everyone.

* Y; p( E% B6 l' ^* [) O; c6 B( B一氣呵成
' L& p9 @  `! h9 I" U2 ]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
Life is but a dream.

人生自古誰無死
( D6 Q" b( S1 a1 \1 j. k% lDeath comes to all men.

: u7 w9 l5 ]& o" J人生百歲古來稀
It is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.

人定勝天
* k7 w$ ^2 I3 g  F: W+ KMan can conquer nature.

, F5 I% N: v7 W8 d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
% m; k6 b0 E2 y2 s8 S4 t; S2 @Every dog has its day.

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三思而後行
Look before you leap.

3 E" p5 y0 i+ R7 b. U2 I三句不離本行
7 t: T# {- T) Q( H9 ^: m+ C0 s) f7 _to talk shop
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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
2 Y! @3 l- m* |0 U8 m! ~% r0 Cto hang by a hair thread
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大智若愚
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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山窮水盡
9 P' q8 ?" l# w2 d7 U" R( X# Dat the end of ones resources

3 f6 C* ?: \1 W& A% o山中無老虎，猴子稱大王
" m! C* ], D* W3 t) u% t! JAmong the blind the one-eyed is king./When the cats away, the mice will pay.

( o5 h. x  Q$ j( X小題大做
Make a mountain out of a molehill.
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# C" v0 Z% a) O' W* w) Q0 F5 |小洞不補，大來吃苦
A stitch in time saves nine.
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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
You cannot make bricks without straw.
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不要厚此薄彼
+ w$ `2 F7 Y) U1 c, ?Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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. ?# L& ~3 L/ I( l/ X/ x0 x  \Take the bull by the horns.
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不要不自量力
Dont put a quarter into a pint pot.

" D- f# C$ X% z' Z7 V- o己所不欲勿施於人
Do unto others as you would be done.
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7 N! e" B3 p: a% h( O仁者無敵
- ~1 B. x  s5 o2 F4 IThe benevolent have no enemy.

工欲善其事必先利器
0 n0 e) J/ S2 W% a  L  o' [# iYou cannot make bricks without straw.

亡羊補牢
/ E' a' d# b: x* w: sBetter late than never./ Its never too late to mend.
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to take French leave

不要不自量力
Dont put a quarter into a pint pot.
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1 J$ L  ?# S$ V, E; r, }$ L) L! v, ]不要厚此薄彼
Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.

  _% [3 |8 D/ B# S# k- y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.
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不入虎穴焉得虎子
How can one obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tigers lair.

不經一事，不長一智
Experience is the mother of wisdom.
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to have an old head on young shoulders

8 }5 g* ~0 G# L" a: ~4 W天無絕人之路
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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God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb./ When one door shuts another opens.
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0 h$ h- c* i- ?5 h5 THeaven helps those who help themselves.

2 A- ~) M# j; ~7 x. b8 @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
4 e' ^% o- n& b6 k: p  U) ?% Kto recommend ones own person
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4 x% L$ [( J1 u) T, ~心正不怕雷打
A good conscience is a soft pillow.
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化干戈為玉帛
, U" ~* y/ W2 R7 L( p; oBury the tomahwak(hatchet).
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The benevolent have no enemy.
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今日事今日畢
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.

/ k1 a, W, o* U# c: X" t) P; Z% m8 @文勝於武
The pen is mightier than the sword.


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4 \  N! H& C% A$ p; k, d以身作則
" z. J9 X& _$ e% S' jto practice what one practices

) S8 ?( l7 {+ H, K4 r3 Z3 ?; q以毒攻毒
' ^# T: W  A7 l( wto set a thief to catch a thief

以怨報德
. h+ M' P$ u; M+ m5 d4 p9 g" {. B. \to bite the hand that feeds one
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以逸待勞
To wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.
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' x  x6 M4 H* W  M0 n& gto fight against longer odds
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to render good for evil
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2 [$ N& C) `* \Set a thief to catch a thief.
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* I& |1 D1 z( c! V以子之矛，攻子之盾
to turn a persons battery against himself

四大皆空
. O4 {0 |! {1 lAll is vanity.
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四海之內皆兄弟
; g& ^3 M- s4 |All are brothers within the four seas.

未雨綢繆
- J8 u) l. O" q" j- p& N, jto save against a rainy day
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4 s% X7 e% G) V# K! P5 H目不識丁
! y! _# l% V0 g$ t  B3 N' Ynot know A from B
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: {+ A2 e+ d) k) o. M6 z失敗為成功之母
Failure is the mother of success.
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失之毫釐，差之千里
5 h7 T. J3 `, d% ~" yA 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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毛遂自薦
to recommend ones own person
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4 O& E/ ^3 b$ [1 k2 _( s- ~打落水狗
to hit a person when hes down
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' ]8 u, ~# ^% N! J打鐵趁熱
' r8 W3 D8 \) `, {1 lStrike while the iron is hot.
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& h6 b! |3 T, J, [, C& C/ I- [+ e犯錯是人之常情，寬恕是超凡的
To err is human; to forgive divine.

  S+ w6 s6 e8 c2 u' l: X只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
6 E+ p2 c' y5 s- m' e+ pLittle strokes fell great oaks.

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6 ~1 x0 V  P$ X任勞任怨
; c+ m3 X0 [8 M7 rto 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
# L- j* q4 `/ [5 g, `3 [, Z; bto make a rod for ones own back
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自力更生
6 V7 R9 [/ H# N9 z% i  }, R. Tto shift for oneself

: a8 F: K+ k" r: @$ k4 U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.

  o9 h& I* l) d8 ]" b( V同甘共苦
# L; N1 |' }/ \0 |$ T' lto share ones joys and sorrows
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因地制宜
act according to circumstances

: p" G1 B+ y  N! e& L5 N6 D: W0 ~有勇無謀
more brave than wise
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有備無患
Good watch prevents misfortune.

有志者事竟成
3 u' E7 i0 i" S2 ]1 ?Where there is a will, there is a way.

- B/ D0 ?% T: A3 Q) t' K有錢能使鬼推磨
Money makes the world go around. /Money talks.

江山易改本性難移
The child is father of the man.

& E( ^+ B9 l9 Q7 d2 Q5 F# P7 a百無一失
) N7 v2 M. z; V6 G' d- iNot a single miss in a hundred times.

百聞不如一見
# X8 {  U: ^/ }1 [To see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)

/ i8 A' V  F2 V3 q, M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
; t' S) W3 V4 h# K) nEvery dog has his day.
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色是假，美是空
& a  |0 Q4 ?, }7 p4 ?; w% W1 HCharm is deceitful, and beauty empty.

( w+ Y1 q8 B' e2 e  k5 n- ?2 o3 E吉人自有天相
The good are protected by Heaven. / Alls wel that ends well.

5 K4 N% b+ y2 J4 t; s如人飲水冷暖自知
  }$ Y. b( H/ R$ c9 j5 g$ ], XOnly the wearer knows where the shoes pain.
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吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
+ m3 f* }7 i7 ANo gain without pain.
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弄巧成拙
Overreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark

3 J+ p1 Q0 z7 T0 v/ C忍無可忍
to be at the end of ones patience

忍一時之氣免百日之憂
, D6 d$ v) p% F6 K  Bpatience for a moment; comfort for many years

忘恩負義
7 ]" W+ T1 q( }8 A! u0 L# i+ Gto kick down the ladder

1 Z1 f. d. Q$ D6 b3 b9 h走馬看花
0 ^* Z! M) `9 s7 l/ Ja flying visit
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5 |& G6 x+ v4 @. ^+ M5 L9 t防患於未然
3 X! y% y% X0 q* e4 E4 {1 t/ Zto nip a thing in the bud
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佛要金裝，人要衣裝
Fine feathers make fine birds.
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) |" E9 Z! z9 [. i兵精不必多
$ M1 Z: ], v$ ]' R% K4 W. M; SToo many cooks spoil the broth.
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身在福中不知福
The worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.

6 W/ ^; N. G4 k6 [: B. u+ [8 d你敬我一尺，我回你一丈
You scratch my back, and I will sratch yours.
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別狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心
- Y. ?, I" F6 ZDont bite the hand that feeds you.
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, r& M1 G! k7 i1 y志在千里
, g$ P; e" G; ?0 k5 K- kHitch your wagon to a star.
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& ]( i' f- W* a奇裝異服
a fantastic garb
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: h$ O) t. L8 f; V  x& m忠言逆耳
" N9 M) p" v3 {; ]6 P+ aHonest advice is unpleasant to the ear

明辨是非
0 a% B4 r) |- _1 C  Dto distinguish right from wrong

知足常樂
Happy is he who is content
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知足者富
He who feels contented is rich
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知人知面不知心
Its easy to know mens faces, but not their hearts.

" l4 h! C7 d' r- ]; B知己知彼百戰百勝
1 h- {( |# O0 \# ~4 mKnow your enemy and know yourself.

1 O, _: h. {3 ]( o空中樓閣
1 r7 w5 ~, o+ Z% C; h& p1 Y) Mcastles in the air
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金科玉律
the gold rule

奇裝異服
a fantastic garb

明辨事非
to distinguish right fromwrong

雨後春筍
" `. [: @+ M; ~/ H* G1 nlike bamboo shoots after a spring shower
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) X; L: n! t! p1 X# G5 v雨過天青
After a storm comes a calm.

秀才不出門能知天下事
* F5 W% N. e: H5 |A scholor does not step outside his gate, yet he knows the happenings under the sun.
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. J/ j1 J0 j' c7 c& b% d事實勝於雄辯
8 W, k8 Q* Y% R$ f5 WFacts are most convincing.

來得容易去得快
* w, D' w4 J2 [5 e7 g6 LEasy come, easy go.
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金玉其外敗絮其中
9 O% N! q2 n, P  y) Z( z: TAll that glitters is not gold.
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& r7 o5 ~+ n. C" n, D兔子不吃窩邊草
' n  {! x0 F; l, G6 Y' VThe 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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- [$ j* c* {. F( o& ?: O/ h沒有笑臉不出門
* f2 C5 [7 v  Q9 u+ p1 ^A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.

虎父無虎子
Like father, like son.

往者不可諫，來者猶可追
! z* y% U' B& s% \' b# c- WA mill cannot grind with the water that is past.

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姻緣天註定
* R! A1 M- M$ wMarriages are made in heaven.

逆來順受
to make the best of a bad bargain
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- ]4 c& M; w* p: E7 C* b流芳百世
: }5 ~- B& Y* E3 Pa niche in the temple of fame
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為虎作倀
' J8 @# r: @& t+ b  Hto act as guide to a tiger
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孤注一擲
2 g: z+ q0 \/ J) _; y5 V' Mto put all ones egg in one basket
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勇者不懼
A brave man will not shrink from dangers.

洗心革面
to turn over a new leaf
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a fly in the ointment

背道而馳
to run counter
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走湯蹈火
to go through fire and water
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1 q7 ~6 n3 {: U$ }( K5 T風燭殘年
4 q( T, C$ Z* s) k5 Rto have one foot in the grave

7 U/ {2 L6 x/ p% L3 y9 R風聲鶴唳，草木皆兵
0 s' ?: \: T' r9 B7 Mto apprehend danger in every sound
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& [' x4 U- ]* u6 p1 x. |活到老學到老
' J+ c. v; L% _2 I  W! HIts never too late to learn./ Live and learn.

! S1 s; v9 d# t$ ^1 t前事不忘後事之師
3 r2 {) O3 Y) f, ]& p6 [Remember the past and it will guide your future.

( F; D/ _0 Y1 u% m* U星星之火可以燎原
3 {' L! z$ l1 W6 X! W4 D) z' ^A single spark can start a prairie fire.

待人寬容如待己
" j. Q$ _. e3 S) k6 i6 H* `/ XLive and let live.

, K. y6 e+ W1 B! O/ o4 s, C按部就班
2 f9 k* N1 E# ?Learn to walk before you run.
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# R7 k3 u- }; ]5 w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

1 i! g: {3 C5 W留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
Where theres life theres hope
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" Y/ }5 ?  t+ c海底撈月
to fish in the air

! X3 H" v. O8 h! [* s海底撈針
: b7 I9 |6 H% ^/ T- I# D4 ?to look for a needle in a bundle of hay

差之毫釐失之千里
" m5 j  p. s, C" p7 h* D! ^  ]. PA miss is as good as a mile

既往不咎
Let the dead bury their dead.
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殺身成仁
to sacrifice ones life to preserve ones virtue complete
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; }% B. S; ^2 l9 `9 a% P% b3 z8 Z3 w殺雞焉用牛刀
Take not a musket to kill a butterfly

飢不擇食
A good appetite is a good sauce.

3 E9 ^- r# y) `2 ]# c害群之馬
black sheep

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

3 c3 X1 G, x# d8 z/ X! B& F恩威並濟
alternate weakness with severity

- I4 S. H; V% D" S旁觀者清
2 q! q1 a/ _2 Y. _4 \  n7 n. uThe outside sees the best of the game.

時運不濟
to have a bad time
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殊途同歸
All roads lead to Rome .

眾志成城/團結就是力量
Union is strenth.

疾風知勁草
" o1 q1 g! p- U% f4 SAdversity reveals genius.

- v. ~8 W6 J2 M  X9 k3 m旁觀者清，當局者迷
Lookers-on see most of the game.

莫在太歲頭上動土
Let sleeping dogs lie.

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