中国成语英译

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中国成语英译

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
A word spoken is past recalling.
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一見鍾情
to fall in love at first sight
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一箭雙鵰
  |* t' l( t0 t& ~! p! W6 {9 vKill two birds with one stone.
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* R/ E' @& s7 N) [: X+ Q; k一寸光陰一寸金
Time is money.

一失足成千古恨
9 A! {6 P! x$ H5 l3 N0 f) E3 yThe error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life.

一將功名萬古枯
. a8 `! h+ L& b4 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.

一人難稱百人意
4 g% b- \7 N/ f2 z4 P" g8 @& eYou cannot please everyone.
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一氣呵成
- I6 @! d$ L5 A# ]Never make two bites of a cherry.

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3 Y* l" h+ L9 Z, V; K' o九死一生
; j# p. t4 E: G7 B1 E/ G" }to have a hair-breadth escape

人生如夢
Life is but a dream.
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' ?0 y9 D( k4 j% y" q( t人生自古誰無死
0 N1 _4 {0 |% GDeath comes to all men.

' w/ b  V# e6 z) j6 _人生百歲古來稀
It is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.
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人定勝天
& E! n5 R- {0 n, xMan 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
, p/ n7 v9 }9 k: M; }- K, h3 T, fEvery dog has its day.

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8 C9 s1 a- f# R0 D三思而後行
Look before you leap.
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$ [( a+ G: t% `" q1 s: @三句不離本行
to talk shop
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三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮
0 z( Y$ S6 X2 Q$ c; {Two heads are better than one.

千鈞一髮
to hang by a hair thread
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7 r4 ]) s# t0 K& b& z大智若愚
+ Z/ A. e8 X2 H# s& V8 {, K  IHe who canot play the fool is not a wise man.
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大器晚成
7 t. }% ]# e0 _. B% r: ORome was not built in a day.

山窮水盡
at the end of ones resources

山中無老虎，猴子稱大王
" u8 V. }7 K: OAmong the blind the one-eyed is king./When the cats away, the mice will pay.
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小題大做
6 Z1 ^; J6 x9 {- P& fMake a mountain out of a molehill.
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小洞不補，大來吃苦
; K5 B: B. s$ ^A stitch in time saves nine.
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小不忍則亂大謀
% y$ {# B5 e/ QPatience is a virtue.

; v6 F: B; p( L工欲善其事，必先利其器
You cannot make bricks without straw.
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" l) q1 n9 }& g, B9 x: C4 i; e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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% G( k- s. k3 b" u. ~! Z, P: K不要不自量力
) E9 T* W* O% o' V. B8 X% _Dont put a quarter into a pint pot.
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己所不欲勿施於人
: A. R- H! T$ h0 ?6 N4 \Do unto others as you would be done.

仁者無敵
& n: X2 @9 X3 ZThe benevolent have no enemy.
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工欲善其事必先利器
You cannot make bricks without straw.

+ C) q& S' i: A. c& p+ U亡羊補牢
Better late than never./ Its never too late to mend.

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不告而別
" r5 z8 A( h2 X: _, @) ?3 R2 k* w  vto take French leave
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不要不自量力
6 D" E% \# h* ?# v* b, fDont put a quarter into a pint pot.

不要厚此薄彼
Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.

8 u, S+ ^$ P2 R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.

- T4 {( H0 n/ f不經一事，不長一智
6 m) k. X$ e: pExperience is the mother of wisdom.
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少年老成
to have an old head on young shoulders

& ]* l. b) h; e4 x! i* u7 g: S3 l天無絕人之路
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
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( @0 ?& B- P  J1 k  Z  {' V; @天下烏鴉一般黑
( G* A$ G# C) Z0 dCrows are black all over the world.
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' r8 p8 h7 A9 @* f. N天無絕人之路
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb./ When one door shuts another opens.
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天助自助者
; ^5 L8 C" ]9 i: f; eHeaven helps those who help themselves.

! `  ~3 |2 v  v3 p$ r6 t天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福
It is the unexpected that always happens.
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/ |( v6 K# F4 w! ]5 t5 V, u毛遂自薦
to recommend ones own person

心正不怕雷打
A good conscience is a soft pillow.

' E# ~  m: b5 i化干戈為玉帛
4 M2 b" y7 \1 T- r: m5 D! w! P0 VBury the tomahwak(hatchet).
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仁者無敵
The benevolent have no enemy.
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* I4 l1 {  \; K今日事今日畢
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.
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+ o1 V; k$ O. `5 \5 e文勝於武
The pen is mightier than the sword.

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4 c5 H0 i; w( G1 T以身作則
- L) _( h8 |# I' ^, ~) ]- t6 yto practice what one practices
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% g; x8 a- h6 \( F1 p以毒攻毒
to set a thief to catch a thief
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0 b/ j: D% M& v. {+ [: @9 h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.

# R% @: z! e$ s以寡敵眾
to fight against longer odds

* l& x$ K. u+ X" M+ G9 A) G以德報怨
to render good for evil
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$ e8 Z% ~$ P8 o8 d7 c以其人之道還治其人之身
- J$ L3 A$ c; U6 ISet a thief to catch a thief.
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3 j% y" D* i0 [以子之矛，攻子之盾
to turn a persons battery against himself

四大皆空
7 J9 [2 G) ?0 q# _8 P* A! NAll is vanity.

; X* w2 i+ y( z' Q0 Q" W0 t. V+ r四海之內皆兄弟
All are brothers within the four seas.
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( V7 H1 L" f1 y未雨綢繆
! u  b% r" W; W- V) Q% c& wto save against a rainy day

, h% t- Z% D+ o目不識丁
not know A from B

失敗為成功之母
Failure is the mother of success.

失之毫釐，差之千里
A miss is as good as a mile.
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3 ^" p0 }* Y: ?$ `# p2 v只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
/ H0 s4 {& C' X, l) h. q! B, wLittle strokes fell great oaks.
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% I8 ~, Y6 I) ^0 T  r" M8 N: K) c# D毛遂自薦
to recommend ones own person

3 t+ d9 ~6 l, N9 P- b打落水狗
# y- p. l0 G2 R" x2 D- Oto hit a person when hes down

打鐵趁熱
Strike while the iron is hot.

4 I/ Q) b( W9 _' e' e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
1 U5 G% K. B4 p( d4 V' bLittle strokes fell great oaks.

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任勞任怨
to bear hardship without complaint
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' F$ G5 c/ ~' z4 i0 f- f" t自作自受
6 T3 C8 g4 @6 l# m/ B. [: EAs 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

自力更生
9 {4 g8 d" x' |9 X4 i% r8 i; Pto shift for oneself
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自掃門前雪
After us the deluge.

回頭浪子
the return of a prodigal

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

有勇無謀
/ ~5 ]. T0 g( F5 e% {more brave than wise
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! x6 a$ K- e7 ]  i2 E6 F有備無患
  s8 M4 r9 T( R+ U+ S$ `8 ^( i2 kGood watch prevents misfortune.
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有志者事竟成
Where there is a will, there is a way.

  G! s- t2 V. U8 z2 ~有錢能使鬼推磨
Money makes the world go around. /Money talks.

江山易改本性難移
, G5 e. v$ H7 a8 |7 D) bThe child is father of the man.
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6 i0 d. f2 |& _- ^! G) n3 l百無一失
" V- g, i0 z) {4 k) \Not a single miss in a hundred times.
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; _2 y" M& H4 O4 ~1 m5 N百聞不如一見
( r& H% }4 y; t% a  U3 `( V: @. VTo see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)
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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.

每人一生中皆有得意之日
Every dog has his day.

' C7 X* j+ z% m# g' {+ G% W6 K色是假，美是空
* b! k, D; E, Z( |9 D, R2 [5 tCharm is deceitful, and beauty empty.

- x2 J; {0 Y- |  K( [) @$ l吉人自有天相
( p# g" r! N/ dThe good are protected by Heaven. / Alls wel that ends well.
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4 E, X9 ?) F4 n$ Y" c6 A7 w5 I如人飲水冷暖自知
1 _! S& J5 d4 H. `/ nOnly the wearer knows where the shoes pain.
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/ F' I+ A. b5 e9 g# x' I6 r吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
No gain without pain.
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弄巧成拙
Overreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark
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忍無可忍
to be at the end of ones patience
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" g& j4 e6 |( c" z, y忍一時之氣免百日之憂
patience for a moment; comfort for many years
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% W, x  {4 j' x! l% c8 |忘恩負義
to kick down the ladder
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走馬看花
a flying visit

防患於未然
to nip a thing in the bud

  u" p  k- q/ l7 u+ ]! ~佛要金裝，人要衣裝
Fine feathers make fine birds.

兵精不必多
2 W* L# P, z: u. RToo many cooks spoil the broth.

身在福中不知福
The worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.
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+ M8 }$ y# T1 }: v( `/ B. S你敬我一尺，我回你一丈
2 [* |5 }5 b% o, e4 x$ UYou scratch my back, and I will sratch yours.

別狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心
Dont bite the hand that feeds you.

6 n  y! p7 z1 R志在千里
Hitch your wagon to a star.
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奇裝異服
; ]7 d. X( q0 c+ X+ Aa fantastic garb

忠言逆耳
* s  i, _% ~+ cHonest advice is unpleasant to the ear
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明辨是非
8 H. O6 _) w. z! ?; s( y- \to distinguish right from wrong
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( o9 |# \+ O+ Z  h  g2 X3 `9 w知足常樂
- z7 a$ o1 b3 C; z/ d4 I, e) dHappy is he who is content
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知足者富
/ ]9 B, t; l% n' Q7 wHe who feels contented is rich
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6 h* q& A, W( j& g- A. K知人知面不知心
Its easy to know mens faces, but not their hearts.

9 q7 i# R  I. c8 H; \知己知彼百戰百勝
& {5 x, ?* ^2 ?7 eKnow your enemy and know yourself.

3 r7 F$ V+ g/ d  k空中樓閣
castles in the air
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金科玉律
  F; F& Z# F4 \8 H' _the gold rule

奇裝異服
a fantastic garb
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4 p" [! E6 q# s. k; A, @明辨事非
& _" {3 Q: I3 M0 `2 s7 Tto distinguish right fromwrong

- K" R9 R& ?: w4 x4 z6 n' r雨後春筍
like bamboo shoots after a spring shower

雨過天青
After 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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事實勝於雄辯
Facts are most convincing.
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& t8 ], W, {- }! d來得容易去得快
0 |! v' ^6 A) i/ VEasy come, easy go.
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金玉其外敗絮其中
7 h1 a- W& M5 OAll that glitters is not gold.

兔子不吃窩邊草
8 E/ U/ [6 v2 `6 W" nThe fox preys farthest from his hole.
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若要人不知除非己莫為
) g: i! v& b; [8 DIf you would not be known to do anything, never do it.

; ~* D( v. Z7 P& F# ^" \沒有笑臉不出門
# @: W4 D: i, YA man without a smiling face must not open a shop.
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1 i. A5 ]8 T9 E6 Q6 l$ O虎父無虎子
8 w. _1 C7 E7 E  x" c. uLike father, like son.

5 C+ `) b% a7 b" [% k往者不可諫，來者猶可追
A mill cannot grind with the water that is past.


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- K. e0 z6 k. l; _$ X, z3 h" l* N! K姻緣天註定
7 v* K7 V. C! v6 M( I7 kMarriages are made in heaven.

逆來順受
to make the best of a bad bargain
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流芳百世
; k' _3 l9 N7 e/ i; u& |! E) x' Z2 a* u- Va niche in the temple of fame
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9 g9 r1 R3 R1 k; ]$ f0 S, f為虎作倀
" y4 i# C7 y8 m+ p; }8 s' b7 t! }) Sto act as guide to a tiger

9 w: D4 R! {. ?: Y' `* n孤注一擲
to put all ones egg in one basket

勇者不懼
A brave man will not shrink from dangers.
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. K) M; D! V& o8 P洗心革面
to turn over a new leaf

美中不足
0 P" J& L6 x. M2 {' h  Sa fly in the ointment
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+ S( x  E% k2 _4 z; K背道而馳
to run counter
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$ [$ b) d3 M) u0 v6 u/ w' Q. F走湯蹈火
to go through fire and water

風燭殘年
$ d8 Q) o" f- dto have one foot in the grave

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.
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9 h3 v1 ~: K+ d# z4 d" I. g前事不忘後事之師
5 R; w; R8 Z: J( T5 j6 oRemember the past and it will guide your future.

3 z" }) b9 A- E: C星星之火可以燎原
A single spark can start a prairie fire.
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- a3 w/ E( L0 _待人寬容如待己
& t1 `) D. z+ K' _) d$ _4 n! T9 KLive and let live.

2 H% h$ J1 {  k% P9 w按部就班
5 p* i4 b6 D) C& C9 Q6 dLearn to walk before you run.
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( O; y# U, b6 e2 V$ _4 D病從口入禍從口出
/ y6 s8 _5 V  wIllness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.

1 D# s4 I* }6 z( }& }笑裏藏刀
% |' s3 r; y8 b2 b1 U3 Ia smile to hide ones hate
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4 D. D" o* I9 j# j4 X1 {# m留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
$ _( P( t6 r# Z6 k. A- iWhere theres life theres hope

" O  R+ J* o2 e: V海底撈月
to fish in the air
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海底撈針
+ Q: R" R. K: Z- j9 j0 Sto look for a needle in a bundle of hay

差之毫釐失之千里
) j1 W. R; @' \" h, S% M  tA miss is as good as a mile
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既往不咎
9 c& x8 T- L3 OLet the dead bury their dead.

2 @  u& v7 j' |  U殺身成仁
to sacrifice ones life to preserve ones virtue complete
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殺雞焉用牛刀
Take not a musket to kill a butterfly

- t, A* n/ _, G% h6 V飢不擇食
A good appetite is a good sauce.

# P9 K  D; a& I) h1 c害群之馬
, K- B# D  _! U# Tblack sheep

家醜不可外揚
Dont wash your dirty linen in public.
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恩威並濟
9 O+ T" V) N. oalternate weakness with severity

. S9 e! }4 y7 y* J; R8 X7 y: G旁觀者清
+ Q6 D8 J0 E' q4 NThe outside sees the best of the game.
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時運不濟
3 H( y: F) \6 \' g- ato have a bad time
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6 @) W) _/ F. n, E7 ^* `殊途同歸
7 P4 ?# v$ e! j8 R4 ~. ]% vAll roads lead to Rome .

眾志成城/團結就是力量
Union is strenth.
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) v, W% g" S, q; l1 f7 b+ i% F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.

$ i9 p* r; r  g6 s- o, u莫在太歲頭上動土
Let sleeping dogs lie.

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