中国成语英译

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中国成语英译

, b3 ~  z1 g+ O& \$ n8 o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！
# t$ W, R3 s! e* d5 ~有問題歡迎指正，大家一起成長！
: I8 E7 M0 h6 j; r9 L& U8 j7 [1 K$ j& j一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩
Once bitten, twice shy.
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+ Y9 t) p2 U4 Q* ?  C0 ]/ C3 Z. k  @一言既出，駟馬難追
% k5 j; A6 p: f# ?) X2 UA word spoken is past recalling.
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一見鍾情
; X; `" A" H) W( k& @/ hto fall in love at first sight
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6 a# D+ I" p5 n. g/ _/ Y; i( H8 q一箭雙鵰
Kill two birds with one stone.
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4 l! P2 f6 K5 ^. E' D, l* L一寸光陰一寸金
+ @+ X- I, ]: {0 d( oTime is money.
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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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2 `- h2 t- r3 Z) `一將功名萬古枯
- f& ?4 ]3 }7 _' zWhat 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
Plan your year in spring and your day at dawn.

) e1 V: ?3 e- V! W( a5 G; r) R一人難稱百人意
; |  p' z7 [7 o1 FYou cannot please everyone.

一氣呵成
5 `' `* x4 D2 g7 oNever make two bites of a cherry.
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九死一生
, ~% @( h3 H% l4 o& A; sto have a hair-breadth escape

人生如夢
$ s$ z+ M9 B+ @8 w( U5 JLife is but a dream.
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人生自古誰無死
% J: n  ?' E9 `& y* K* X& b9 f4 LDeath comes to all men.

" M. @5 F- A  l6 f, q, p人生百歲古來稀
! z( s* I4 W$ d0 ?& IIt is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.
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人定勝天
Man can conquer nature.
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$ `) e) v& k0 C! u人不可貌相
: Y8 Y8 Y0 I! A- l, ?8 yAppearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a look by its cover.
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! M# h) ]+ c/ s  E) ?6 ^( f2 ~8 T十年風水輪流轉
Every dog has its day.

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三思而後行
$ B6 P! j- o% l+ p  {% `( oLook before you leap.

三句不離本行
0 R: b- t. Y) {- V, o: u. }/ d  c" P9 Rto talk shop
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三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮
Two heads are better than one.
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' K# X+ t3 @( y. f4 |0 I- E千鈞一髮
. f# Y  D* U. t9 ?2 xto hang by a hair thread
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) [8 B( N! v% K! U/ Z1 a: r大智若愚
( V  v3 }6 y1 T' d4 I8 o* rHe who canot play the fool is not a wise man.

大器晚成
) _0 ?% v0 o$ g2 `! oRome was not built in a day.
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0 Z( `: v7 ^1 Y* [$ J1 b! L( g山窮水盡
at the end of ones resources
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山中無老虎，猴子稱大王
1 C% P3 P: v4 r1 FAmong the blind the one-eyed is king./When the cats away, the mice will pay.
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小題大做
$ \4 j8 V: h: T* \5 Z1 FMake a mountain out of a molehill.

小洞不補，大來吃苦
A stitch in time saves nine.

: A8 v( N. Y2 ~1 T) H8 Y8 f+ c小不忍則亂大謀
Patience is a virtue.

* Z3 A- U7 Q% T/ B! H  M工欲善其事，必先利其器
You cannot make bricks without straw.

不要厚此薄彼
Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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不畏艱難
8 [9 ?: M" p: q& F- `Take the bull by the horns.

$ N. Y5 _: U/ C/ r9 N( H" h不要不自量力
% h  A; G) i4 ^3 U3 |: @2 mDont put a quarter into a pint pot.
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- @; }7 V+ u& |己所不欲勿施於人
8 I4 h( g2 Y( _  q! D5 i& GDo unto others as you would be done.
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: ]9 N7 v* l, O+ v" E* y- N  h仁者無敵
The benevolent have no enemy.
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# b) [0 x! W8 Y1 b/ L$ z3 ~1 C工欲善其事必先利器
9 Y& A1 ?! s2 v6 zYou cannot make bricks without straw.
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. k$ X: x2 P) ?: W! {亡羊補牢
Better late than never./ Its never too late to mend.

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不告而別
/ f( {4 N8 _+ mto take French leave

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

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

! P. T% {! n' s不畏艱難
! y3 W  s5 O. W; W$ \4 XTake 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.
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不入虎穴焉得虎子
( |4 v" [) O* A! d' M3 hHow can one obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tigers lair.
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: D' E) R9 i2 g0 A" I; K9 Y不經一事，不長一智
7 P  A- o) _, U- `Experience is the mother of wisdom.
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* R, Y7 _* @; F# ~" p; A( b- j! F5 ]少年老成
$ H7 N% I6 _& Q: F( x$ C3 Jto have an old head on young shoulders
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天無絕人之路
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.

7 s- k2 Z7 Q; l* |; V天下烏鴉一般黑
Crows are black all over the world.

天無絕人之路
' H1 ?) l8 R+ M) P. xGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb./ When one door shuts another opens.

天助自助者
Heaven 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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6 L) x% z. A6 T3 C毛遂自薦
& I2 L: N( R8 @1 U' r- Wto recommend ones own person

心正不怕雷打
% e! o( c& q& C% X! UA good conscience is a soft pillow.

, h5 r$ L6 a$ B; _9 F化干戈為玉帛
' Y% @9 k& g3 o) c  WBury the tomahwak(hatchet).

: j( M7 q/ {5 c5 |$ _8 L仁者無敵
The benevolent have no enemy.
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- U! Q/ d, E* x) `4 R今日事今日畢
, z- \9 Q+ V& f. c$ m+ t  @Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.

文勝於武
The pen is mightier than the sword.
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以身作則
to practice what one practices

以毒攻毒
, v3 m6 v) C  Zto set a thief to catch a thief
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以怨報德
+ [0 w( Y7 G! f6 g4 F# Z. W. fto bite the hand that feeds one
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3 |) C! k+ u. f" U( h以逸待勞
To wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.
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以寡敵眾
! ~. J: d! h3 m/ u! q$ sto fight against longer odds
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0 m# {3 e# U1 M+ E以德報怨
1 X$ G4 q# H& w( bto render good for evil
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- q5 o3 C, I$ ]# W5 _/ @5 v7 X以其人之道還治其人之身
Set a thief to catch a thief.
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以子之矛，攻子之盾
6 m; i0 Q! T1 I" L$ Hto turn a persons battery against himself

! h- T! b& ]( l1 J, a" }1 g四大皆空
' P9 ~! Z5 T3 d) X1 [# g8 oAll is vanity.
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四海之內皆兄弟
+ F3 D+ H) l( P1 y- l# n6 TAll are brothers within the four seas.

未雨綢繆
to save against a rainy day

目不識丁
not know A from B
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; o# d" @* e0 M; q2 Y* q失敗為成功之母
0 a. |( p9 y2 ]& [Failure is the mother of success.

失之毫釐，差之千里
A miss is as good as a mile.

3 j' \/ B$ D4 I( i只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
7 l6 a' \  B5 Y* _1 a5 J& ALittle strokes fell great oaks.
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/ Q& `% N' x# k毛遂自薦
& e2 ~; u1 O* \1 `2 G" Eto recommend ones own person
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3 O& \. c6 I$ g# e8 o' Y9 m0 i打落水狗
6 h' j# W3 S  {0 cto hit a person when hes down
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  Y; a1 n6 K8 Q8 p7 a: 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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! @2 f7 G% [' c5 V  g只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
Little strokes fell great oaks.

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" `" l1 W0 O! E任勞任怨
/ w% _, N; n' v- C; fto bear hardship without complaint

自作自受
- m7 {, q8 N& b- E8 |% `3 iAs 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

! n: g9 q+ G* T+ e% e, {自力更生
* U* B$ @# P& a" O, h/ _) eto shift for oneself
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' W* ~+ i3 s+ U. [( [5 A自掃門前雪
( f& D. n' h2 H# h# W+ YAfter us the deluge.

/ _- P  U9 p* `3 A( S1 d/ d0 l回頭浪子
the return of a prodigal
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先下手為強
Offence is the best defence.

+ g/ g+ Q& V. M同甘共苦
" p' ]' a( n6 v  s0 Nto share ones joys and sorrows

% L) a3 p% }& T8 q- @因地制宜
  U& ]  s$ N, b8 qact according to circumstances

* i& w1 ~7 d, t7 V# X8 {, w: K有勇無謀
more brave than wise

* _4 M" n8 p- a( L* c有備無患
Good watch prevents misfortune.

有志者事竟成
Where there is a will, there is a way.

有錢能使鬼推磨
! {% K# e- H8 F8 W( {4 eMoney makes the world go around. /Money talks.

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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2 O) h# \7 }2 M3 N7 {5 l% B百聞不如一見
To see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)
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吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
, b  q- X9 E- Y& Z- [If you wish to be the best man, you must be prepared to suffer the bitterest of the bitter.

9 e( ^$ Y' [/ q每人一生中皆有得意之日
1 a6 ~: f4 t9 v' a8 KEvery dog has his day.

2 O0 b* N6 V# d) X% b: {$ m色是假，美是空
Charm is deceitful, and beauty empty.
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吉人自有天相
The good are protected by Heaven. / Alls wel that ends well.
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$ q& U. L, O2 H7 `如人飲水冷暖自知
' @" [" _1 A, gOnly the wearer knows where the shoes pain.

- l( G. Q- h* p吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
No gain without pain.
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3 R( G! u5 x# K弄巧成拙
Overreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark
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  w/ Q& d! |5 ~0 W7 |忍無可忍
to be at the end of ones patience

- x8 D% \. T8 O- D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
0 p- G- _5 w* j2 {. x: F2 n" [8 oto kick down the ladder
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$ N7 g9 K7 N, h/ h* e$ {+ \9 I走馬看花
3 Z0 K+ i/ }: T! |a flying visit

防患於未然
to nip a thing in the bud

8 f3 a( }; `# P& g佛要金裝，人要衣裝
! F( ^& u1 ~# b' b, N/ SFine feathers make fine birds.

兵精不必多
$ b2 b$ h" b9 C5 j6 ~4 t+ P" U6 d# PToo 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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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
' ?/ v9 H9 s3 w  e! TDont bite the hand that feeds you.
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志在千里
Hitch your wagon to a star.
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  x/ v1 F2 n- I奇裝異服
8 G. b+ [" T( \5 ^/ q9 B( ~5 xa fantastic garb
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忠言逆耳
Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear

明辨是非
to distinguish right from wrong
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知足常樂
Happy is he who is content
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' U: [" j9 i8 C, q知足者富
) G, P5 b4 E/ S. I) J  S" a# r1 QHe who feels contented is rich

知人知面不知心
Its easy to know mens faces, but not their hearts.
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' t- q' M) z! s) y" Z  U7 j知己知彼百戰百勝
Know your enemy and know yourself.
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空中樓閣
castles in the air

金科玉律
5 q) [$ p2 X/ ^. Z1 @) z5 d; j% ythe gold rule
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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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雨過天青
After a storm comes a calm.
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2 T. C* {! }* h. E+ 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.

: {: ?! F0 G/ u/ E8 R, B來得容易去得快
Easy come, easy go.

金玉其外敗絮其中
$ x! ^' G6 \$ K$ j/ {All that glitters is not gold.
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兔子不吃窩邊草
The fox preys farthest from his hole.
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. Z9 R4 n) x4 C$ B若要人不知除非己莫為
If you would not be known to do anything, never do it.

  x: i% l: j  D2 E4 w$ h# _沒有笑臉不出門
" [3 B" S9 A, N: q% U- \A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.

虎父無虎子
Like father, like son.
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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
4 U7 D5 D0 m# H9 e) ^  |Marriages are made in heaven.

逆來順受
to make the best of a bad bargain

$ [: P( G( Y3 l8 r7 x流芳百世
' u7 j$ d$ j" J/ P! d* E) y0 ja niche in the temple of fame

為虎作倀
4 ~% z  n. V" c/ ], j/ x& J6 zto act as guide to a tiger

孤注一擲
to put all ones egg in one basket

3 u2 y/ U6 b# M+ P勇者不懼
A brave man will not shrink from dangers.
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) K) A  N, q. l. @, J. a; z洗心革面
, x0 o) d& k9 e/ l/ [$ P; h5 Hto turn over a new leaf
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3 Q4 G+ L; G/ o& Z: w美中不足
$ @6 u6 l6 x% }7 ra fly in the ointment
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背道而馳
to run counter

; M* i. s6 B7 \* @! g" `2 J走湯蹈火
" l; z% Q  Q- X; p+ E) E! T( Q8 _to go through fire and water

5 S# ?1 w6 ?# N& X( M" ]風燭殘年
5 h# h/ c/ J/ T  d- Q5 I+ Rto have one foot in the grave
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風聲鶴唳，草木皆兵
to apprehend danger in every sound
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8 R9 b5 Y: k$ n- G& C4 y活到老學到老
  j: t! U: L; }$ o0 ^* [, x4 aIts never too late to learn./ Live and learn.
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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
+ d! [& T  C% j2 p$ X6 a8 T& vA single spark can start a prairie fire.

& o+ v) j; h* Y+ o" [0 ?待人寬容如待己
& |9 E) A6 f5 O7 @7 s0 WLive and let live.
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1 m, b3 r* P7 Q+ `, V0 I/ [按部就班
Learn to walk before you run.

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- m  a0 d% L6 O% A  Q& f7 w病從口入禍從口出
Illness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.

8 ^' i5 V. c' p0 a* A- H笑裏藏刀
a smile to hide ones hate
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4 b: J, n! q- W* K留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
; e( q6 N( f. S3 R! X! b. a0 TWhere theres life theres hope
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海底撈月
to fish in the air
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海底撈針
to look for a needle in a bundle of hay

差之毫釐失之千里
) p- ^% P; }# f  ^* @8 {1 tA miss is as good as a mile
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5 \: p9 x8 s" k- D: @8 p既往不咎
3 n4 \$ \7 R; FLet the dead bury their dead.

+ O1 S6 w) F1 F2 F殺身成仁
to sacrifice ones life to preserve ones virtue complete

) d/ X; y7 k1 k4 W" c. _殺雞焉用牛刀
Take 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

家醜不可外揚
( S" D# r$ Z7 W& F4 {5 a$ T, y  ODont wash your dirty linen in public.
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恩威並濟
alternate 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
; D/ C8 x6 b) X8 l1 v6 cto have a bad time
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殊途同歸
: j0 L/ x* c/ v: A+ D$ @! ?All roads lead to Rome .

眾志成城/團結就是力量
Union is strenth.
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疾風知勁草
Adversity reveals genius.

- Z) Y2 P' [. C+ j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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