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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  z+ L/ R  f  `! o一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩
0 ~1 N6 V- t+ ^2 `* K: ]Once 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
3 Q8 e8 {( F* p. F" ]1 t  q; H/ mto fall in love at first sight
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一箭雙鵰
Kill two birds with one stone.

7 B6 [: Q. J) h4 |! I- s  H7 ]3 E一寸光陰一寸金
3 i' m: N1 X; X8 tTime is money.

6 C, [4 a. m* E3 m! O3 g1 \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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- d! P9 J+ l5 u& p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 T0 X3 y* Y; U! {& D# J8 bYou cannot please everyone.

一氣呵成
Never make two bites of a cherry.

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九死一生
3 o% {) Q0 u$ t; Wto 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
Death comes to all men.
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  q+ F+ O5 ^4 ?+ d6 A+ ~7 t! Y人生百歲古來稀
+ D+ y5 h1 f4 ^- S3 B4 uIt is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.

# d: v8 y. ]( b, R; D/ ~人定勝天
' o2 {0 @8 p3 z' D/ _3 VMan can conquer nature.

人不可貌相
0 s8 p% r- p2 B: `: h! P% ?" zAppearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a look by its cover.
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十年風水輪流轉
; n3 ]( g: G* O( [( i5 E. a) @Every dog has its day.

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" a# `9 w7 B+ e( D三思而後行
6 a) t! j2 ?7 M" A6 |Look before you leap.
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三句不離本行
) I* C) C- `# J1 n  X0 X( P( y; vto talk shop
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三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮
( Y, R3 L/ T+ ?; Y$ c1 XTwo heads are better than one.
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0 E$ l: Z: a) G9 A) B- A3 {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.

大器晚成
Rome was not built in a day.
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山窮水盡
2 K" k) m- Z; k6 y  D3 _+ v8 @- Uat the end of ones resources
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0 x1 J+ D# i5 k9 m山中無老虎，猴子稱大王
# F  H0 n! \. t4 C4 H0 f& B0 nAmong the blind the one-eyed is king./When the cats away, the mice will pay.

小題大做
8 y( l5 o+ d4 [9 aMake a mountain out of a molehill.

' d8 a8 }1 I1 q2 n4 e小洞不補，大來吃苦
A stitch in time saves nine.

小不忍則亂大謀
Patience is a virtue.

% u# V: h: b# E9 Q( @% Q9 T工欲善其事，必先利其器
- Q- Y! q' p4 _2 v' h+ jYou cannot make bricks without straw.

3 X% b' [' u' j. u" T8 u不要厚此薄彼
Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.

+ E1 y+ o& L  y# n) F6 m1 T不畏艱難
Take the bull by the horns.

  [- Q: _' q/ ~8 f不要不自量力
7 M9 m/ E; |) [, c$ Q0 DDont put a quarter into a pint pot.
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4 x2 p% W! b& E" \己所不欲勿施於人
4 N& Z, P7 _& h* O% j4 RDo unto others as you would be done.

5 J7 s1 c  A2 p0 b4 t仁者無敵
& N2 y( U9 q/ Q# H! z3 YThe benevolent have no enemy.

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

0 Z7 F7 l' ?5 @$ e: U! S亡羊補牢
! u/ E# n! q, P5 G7 LBetter late than never./ Its never too late to mend.
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不告而別
' c# _' E% h2 `) l* x- ^to take French leave
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* X! F5 g: x1 T6 S5 m! O不要不自量力
# h: J, }  @) ^% m" `+ i. y: hDont put a quarter into a pint pot.

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

* D% I4 P4 Q( W" N% A" e3 m! z不畏艱難
Take the bull by the horns.
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, ~: m, L4 A3 R: r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
' x% y4 Z" B" JExperience is the mother of wisdom.

少年老成
to have an old head on young shoulders
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* d; V( j& W3 z; z! _天無絕人之路
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
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' P( _- D" N/ y1 x天下烏鴉一般黑
+ F8 q, R" m! f" i" C$ k) D! eCrows are black all over the world.

天無絕人之路
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb./ When one door shuts another opens.

( }3 U9 s! L$ q天助自助者
Heaven helps those who help themselves.

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# c9 e% u7 c7 }  gIt is the unexpected that always happens.
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毛遂自薦
$ t7 s( l6 F& R+ l' C; ^to recommend ones own person
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心正不怕雷打
5 T4 D  o/ P# U8 bA good conscience is a soft pillow.
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3 f3 T  [# m# y' u- e  d: c* @; O化干戈為玉帛
Bury the tomahwak(hatchet).
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. V* E, e" S$ c8 o/ w: }6 k: x仁者無敵
% v0 G8 @) U0 c. i7 [4 _The benevolent have no enemy.

* V1 x- h. }( _/ U! m7 `今日事今日畢
4 C6 h# x% ?6 ~1 G+ F8 i/ x3 s. pNever put off till tomorrow what may be done today.
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( w% W' k$ N( |# @, I( ?: U5 i$ V文勝於武
  A3 M$ k/ d8 GThe pen is mightier than the sword.


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* r' v+ p7 ?" M以身作則
# O# E+ s9 {& wto practice what one practices

以毒攻毒
# t% q7 e8 W" I" [1 n/ H5 Y% Z8 k3 ?to set a thief to catch a thief
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& {8 `/ p9 ^9 p2 ]* D以怨報德
to bite the hand that feeds one
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以逸待勞
7 y3 m$ Y, r& Z, g" T8 @To wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.

0 E# N8 W+ q% j% R; z- |+ p8 J7 w以寡敵眾
to fight against longer odds
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- y0 [7 n- v& x- t: y. ]以德報怨
to render good for evil

% N: b/ h! k$ u0 I# {+ m- K以其人之道還治其人之身
0 i- Y" W" e# XSet a thief to catch a thief.
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以子之矛，攻子之盾
" G" {: A4 \& S6 V5 b! d6 {' nto turn a persons battery against himself
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四大皆空
. Y& D5 q* Y/ m; }% X) r  \All is vanity.
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四海之內皆兄弟
All are brothers within the four seas.
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to save against a rainy day

+ h! K/ c( e) _8 c) H" R目不識丁
not know A from B

失敗為成功之母
Failure is the mother of success.
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# P8 H# Z! g# h: c' I  y0 }  q失之毫釐，差之千里
( Q2 j# F0 `( [+ u6 R: h; hA miss is as good as a mile.

只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
Little strokes fell great oaks.
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# H. A/ E- ]3 j毛遂自薦
, f4 P! Y' J! N% w( Z6 `to recommend ones own person
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9 N9 [* `7 F9 y' u& b6 Eto hit a person when hes down

打鐵趁熱
Strike while the iron is hot.

2 f: f: ^2 i- ]0 ?0 I7 V0 g! L犯錯是人之常情，寬恕是超凡的
To err is human; to forgive divine.
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" H* K- i% g& f1 h6 ~/ G4 X只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
5 ~$ m9 m% {% g: ~1 S4 MLittle strokes fell great oaks.
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( u7 a6 R* O% r5 v5 l$ b  o+ n任勞任怨
; h2 @# t* a  H9 [$ L5 nto bear hardship without complaint

! [8 l* D. N* k9 }, X自作自受
: R; t8 T+ _. |As you make your bed so you must lie on it.
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: n$ z  B* @- ], X自討苦吃
( d/ J+ q' `& M, u7 E6 b$ gto make a rod for ones own back
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0 j" z( [6 D& r9 {自力更生
& v, y  x1 n( ?9 z* B" Y" k* `to shift for oneself

! z+ s1 x3 C0 {' R$ r+ y. K自掃門前雪
After us the deluge.

2 ~* }3 y7 S# O* t3 I回頭浪子
the return of a prodigal

先下手為強
Offence is the best defence.

% o5 G: A$ I! L9 L, ?" T3 k0 l同甘共苦
9 P' l6 W7 O/ P+ z# @5 Ato share ones joys and sorrows
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# r  J. |, _0 W因地制宜
8 U* A* V+ c8 j" ~) xact according to circumstances
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有勇無謀
8 T# L2 d  H/ p4 a) k$ gmore brave than wise
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' W) D8 o; N" t- y& p) p有備無患
Good watch prevents misfortune.
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有志者事竟成
) }  v( _: O4 bWhere there is a will, there is a way.
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有錢能使鬼推磨
! r: a2 U: l3 U0 P# [9 ZMoney makes the world go around. /Money talks.

江山易改本性難移
; M6 ?+ T# B/ N7 sThe child is father of the man.
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百無一失
% z6 m, Z0 b# j7 X; c0 ~Not a single miss in a hundred times.
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/ t4 ^/ _7 o: O百聞不如一見
$ `; N& A& n- q, B! NTo see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)
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* |- n& K! o# A- V/ [$ E# ]吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
/ L( e8 i% [/ ?/ U4 \: K( V8 I% DIf you wish to be the best man, you must be prepared to suffer the bitterest of the bitter.

1 B1 E/ k: V1 S  a8 [4 z8 E每人一生中皆有得意之日
Every dog has his day.

色是假，美是空
2 @9 }5 A3 r' e! [4 o! h5 q9 S, ?Charm is deceitful, and beauty empty.
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: t1 ]$ V9 _" h+ P8 |3 w吉人自有天相
) V8 u$ {% n# R- u  OThe good are protected by Heaven. / Alls wel that ends well.

* c, p. q  q7 [: u5 H. o2 v如人飲水冷暖自知
Only the wearer knows where the shoes pain.

吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
$ k: O4 r8 g9 e& {' I* mNo 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
' v4 {% E$ x0 g! V2 _' ito be at the end of ones patience

忍一時之氣免百日之憂
8 h! F5 k# y, }patience for a moment; comfort for many years

忘恩負義
to kick down the ladder

走馬看花
: R, c$ n% b' t$ Ea flying visit
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# y& d9 H3 }2 I防患於未然
to nip a thing in the bud

佛要金裝，人要衣裝
; e" L+ h+ K! ]$ [) g- n* J! yFine feathers make fine birds.
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4 ]6 S, N4 x8 p兵精不必多
2 {1 W( W0 O; B7 g9 zToo many cooks spoil the broth.

身在福中不知福
! e0 n$ M5 {( U% NThe worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.

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
' ?! }# @6 U  }$ ^Dont bite the hand that feeds you.
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志在千里
Hitch your wagon to a star.


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$ i9 N. b' p" B; f' |0 }3 \) h  F奇裝異服
. p5 v' p+ i  d/ g$ j5 |a fantastic garb
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/ d1 u) s- [4 c忠言逆耳
Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear

, Z! W1 l% Q$ x明辨是非
2 b, f& M9 `1 K9 rto distinguish right from wrong
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% U- l8 r* L' I5 q( N* [% ~知足常樂
Happy is he who is content

知足者富
He who feels contented is rich

知人知面不知心
+ D+ M6 h0 m& z4 t( |  u( JIts 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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" n6 z( R/ T# t" Z9 dcastles in the air
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) y, S) `! m- a! k& b& G- f% ]金科玉律
the gold rule

奇裝異服
+ H3 b! o8 l6 Y2 ta fantastic garb

( E3 N9 I/ U& D7 C+ R$ z1 R1 s- z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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+ @6 W0 G* o0 c" \$ q/ _9 A+ n8 _7 A雨過天青
After a storm comes a calm.

秀才不出門能知天下事
) N, H" B+ j$ \$ b6 xA scholor does not step outside his gate, yet he knows the happenings under the sun.
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4 q& x* A" a* }& F" d5 ~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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* ?) b& @9 b, O, f- Z金玉其外敗絮其中
All that glitters is not gold.

5 G8 @. o- J# Q$ F" K* M兔子不吃窩邊草
The fox preys farthest from his hole.

! x$ T5 I& w2 ~( p若要人不知除非己莫為
5 t) u) K  m6 ~If you would not be known to do anything, never do it.
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& V: Y2 M2 K' L& r) a沒有笑臉不出門
A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.

虎父無虎子
  b& N7 M: O# q+ P  zLike father, like son.
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, k4 s" `7 f1 N: H2 w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
Marriages are made in heaven.

9 R7 T) s  Z4 v5 a逆來順受
+ u5 t, L" \, Uto make the best of a bad bargain
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流芳百世
a niche in the temple of fame

為虎作倀
to act as guide to a tiger
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孤注一擲
  b1 a9 B. |& y$ ito put all ones egg in one basket

2 w. ^+ u7 \$ H0 t+ V勇者不懼
A brave man will not shrink from dangers.

, A- |9 @4 I8 ]( Q! i洗心革面
! `. M& ^) b" ]  @4 E" _% {6 Jto turn over a new leaf

/ q1 X7 w$ B% Z1 N3 m美中不足
a fly in the ointment

/ J7 `; o! A, |& a8 u% ?+ F背道而馳
; Z" L1 Y  ?: `/ N6 Bto run counter
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走湯蹈火
to go through fire and water
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風燭殘年
# j# {* q$ i( _# {9 h+ d( ato have one foot in the grave
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風聲鶴唳，草木皆兵
6 G. s, m) M2 E" Y! j. ~to apprehend danger in every sound

活到老學到老
/ d- _6 R4 `  E9 {+ x/ cIts never too late to learn./ Live and learn.
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2 N' w' ?( S5 s2 S0 H1 `& U前事不忘後事之師
Remember the past and it will guide your future.

0 \7 J5 l) e0 a. X5 g星星之火可以燎原
A single spark can start a prairie fire.

' O: z# F4 k4 y待人寬容如待己
2 M/ c! k# U; O$ Z; J* \1 XLive and let live.
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* ?; G& Y1 ?" U. z! U0 o9 U) Y按部就班
Learn to walk before you run.

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: I; i8 I) L# T! l" f: l" Y: m0 M病從口入禍從口出
3 ~3 ~9 a- v% c# f9 u! {8 kIllness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.
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笑裏藏刀
4 L5 B0 x' W  }7 O# \( J' W; f$ i+ qa smile to hide ones hate

留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
% t' K! i  o: f. ]! E) CWhere theres life theres hope
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海底撈月
+ s2 P( y8 Z  \- [6 ]3 G( d  qto fish in the air

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# J+ F& X; H( N1 u) Pto 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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既往不咎
* L" u3 s* _# m3 S: Q1 KLet the dead bury their dead.

( A5 P1 {0 ~! j8 ~" c7 ?! c殺身成仁
6 M5 g0 f9 y9 [& S0 V3 j+ h# }) d# qto 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
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$ x7 w' `* W! U( G, y# v1 m飢不擇食
A good appetite is a good sauce.

' S# ^' `* D( v& J6 V害群之馬
black sheep

家醜不可外揚
' h% Z6 C. p6 b6 K7 @Dont wash your dirty linen in public.
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恩威並濟
alternate weakness with severity

旁觀者清
The outside sees the best of the game.
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時運不濟
to have a bad time

2 t2 }/ {# b- v) t' f) R殊途同歸
All roads lead to Rome .

眾志成城/團結就是力量
Union is strenth.
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" P5 Q, p* _0 ^/ z. I2 C疾風知勁草
Adversity reveals genius.
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( w* \: @; K1 y( p, G7 JLookers-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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