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！
有問題歡迎指正，大家一起成長！
; o  U' P5 K, ^一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩
Once bitten, twice shy.

. p1 g8 P$ Q1 o' k( u: O一言既出，駟馬難追
A word spoken is past recalling.

一見鍾情
to fall in love at first sight

4 Q7 Z/ o( ?' V( m' L  b' Q9 w一箭雙鵰
* ^! X- ~; |, B0 _9 ^7 m* M0 v$ S9 ^Kill two birds with one stone.

一寸光陰一寸金
6 @: S2 f( R3 b" I% _* z4 tTime is money.

6 t& z, k! V2 m% `+ p- H- E一失足成千古恨
  Q/ e/ s/ \2 B3 ^" dThe error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life.

0 o5 x& Z8 K: f+ A  Q, l/ o3 B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
4 y% n  V2 ~0 s, K/ ]( iPlan your year in spring and your day at dawn.
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# F% T  t, m2 a9 ?: @一人難稱百人意
$ R7 p) e) P" ~  W- b6 FYou cannot please everyone.
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" r* a9 G% H1 d9 i% l一氣呵成
8 h3 r1 V; H! h0 D$ tNever make two bites of a cherry.
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9 i7 b/ x2 U% r/ Q7 {; |2 z4 \8 n. q2劃

九死一生
9 e8 K1 o! E! x/ B" Yto have a hair-breadth escape

人生如夢
+ h. r# |: h+ I3 a: _Life is but a dream.

! Z0 M4 p8 |1 K" [$ ^5 ~7 _人生自古誰無死
7 H( H; @) Y; G) s: ~+ s( P2 MDeath comes to all men.

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
Man can conquer nature.

人不可貌相
Appearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a look by its cover.

  }' J6 W4 _! ]( x十年風水輪流轉
Every dog has its day.

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; D2 R. {& {1 m' n! u: C9 X" h9 W三思而後行
8 [. P9 g+ B# HLook before you leap.
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三句不離本行
4 C' D: `0 o( n5 b% q) Qto talk shop
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3 b, m+ u: N! b3 Q( m' U三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮
Two heads are better than one.
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3 X, V  \* [8 |) y千鈞一髮
to hang by a hair thread

大智若愚
He who canot play the fool is not a wise man.
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& ^, G# p3 s: M: l1 V- \大器晚成
: e3 i% B! N9 {# ?: FRome was not built in a day.
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山窮水盡
6 A8 F  }" l) V/ N! J7 o; ^at the end of ones resources

山中無老虎，猴子稱大王
7 ~# m! g: S% k) C  N  o! vAmong the blind the one-eyed is king./When the cats away, the mice will pay.
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0 i- Y1 d  G" _8 G1 A: p/ ]8 p' {- l小題大做
+ A9 ^4 ^* @: u0 V$ ~$ H7 h& uMake a mountain out of a molehill.
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小洞不補，大來吃苦
A stitch in time saves nine.

( @# S) f6 X4 w* \. ]小不忍則亂大謀
Patience is a virtue.
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0 U) u  z4 _8 `( n9 q工欲善其事，必先利其器
. i! I9 Z$ a. o, cYou cannot make bricks without straw.
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8 A- ~+ f+ Z% y* n8 ^8 f0 v不要厚此薄彼
Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.

不畏艱難
9 q2 t* Q/ W! M5 WTake the bull by the horns.
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8 x* J. H- P5 @2 Y' W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
Do unto others as you would be done.
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  o: u( |# o3 V0 r5 l$ B- w* @仁者無敵
& Q. |' l+ e( E% |' O4 QThe benevolent have no enemy.
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4 \. ~3 g3 o# \工欲善其事必先利器
3 h% A6 a- [# IYou cannot make bricks without straw.

亡羊補牢
9 N. y( M8 ]& n/ wBetter 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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$ c& h8 z! O0 V, a2 a! n不要不自量力
7 O' `2 _* |. ?/ U; bDont put a quarter into a pint pot.
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不要厚此薄彼
4 S$ q6 O, ]3 y  d  ODont make fish of one and flesh of another.

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
How can one obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tigers lair.

不經一事，不長一智
9 K$ c4 K& z1 dExperience is the mother of wisdom.
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% J  C8 W$ F- S8 ?少年老成
* O% a5 q4 Z( z$ Z2 c6 F0 wto have an old head on young shoulders

2 U- B$ I- h* d1 }; b$ A! |天無絕人之路
7 O2 s& H4 K3 p0 v  L3 DGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.

4 c- x  O! E: |: S$ w- R; `, Z天下烏鴉一般黑
. Z5 _' N) e+ U! N, r& MCrows are black all over the world.
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2 F0 Q& k7 m* A! v天無絕人之路
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb./ When one door shuts another opens.

+ F: K6 o+ H* L6 J9 d1 M  n7 ~2 v天助自助者
. j3 y# X0 G+ x) u$ y$ w) lHeaven helps those who help themselves.
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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
- Z  Q4 t/ n. [4 J! eto recommend ones own person
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+ P; R* M( w! N2 J, G8 A9 [8 @  i+ q8 c1 f心正不怕雷打
A good conscience is a soft pillow.
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化干戈為玉帛
1 F, G5 r% s. V+ P' GBury the tomahwak(hatchet).

仁者無敵
The benevolent have no enemy.
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$ w9 L0 O7 y6 A( g今日事今日畢
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.
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% S0 @) o6 C& p  ^! I, Q文勝於武
The pen is mightier than the sword.
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5劃

以身作則
to practice what one practices
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0 @+ a. {& w% D9 p以毒攻毒
to set a thief to catch a thief
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7 b4 p) I) R4 \9 `1 [, M以怨報德
to bite the hand that feeds one
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6 w) t2 `& r9 T0 W7 G' `9 b以逸待勞
' a6 e8 \$ Q: Z8 fTo wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.

/ n3 [) g6 U8 U/ S( F以寡敵眾
0 \# G% g8 k# K  }; r* \to fight against longer odds

) d! ]; n7 k# G8 B: z( e) b以德報怨
. p  a  \2 Z0 C! uto render good for evil
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, m! Z$ V  c% v以其人之道還治其人之身
8 I' d7 E/ Y) S9 KSet a thief to catch a thief.

6 Q4 }9 h+ Y$ u. B0 x$ j以子之矛，攻子之盾
; \" z) t7 P& V2 I1 Fto turn a persons battery against himself

4 I3 ^5 H' j1 l5 T; h* @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.

# m1 A( O  w2 w未雨綢繆
to save against a rainy day

目不識丁
" W, f* m& E, [% U* h- ~" d: P, |not know A from B
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& o5 x! s) g  O, }$ [' i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
: f, Y+ l) w  Z$ w" K5 m5 {7 SA 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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6 q( B$ w* s8 z& M" u+ q9 v2 z毛遂自薦
to recommend ones own person
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打落水狗
, T3 A9 c& Q) R7 ^to hit a person when hes down
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  j8 `! Y8 o# k! ]7 ]: J! r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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5 N9 M- C$ O$ F( L; ?# }$ @. v( M7 S只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
Little strokes fell great oaks.

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: ]& `% }+ F) ^9 X8 d任勞任怨
to bear hardship without complaint
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; a/ [# O5 x$ F% r自作自受
% _8 Y" E" O  h* W8 j! zAs 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

: x2 S. E+ R+ Z, Z: r& ?/ h) i自力更生
+ X5 q9 Z+ Z: P2 S/ ]# ~to shift for oneself

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.

同甘共苦
to share ones joys and sorrows

3 M- l7 t* C  z2 B因地制宜
act according to circumstances
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- ~3 @9 \, G( q& y( y. p: m有勇無謀
more brave than wise
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* E$ N4 _. q: O2 }$ O, c有備無患
Good watch prevents misfortune.
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2 B$ D1 O7 ~; o- z有志者事竟成
Where there is a will, there is a way.

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
$ A. H- H* W( qThe child is father of the man.
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6 I7 {0 h6 a) V! }1 Z百無一失
; N1 L4 `( s5 |& r5 E: ONot a single miss in a hundred times.

; {! Y( H% s; B" b8 |百聞不如一見
To see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)

: O2 l8 M0 d2 W$ C) z2 O+ J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
Every dog has his day.
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色是假，美是空
Charm is deceitful, and beauty empty.

吉人自有天相
  f/ K2 O$ C! M+ f9 VThe good are protected by Heaven. / Alls wel that ends well.
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5 ~+ O! j& r+ Z: D, s( Y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
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
' J8 n1 K8 |) @* l9 I8 zto be at the end of ones patience

; y7 Z1 r6 c. j! Z/ ~忍一時之氣免百日之憂
patience for a moment; comfort for many years

$ `4 r% R, Q" J9 s: I忘恩負義
' J" }4 {, F- |1 H* g! `& ~2 Fto kick down the ladder
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走馬看花
a flying visit
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防患於未然
+ R+ L0 u, ?! x+ \: Bto nip a thing in the bud
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佛要金裝，人要衣裝
Fine feathers make fine birds.

兵精不必多
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
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身在福中不知福
* d0 c1 K" @( z) K) A, U) S" `6 p, jThe worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.

' Z8 M4 H( j5 A4 t3 I0 [! z/ l你敬我一尺，我回你一丈
1 N: e8 B, c3 B7 zYou scratch my back, and I will sratch yours.
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9 X4 @" p! s, ?別狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心
Dont bite the hand that feeds you.

4 C2 L% U" }+ |1 ^) v& g志在千里
3 ?: K$ n* M* d8 P  S2 G  cHitch your wagon to a star.
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8劃
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奇裝異服
9 m2 h* U  j. I, F/ w7 k6 {a fantastic garb

  n+ C3 U; h/ U  I( c+ w" n  J- Q忠言逆耳
9 ^. n3 X4 Q9 l' V5 S" }Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear
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) t/ ~8 s+ @& K, V" k- u明辨是非
to distinguish right from wrong
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; U0 h. p5 ~* L# z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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  M% c* Q# c5 }: u/ `! P0 t; K知人知面不知心
0 m  f& f7 Y$ P  ]4 ]5 a! |Its easy to know mens faces, but not their hearts.

知己知彼百戰百勝
Know your enemy and know yourself.
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3 M8 b& o2 V1 U2 U2 \; V. y+ K5 `空中樓閣
castles in the air
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金科玉律
the gold rule
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. j/ J* ~4 k( G# g, ?6 [奇裝異服
a fantastic garb

明辨事非
% T/ c4 `+ T, N* \" e0 |" {to distinguish right fromwrong
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雨後春筍
1 [( S' ~$ U, a7 d# ylike bamboo shoots after a spring shower

) H1 K6 ~& p) P, D雨過天青
After a storm comes a calm.
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秀才不出門能知天下事
) V+ Q6 }% k4 S: _1 V, zA scholor does not step outside his gate, yet he knows the happenings under the sun.
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) J; ?9 R" C  G, y3 a3 m事實勝於雄辯
Facts are most convincing.

來得容易去得快
! t5 h* ?0 o, t) aEasy come, easy go.
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3 s1 K. l# j  a; |' f2 T金玉其外敗絮其中
; s8 d( ^+ {1 D: \( V( eAll that glitters is not gold.
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兔子不吃窩邊草
/ g% Q8 h% ?; R/ G" t) B! d, BThe fox preys farthest from his hole.
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9 O/ l" F3 g% h0 q& M$ c若要人不知除非己莫為
. t. o* L, E' X0 d+ G& F6 UIf 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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虎父無虎子
Like father, like son.

往者不可諫，來者猶可追
5 ~" i! z) \. r+ m! SA mill cannot grind with the water that is past.
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姻緣天註定
Marriages are made in heaven.

' @1 O$ z, B$ z5 U# v+ {逆來順受
& s/ N* M( W( r8 L- Y. T* _/ Ato make the best of a bad bargain

7 `1 Z& x$ E3 S0 L- n流芳百世
$ v4 D: D- `2 ^. J- [a niche in the temple of fame

為虎作倀
to act as guide to a tiger

孤注一擲
* ~) [5 {! X6 x- R& z9 i3 Hto put all ones egg in one basket
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+ ^2 {5 l, h' \/ h+ F勇者不懼
7 W5 p+ g$ m1 k1 LA brave man will not shrink from dangers.

  ~' S# u* G- |* w; J& m2 r洗心革面
to turn over a new leaf

美中不足
6 K  ^! ^% {* k" Aa fly in the ointment

9 N- V- n- D$ y! Y0 `背道而馳
0 b4 \' V: C- |( Dto run counter

走湯蹈火
: u' g7 p# ^/ Z" F  d$ Fto go through fire and water

3 a6 F0 r$ O0 H風燭殘年
to have one foot in the grave
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風聲鶴唳，草木皆兵
4 K" N* k1 f7 S  lto apprehend danger in every sound
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活到老學到老
# m  Q& F! ?: L7 g# Q* `4 q' _Its never too late to learn./ Live and learn.
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$ N! ?" o8 h* l/ k. `- i前事不忘後事之師
- A0 I6 v9 u) x8 Y8 vRemember 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.

按部就班
' g3 ?! O0 g1 t# \( \+ n, ]Learn to walk before you run.


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病從口入禍從口出
# X% T( ^5 E8 J8 I" _: u0 jIllness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.

9 V! T2 k+ R1 K  j; E笑裏藏刀
* K5 Q% u) J/ N+ Ya smile to hide ones hate

留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
Where theres life theres hope
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$ f2 h4 J) K! j4 m' N# f海底撈月
# O+ y$ j: ~/ U9 @) C, Z0 [: ?& Dto fish in the air
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海底撈針
. Z5 e! w6 L9 ?" v7 u: Lto look for a needle in a bundle of hay
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1 A% E3 w3 Q5 z9 P4 M' f差之毫釐失之千里
A miss is as good as a mile
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既往不咎
7 P" O0 ^: [! x/ R1 m" HLet 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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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.

害群之馬
black sheep

家醜不可外揚
& f1 g: _3 A! A. |7 \6 W! tDont wash your dirty linen in public.

* f9 o) t! Z, |8 X4 a恩威並濟
0 D, Z) Q0 \* w+ B: z, halternate weakness with severity
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旁觀者清
The outside sees the best of the game.
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時運不濟
) u# o5 {' f; a! p  y& F0 Bto have a bad time

: _0 A! _5 y9 R9 y8 s: G0 Y殊途同歸
All roads lead to Rome .
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眾志成城/團結就是力量
Union is strenth.
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, `9 A2 X$ J4 c, h0 H疾風知勁草
* z; g! Z) B* j1 TAdversity 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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Let sleeping dogs lie.

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