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 B( w  e' Z) W5 ]2 j9 t1 L一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩
" h1 r+ B) a) e. @' vOnce bitten, twice shy.
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一言既出，駟馬難追
A word spoken is past recalling.

一見鍾情
6 w0 v' a/ z* v" Y* Z. d+ p- gto fall in love at first sight
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一箭雙鵰
0 F* u: [% U, @" d7 g, ?4 PKill two birds with one stone.

0 v2 [6 b7 t" o  u, b* S4 \一寸光陰一寸金
Time is money.

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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一將功名萬古枯
What millions died that Caesar might be great.
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一年之計在於春，一日之計在於晨
/ c( x( C' t2 n8 q4 yPlan your year in spring and your day at dawn.
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一人難稱百人意
& ]) g& b$ |( W$ mYou cannot please everyone.

一氣呵成
. `) o$ g* \& R0 R1 c9 ZNever make two bites of a cherry.
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3 K) {* {4 I) e. [* T九死一生
to have a hair-breadth escape
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. K( R; w# z: J  j$ F4 E* X人生如夢
Life is but a dream.
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8 q, W6 o& Y! e人生自古誰無死
Death comes to all men.
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人生百歲古來稀
/ }3 n1 m/ ?# ?6 K. I8 k% QIt is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.

人定勝天
Man can conquer nature.
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人不可貌相
Appearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a look by its cover.

十年風水輪流轉
2 g/ A6 E- ~9 m  G; j+ N5 EEvery dog has its day.

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! l" D+ d4 C5 B  L3 ^$ k& J9 F) \三思而後行
Look before you leap.

6 J' F! D  x  g( a6 j三句不離本行
! h4 Q+ }. @" d3 Sto talk shop
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' N8 Z9 e, e( d! u: M  P0 e: p$ n2 M三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮
Two heads are better than one.

千鈞一髮
: [$ `" ^8 m0 ~, rto hang by a hair thread
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, ^; Z: R/ B  M0 I大智若愚
He who canot play the fool is not a wise man.
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大器晚成
Rome was not built in a day.

7 x: X; \( J% K8 W* r山窮水盡
4 g- q$ V. h8 x7 }6 p2 l( Oat the end of ones resources

山中無老虎，猴子稱大王
# T5 T- t' ?) S7 T! T3 C  GAmong the blind the one-eyed is king./When the cats away, the mice will pay.
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, S( y6 G- t' H, D. z小題大做
  s  z; u( \* k6 T% i3 x- kMake a mountain out of a molehill.
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* t; H  B2 U* ?6 W% h: y0 }# T! Q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
% _% M1 _! @+ w: x! ]Patience is a virtue.

工欲善其事，必先利其器
You cannot make bricks without straw.

2 H! K# |1 `1 p1 @不要厚此薄彼
& `4 H- _/ N/ W& BDont make fish of one and flesh of another.

. E3 _. Q! ]8 p: O# O  s0 p不畏艱難
* K+ \6 r3 ^* x; @" c5 S2 i* PTake the bull by the horns.

; ?. S6 \0 l! J+ U1 N4 F3 m# E3 V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
" G9 B- {8 Z; D% @# pDo unto others as you would be done.

! r6 u# O5 n& v' k8 k8 ?' o3 K仁者無敵
, g7 w/ p9 P0 K3 a4 F" {  T1 ]3 X3 fThe benevolent have no enemy.

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

" u7 h' _3 E3 \9 i* Q# b8 G亡羊補牢
; |+ L6 p, x( P& f  l. Y: d+ JBetter late than never./ Its never too late to mend.
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不告而別
to take French leave
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不要不自量力
" Q: ^# O6 _) g5 S% |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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不畏艱難
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.

不入虎穴焉得虎子
How can one obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tigers lair.
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  M% `8 u, [6 }* e/ W0 V不經一事，不長一智
Experience is the mother of wisdom.

少年老成
- v0 x- V1 P$ @7 vto have an old head on young shoulders

! N0 b- U! V$ f5 R  U: ?, P. n* Z天無絕人之路
- R. `$ }2 S9 ~+ W( b  z  JGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
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1 k' J) j& ^+ U% l天下烏鴉一般黑
Crows are black all over the world.
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7 V. \" Z) v2 X6 `2 }* l天無絕人之路
# O7 N3 t# L2 qGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb./ When one door shuts another opens.

天助自助者
4 A5 s8 q, t( w0 {7 ?, H+ {Heaven helps those who help themselves.

. K  u: {) e  \* S2 H. L3 I天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福
4 R( R8 d* |# e& V5 j& U+ t. hIt is the unexpected that always happens.

毛遂自薦
to recommend ones own person

心正不怕雷打
0 _3 h# O! J$ @$ ?4 N8 F2 ]( UA good conscience is a soft pillow.

- Z2 m+ _. Z% L# ~7 v化干戈為玉帛
, n& x( |  P/ c1 d5 W0 KBury the tomahwak(hatchet).
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  C. A, |  u' [: R8 Y7 |仁者無敵
The benevolent have no enemy.

今日事今日畢
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.
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. m" _3 @$ M/ ~( d5 y文勝於武
The pen is mightier than the sword.
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6 w* n! V7 F; f" E' z; m以身作則
to practice what one practices

1 d/ e. L2 W! l+ t( ?以毒攻毒
0 I/ j* M4 H0 Bto set a thief to catch a thief
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  e& h: s0 P2 S以怨報德
( F. [8 u6 M+ [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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以寡敵眾
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& z1 n- l( w8 ~/ z6 T0 `' e以德報怨
to render good for evil
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以其人之道還治其人之身
% r8 o- C. F& g- X: b5 RSet a thief to catch a thief.

+ \3 k5 T/ P: _/ k以子之矛，攻子之盾
2 x6 p' M+ K+ k8 \to turn a persons battery against himself

( L1 n  ?8 O; V  J, c( b四大皆空
! ]3 I5 a" o4 ^3 EAll is vanity.

" b8 |" s9 ]5 `8 {" e四海之內皆兄弟
All are brothers within the four seas.

! m) k5 ]/ }# J6 n: O$ J未雨綢繆
2 N2 Y* _' e) K7 Rto save against a rainy day

目不識丁
not know A from B

失敗為成功之母
# e! K9 @$ r, \7 p/ F+ z' rFailure is the mother of success.

( ^2 q/ y6 Q5 t5 b. x/ Z失之毫釐，差之千里
A miss is as good as a mile.
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- U7 B) U4 S$ V) e% a只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
6 v) W$ u5 B8 b4 J0 T1 J4 o' MLittle strokes fell great oaks.
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毛遂自薦
1 ]" P+ W* L" z4 Bto recommend ones own person

& e) i1 W" ?7 {+ D1 B; [/ |打落水狗
to hit a person when hes down
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打鐵趁熱
4 Q7 E8 \2 h' D4 {6 m0 ]+ N0 O8 G  uStrike while the iron is hot.

$ T  Z3 S' O1 {犯錯是人之常情，寬恕是超凡的
To err is human; to forgive divine.

只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
. V& y% X; h7 l9 X' d2 jLittle strokes fell great oaks.

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任勞任怨
# l6 k  B- c. `% z' ]' Gto bear hardship without complaint

8 I; M1 F& S$ }& d" D# u自作自受
As you make your bed so you must lie on it.
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8 ~. {$ [! H% V+ Z: }' B- k# \( I+ Uto make a rod for ones own back

4 E) S, a, y2 q1 G# ]9 ]自力更生
to shift for oneself
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自掃門前雪
After us the deluge.

) Y9 H% [3 b2 c) d. Q* A( b回頭浪子
" v+ [1 l) c0 f9 z; e6 D5 u; qthe return of a prodigal
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先下手為強
Offence is the best defence.
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  y- p# K% H, I同甘共苦
to share ones joys and sorrows

* ]2 p6 R, N. f2 d" t3 }+ i5 r因地制宜
) ^3 F0 k8 r2 s/ ]) f3 J- sact according to circumstances

" {* X' L% [$ L' c" H# i7 ?) }; |有勇無謀
9 n! s* o* C5 I& `+ bmore brave than wise

& b2 R1 {+ Z& K7 s有備無患
1 w6 H* S, }3 w" z6 ~Good watch prevents misfortune.
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有志者事竟成
Where there is a will, there is a way.

" q4 ?  }* N3 |5 ^; o3 j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
The child is father of the man.
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百無一失
Not a single miss in a hundred times.
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8 ^7 S/ v) P1 f- u2 |9 @4 R百聞不如一見
To see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)

吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
# O. l+ l. g1 g4 ^( P& l$ K$ sIf you wish to be the best man, you must be prepared to suffer the bitterest of the bitter.

每人一生中皆有得意之日
* R" R4 X7 \* y6 OEvery dog has his day.
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色是假，美是空
6 s7 Y" ?% ]7 A( P1 p+ ?$ W& ~: tCharm is deceitful, and beauty empty.

  J* s3 a1 {9 f" c吉人自有天相
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.

) {9 m' Q& |  O) U* @3 M- @- p吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
& ^% v5 G) q) |$ n$ nNo gain without pain.
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弄巧成拙
4 G  F; X- U5 K2 \; eOverreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark

忍無可忍
to be at the end of ones patience
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& L, D& F8 G- _忍一時之氣免百日之憂
) D- a1 K6 r7 k5 r" D8 b; B  Mpatience for a moment; comfort for many years
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3 j# o5 A% n6 q4 ~8 v忘恩負義
* e' c9 `/ M, D4 J$ j2 Cto kick down the ladder

走馬看花
* q5 O, o/ V7 z$ \; L& Xa flying visit

防患於未然
& m' E; K2 P( H- {# \6 Lto nip a thing in the bud
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* M8 E* r/ ?& q" V4 m+ M佛要金裝，人要衣裝
Fine feathers make fine birds.

( _: p) J7 ?7 a' F. F+ d9 d+ o兵精不必多
. v/ ^6 q- u# z. R2 ]  x5 }% ^Too many cooks spoil the broth.
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( Z. e( R, @5 b+ p3 t# V- L身在福中不知福
The worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.
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4 Z$ F) _2 ]' o- |2 E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
Dont bite the hand that feeds you.
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志在千里
" g* ^& R" C- OHitch your wagon to a star.
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+ o7 d" C: B! _# |! a: B奇裝異服
a fantastic garb

& k6 o1 l6 g1 X. j4 m# Y忠言逆耳
Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear
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明辨是非
  A/ C8 M6 R! ~, Tto distinguish right from wrong

知足常樂
$ F( S. ~( ~* ?1 u+ L+ u4 z! V% FHappy is he who is content
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& }2 u5 `+ R7 `$ k知足者富
He who feels contented is rich

知人知面不知心
Its easy to know mens faces, but not their hearts.

7 K% r% ]6 V' ~% ?( ?知己知彼百戰百勝
Know your enemy and know yourself.
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! |7 _# b3 L* @9 t  S) O空中樓閣
: K* g0 J6 o1 G' j8 ccastles in the air
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, Q+ `: G2 E" h. g% z0 h  Q金科玉律
, u8 u' w2 {7 ?) E, K; u- Ithe gold rule

奇裝異服
. a# d" y( g3 U1 fa fantastic garb

明辨事非
( k5 W% U  F4 s- `5 pto distinguish right fromwrong
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% L5 Q" e6 g/ `7 i雨後春筍
like bamboo shoots after a spring shower

雨過天青
" x1 L" |& B/ bAfter a storm comes a calm.

秀才不出門能知天下事
2 X, [: l  t4 ]: f& d  ZA 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
Facts are most convincing.

來得容易去得快
Easy come, easy go.
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/ p8 B, ?" i8 _金玉其外敗絮其中
# x0 }5 t1 Q4 W5 b8 GAll that glitters is not gold.

- e. o# x9 ^) ~, f' M- ]兔子不吃窩邊草
9 Q/ z$ S. t) RThe fox preys farthest from his hole.

- _8 |# k8 m* K8 h  q0 A: Q若要人不知除非己莫為
If you would not be known to do anything, never do it.

沒有笑臉不出門
A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.
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0 W9 w) G0 ]- ]& Q: Q4 u' j" d虎父無虎子
Like father, like son.
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2 f% _6 j. y" i往者不可諫，來者猶可追
A mill cannot grind with the water that is past.
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姻緣天註定
5 @# d: S& n  l7 [- a; P. TMarriages are made in heaven.
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逆來順受
to make the best of a bad bargain

$ d0 K  G+ Y1 A/ A  ?- p流芳百世
a niche in the temple of fame

6 C& k5 ~$ T/ U3 C為虎作倀
- I  b! }' B  q  g' D! `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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( h2 |5 o4 ?# u7 I( y$ }勇者不懼
A brave man will not shrink from dangers.
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洗心革面
3 y; z' G# G  X$ g" Z: ato turn over a new leaf

& ^; j6 B- H4 F" Z6 \) b美中不足
7 c& ~, {$ L6 M7 d* Q' G2 @; |! O! Xa fly in the ointment

# F" V, H0 J0 _7 _% S3 K' n, k2 t背道而馳
to run counter
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走湯蹈火
to go through fire and water

0 v: }4 @" t, X3 t* V6 I# N8 _風燭殘年
to have one foot in the grave
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風聲鶴唳，草木皆兵
to apprehend danger in every sound

活到老學到老
Its never too late to learn./ Live and learn.

7 I, B. [- O! t; v" ?前事不忘後事之師
Remember the past and it will guide your future.
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星星之火可以燎原
- J" o. I( o( L# |& L: gA single spark can start a prairie fire.
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待人寬容如待己
& M( J2 i4 c/ y% @Live and let live.
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按部就班
Learn to walk before you run.
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* `2 f& m2 d1 }! Q. F! V病從口入禍從口出
Illness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.

笑裏藏刀
6 {+ t8 E- t; t: P/ @: aa smile to hide ones hate

留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
+ @, E0 i5 b" Y: O  R9 X: cWhere theres life theres hope

海底撈月
to fish in the air

海底撈針
% j0 ~4 W7 b8 Pto look for a needle in a bundle of hay

差之毫釐失之千里
( G5 v  B0 v; S/ U: WA miss is as good as a mile

, a+ ~8 G$ x+ D2 ]既往不咎
0 ?3 Q, c' B2 E( p, FLet the dead bury their dead.

殺身成仁
to sacrifice ones life to preserve ones virtue complete
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% B% H0 M4 r8 ^' F3 k- A殺雞焉用牛刀
Take not a musket to kill a butterfly
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2 e5 p' v4 l- Z* z# I飢不擇食
* T$ T) i* d3 Q% A9 c6 rA good appetite is a good sauce.

+ {2 S# z! b, Z! T4 p害群之馬
$ U$ b- i) f5 A: Y) mblack sheep
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9 \2 W1 [/ z6 ^, Y9 c. K家醜不可外揚
, n/ f* w# H- T8 K) P2 o& O' HDont wash your dirty linen in public.
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恩威並濟
alternate weakness with severity
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0 S& b, k- [# @0 h0 }7 b8 Q旁觀者清
& p3 f5 e/ A8 y- }: |+ vThe outside sees the best of the game.

時運不濟
. |6 v* X, r% C0 M% P- J; ?to have a bad time

; z' z8 T4 o/ }# ~, T殊途同歸
All roads lead to Rome .

眾志成城/團結就是力量
Union is strenth.

# t5 K& z! d9 p" U3 }& {疾風知勁草
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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莫在太歲頭上動土
Let sleeping dogs lie.

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