中国成语英译

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中国成语英译

0 z4 {( J) U& r5 v1 w- r/ k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！
( K. \( k5 K9 N有問題歡迎指正，大家一起成長！
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩
Once bitten, twice shy.
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/ X. h3 U: f6 [! x# M* b: t/ |9 M一言既出，駟馬難追
- m7 w7 M2 n6 D* v: \1 V% hA word spoken is past recalling.
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一見鍾情
to fall in love at first sight
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, n: u- L9 ^3 ]+ C0 x9 z7 Y( i一箭雙鵰
3 f' O, v' |. Y0 E, ]Kill two birds with one stone.
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* [/ h! J, T% }$ u4 f一寸光陰一寸金
Time is money.

0 H4 D1 A5 a4 J一失足成千古恨
The error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life.

# y  [7 H" A7 N9 ~8 k  W% o/ j一將功名萬古枯
# R( s) N6 z" c( SWhat millions died that Caesar might be great.
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4 c4 a- T6 P: q+ n4 K" f一年之計在於春，一日之計在於晨
Plan your year in spring and your day at dawn.

- G) B$ F' c; R一人難稱百人意
- R" E7 R% y9 c+ R1 J' B- nYou cannot please everyone.

" x3 v& D1 \0 b) c2 C一氣呵成
Never make two bites of a cherry.

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九死一生
1 R/ P3 {0 h) H7 v7 B8 z6 l& Zto have a hair-breadth escape

人生如夢
Life is but a dream.

人生自古誰無死
Death comes to all men.

0 O, D, j. C- N" C# h人生百歲古來稀
It is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.
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% F" J( d. R7 |2 q5 C/ K人定勝天
+ T, t$ I" k" F9 A( O" U; n4 d% ]Man can conquer nature.

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

十年風水輪流轉
Every dog has its day.

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, N4 x$ @5 W: p5 r/ ]8 v0 u! H三思而後行
Look before you leap.

三句不離本行
9 V7 _" ~+ [2 Gto talk shop

三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮
Two heads are better than one.
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4 o5 t8 J$ t5 c7 x1 z, S" S千鈞一髮
to hang by a hair thread
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大智若愚
7 W7 X! w4 V1 sHe who canot play the fool is not a wise man.
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1 Z* K0 U* ?! d5 E9 w# J大器晚成
+ [4 V9 y% p1 [+ A1 O: O, eRome was not built in a day.

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at the end of ones resources
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山中無老虎，猴子稱大王
7 B" W0 G: X9 r. ]( Z0 hAmong the blind the one-eyed is king./When the cats away, the mice will pay.
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% K" j; e2 r2 |: o2 D* Q小題大做
$ n$ v, [# N6 \5 A( wMake a mountain out of a molehill.
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, E/ Z+ O1 q' f) y6 a小洞不補，大來吃苦
, y7 C! j. f' K; @% M: @/ wA stitch in time saves nine.

+ l1 q7 U; s# m) P& A( d小不忍則亂大謀
5 t& U3 h# X7 ?8 z6 Z5 u" Z2 kPatience 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
Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.

7 u% T; B. g) L不畏艱難
Take the bull by the horns.
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" g+ K' n; b! {; e" G( y9 o不要不自量力
1 S4 D" L9 Z* n/ XDont put a quarter into a pint pot.

己所不欲勿施於人
: Z: w. y  y4 a; P4 M8 j9 qDo unto others as you would be done.

' n' k5 h% w+ a; i- u1 B0 T  X仁者無敵
# j! z) y, Y- s7 zThe benevolent have no enemy.

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

亡羊補牢
% C  i3 s  b+ |% ]" _  pBetter late than never./ Its never too late to mend.

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不告而別
4 ~; P$ D+ Z  o4 b. Ato take French leave

不要不自量力
Dont put a quarter into a pint pot.

不要厚此薄彼
& r* R1 P8 w; XDont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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不畏艱難
Take the bull by the horns.

不戰而屈人之兵
3 x, o. v# w+ E+ EThe supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
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不入虎穴焉得虎子
6 W1 S$ T! O. n: M, \9 P) q5 ]How can one obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tigers lair.
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不經一事，不長一智
0 X/ S3 v" P6 a! DExperience is the mother of wisdom.

: Y- b- H% u2 l, [, @少年老成
, z  N% j6 q1 M) K9 Zto have an old head on young shoulders
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3 ^0 g% }' D9 t天無絕人之路
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
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天下烏鴉一般黑
Crows 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.

天助自助者
1 P' C2 c( s9 ?$ v) yHeaven helps those who help themselves.

( V% ~$ I+ ?7 @9 F" d天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福
It is the unexpected that always happens.
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( ]: v) }" _3 `: I& l( A  V1 V毛遂自薦
( I5 v/ r( p5 d$ U& Y( Qto recommend ones own person

心正不怕雷打
7 G# k" X9 `5 s' T2 t& N& lA good conscience is a soft pillow.
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化干戈為玉帛
( t; N* B4 I$ A& v. c% i; g! R  cBury the tomahwak(hatchet).
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仁者無敵
/ j. B" @- a2 M9 M- Q# e4 Z9 VThe benevolent have no enemy.
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今日事今日畢
& R0 o/ H6 y% o! ZNever put off till tomorrow what may be done today.
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, t' H9 @: V/ r/ I文勝於武
8 S) [/ y  {: k" CThe pen is mightier than the sword.


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以身作則
3 j( `9 v" j; B: g' s; T, ~  tto practice what one practices
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以毒攻毒
7 Q) V# h8 S8 G/ a; w  s" dto set a thief to catch a thief
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; R. A# J8 e+ ~* s- m以怨報德
to bite the hand that feeds one
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以逸待勞
  a# r# q1 D# ?# L) n: NTo wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.
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, v) G4 Z. T* @* y  Y0 \( l( S6 p以寡敵眾
to fight against longer odds

/ J( b' H' \5 |: S$ M! I以德報怨
to render good for evil
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以其人之道還治其人之身
" `0 v, A7 ~* J) u3 n; x) YSet a thief to catch a thief.

以子之矛，攻子之盾
) [; z9 j; W/ S/ S9 i$ @$ [* S- [to turn a persons battery against himself

. j% ^7 b0 b# _四大皆空
All is vanity.

四海之內皆兄弟
All are brothers within the four seas.
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2 L$ C" t$ U4 u3 k未雨綢繆
to save against a rainy day
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目不識丁
* m. A! h) S% a9 ?5 J) K, inot know A from B
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+ Q6 S3 z0 s& o  Z- ?- U5 i/ {1 ?失敗為成功之母
Failure is the mother of success.
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" U9 v  M% m8 b失之毫釐，差之千里
A miss is as good as a mile.

9 V% E' }& d" _! t6 F4 A只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
- \/ V+ w6 G$ q5 Y8 v" ?/ c4 }Little strokes fell great oaks.
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$ R; Q9 ?$ `' G! D1 t* k# i# i( B2 h毛遂自薦
# B+ @, I' }$ m  H' {+ }& m( g+ Xto recommend ones own person
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6 n3 F& x5 `% D  l+ W打落水狗
* n) Y7 \% ]1 K! N: z6 s9 rto hit a person when hes down

' e# _5 ^- \$ h3 x# j, P2 R打鐵趁熱
Strike while the iron is hot.

犯錯是人之常情，寬恕是超凡的
5 E/ U' |6 l' u: z5 M' S1 c2 tTo err is human; to forgive divine.
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只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
  _9 @2 Y& j& I& `0 R% SLittle strokes fell great oaks.
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任勞任怨
4 W3 f! t2 x0 n; W! Gto bear hardship without complaint
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自作自受
4 N8 Z+ H% O' sAs 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
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% [8 E$ J: r) X0 g, v$ B自力更生
) j  o9 A. d& E' j4 _to shift for oneself

自掃門前雪
After us the deluge.
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回頭浪子
the return of a prodigal

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Offence is the best defence.
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同甘共苦
to share ones joys and sorrows
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因地制宜
act according to circumstances
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( V2 C: I  x: T+ D4 J( _有勇無謀
more brave than wise

& F$ t3 x  H- Z( j有備無患
% T8 c; o2 W* uGood watch prevents misfortune.

有志者事竟成
" q/ H- J  l" L# |, ~Where there is a will, there is a way.
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' l* P+ b7 x, T. s- f有錢能使鬼推磨
* _$ z7 O; {  p# d' Q9 v, dMoney makes the world go around. /Money talks.
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5 w$ |4 E* \- D2 d% j江山易改本性難移
8 I+ b# G- `/ p$ h  H- ^, K8 l! VThe child is father of the man.
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- o# g9 h8 X- X  _7 L百無一失
" U% s/ G! l6 `2 i5 xNot a single miss in a hundred times.
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百聞不如一見
9 q& \- H1 l( h: a& P0 M- CTo see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)

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.

0 x, o* v% l% j! |' S8 t8 D; \每人一生中皆有得意之日
, F, ]) Z% u) a% n* b7 VEvery dog has his day.
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色是假，美是空
$ Y8 `( v+ ?# }Charm is deceitful, and beauty empty.

吉人自有天相
5 E* @2 S$ E) QThe good are protected by Heaven. / Alls wel that ends well.
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1 N4 c+ K. [* A- y7 e- H" t+ K如人飲水冷暖自知
Only the wearer knows where the shoes pain.
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' O8 t6 o% F* [* p/ q& e  `吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
No gain without pain.
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- b9 F  q; w# ]# N3 }弄巧成拙
Overreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark

忍無可忍
to be at the end of ones patience
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忍一時之氣免百日之憂
patience for a moment; comfort for many years
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忘恩負義
8 }* {6 }5 r+ h; `/ @to kick down the ladder
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走馬看花
' d5 h4 h! ?" u! W- a; fa flying visit

$ O* n% f0 C% H1 r% q防患於未然
( L( h7 v- Q; tto 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.

0 X7 G8 Y" k5 r- Y" f9 z1 l* l身在福中不知福
0 A% D$ g$ N/ y5 }The worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.
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. s4 m6 P/ a! S9 Q- g# k' E你敬我一尺，我回你一丈
- z' x+ P7 A) t: |& E+ H4 \- ~+ ^You 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.
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志在千里
/ H/ v8 x$ w8 ]9 L) ~Hitch your wagon to a star.
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) o4 ~4 ^- Z" }奇裝異服
a fantastic garb
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忠言逆耳
$ R" e/ @) ]  |" S0 o. @Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear

明辨是非
. A, O/ M7 M$ k; `" J: k4 x0 K, Jto distinguish right from wrong

% c0 Y, c5 v8 A0 z2 r/ y5 h知足常樂
Happy is he who is content
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' K5 e9 }7 }! u知足者富
( U+ W6 ]1 S# `. \" t; |% r( KHe who feels contented is rich
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知人知面不知心
) Q2 s% X& C. o" k- hIts easy to know mens faces, but not their hearts.

知己知彼百戰百勝
Know your enemy and know yourself.

空中樓閣
5 \8 c, _. y2 f7 A$ Z7 }$ m, K$ zcastles in the air

" l8 O: p3 q- A; U/ F$ d金科玉律
- w2 k& z) [" _* n0 _the gold rule

奇裝異服
6 X. _3 l/ |6 G1 W- ~; F( h3 o% Qa fantastic garb
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明辨事非
/ ^' l$ e$ D+ _- d9 h# ?: ]to distinguish right fromwrong

雨後春筍
like bamboo shoots after a spring shower
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雨過天青
After a storm comes a calm.
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秀才不出門能知天下事
6 _  N( l8 ]9 g' c* DA scholor does not step outside his gate, yet he knows the happenings under the sun.
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# F4 M. Z. z; b! K* u' k% K  \事實勝於雄辯
" ]4 M' W9 k5 {Facts are most convincing.

, X( D/ h4 R6 S2 ^來得容易去得快
Easy come, easy go.
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, S/ e( f( q; Z( l金玉其外敗絮其中
7 }8 V9 j) Z/ |! K3 G: ?, [0 u  wAll that glitters is not gold.

兔子不吃窩邊草
+ P/ I' o9 y( M2 e: ], E  [9 |The 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.

沒有笑臉不出門
A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.

虎父無虎子
: L/ r8 b+ k$ q1 I$ e+ P" G) `Like father, like son.

往者不可諫，來者猶可追
3 V! ]/ y; w1 k: j2 yA mill cannot grind with the water that is past.


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" h- T" f9 P" ]姻緣天註定
Marriages are made in heaven.
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逆來順受
to make the best of a bad bargain

流芳百世
a niche in the temple of fame
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為虎作倀
3 ?8 S9 A" q; tto act as guide to a tiger

0 ]5 p- h. \! x: x0 E8 s孤注一擲
to put all ones egg in one basket

勇者不懼
) v2 i! W4 l7 S1 Y" j* ?- M- L8 B- SA brave man will not shrink from dangers.
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; c+ u  f* V- @1 u洗心革面
to turn over a new leaf
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美中不足
a fly in the ointment

5 j3 X0 c. R! X9 a+ p9 \) A6 t% g背道而馳
to run counter

走湯蹈火
to go through fire and water
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風燭殘年
to have one foot in the grave

+ ~, h( i5 {9 A. A/ o* d( N風聲鶴唳，草木皆兵
to apprehend danger in every sound

活到老學到老
* R$ ]( }9 \! D% i# @( J/ o7 A  TIts never too late to learn./ Live and learn.

) G, u6 q1 n/ ~前事不忘後事之師
* |3 ^. [1 \; Y9 e/ a4 ^Remember the past and it will guide your future.

星星之火可以燎原
% a' x" w3 A3 a9 k0 o3 A8 G4 PA single spark can start a prairie fire.
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待人寬容如待己
0 x" j. c/ ^/ y# w3 qLive and let live.
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9 F* E1 T  c9 D/ C按部就班
, M1 N# l5 H% W2 E5 @1 c. vLearn to walk before you run.


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病從口入禍從口出
8 A1 y* r, }0 ]1 z5 NIllness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.
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笑裏藏刀
( y# y1 E+ ~8 L0 s( ma smile to hide ones hate

留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
* I3 m/ U" B6 p: k( W) s2 EWhere theres life theres hope

海底撈月
# q6 W4 @' Y- f, C( K% Q3 m6 t5 lto fish in the air

海底撈針
to look for a needle in a bundle of hay

( ]1 Q9 M. C; F差之毫釐失之千里
A miss is as good as a mile
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# W3 L0 ?9 L$ X. N( l: g8 `: Z既往不咎
# n) y3 @! l  S  `5 b+ qLet the dead bury their dead.
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殺身成仁
to sacrifice ones life to preserve ones virtue complete

殺雞焉用牛刀
) u+ C; i, n  j  R0 e7 [  dTake not a musket to kill a butterfly
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飢不擇食
A good appetite is a good sauce.

害群之馬
black sheep

3 y! T+ m0 m! q, l) f家醜不可外揚
Dont wash your dirty linen in public.
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恩威並濟
- r$ L$ O  c3 Q/ y- Z& ~' ?alternate weakness with severity
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旁觀者清
6 n( C& n% z2 M8 q% F2 K0 X( aThe outside sees the best of the game.
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時運不濟
' b8 R% {6 I! ~8 d: Z% M$ C2 a) Qto have a bad time
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9 s' v: i. [1 }6 S( d, h殊途同歸
All roads lead to Rome .

眾志成城/團結就是力量
# m; s1 I% X: Q1 l6 sUnion is strenth.
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& s! c3 G8 E3 f, t- k. Q8 L疾風知勁草
4 r" ?% {- r9 J9 {Adversity reveals genius.
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旁觀者清，當局者迷
7 |# ?0 y7 y6 `9 MLookers-on see most of the game.
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