中国成语英译

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中国成语英译
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# m7 ^+ j9 a- U0 j! _$ {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！
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩
. q3 `: ~+ ~. H! sOnce bitten, twice shy.
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一言既出，駟馬難追
* O+ ~$ v4 M' j8 V1 ^A word spoken is past recalling.

一見鍾情
, v5 P/ x$ d7 W/ ~) |/ wto fall in love at first sight

一箭雙鵰
( P8 a8 P5 `- t5 w$ JKill two birds with one stone.

一寸光陰一寸金
Time is money.

  t3 m. j1 f8 O. F一失足成千古恨
+ ]' A  U! L) |. O, u1 VThe error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life.

7 r/ v) _, ]1 T- V7 J9 F! Q一將功名萬古枯
/ A. Y! b+ [# r; |& v1 |% w: tWhat 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.
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一人難稱百人意
You cannot please everyone.
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9 a+ X; g5 i; u% a一氣呵成
Never make two bites of a cherry.
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九死一生
; |  p5 ]- `& a7 u" w* o) [6 nto have a hair-breadth escape

" l4 @, s' `# Q1 m) c/ m/ T* H人生如夢
Life is but a dream.

人生自古誰無死
* K' C/ [1 D7 MDeath comes to all men.
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2 I: I9 o/ x; g. h0 _人生百歲古來稀
# ?) w3 N& A  BIt is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.

) x  k4 r* J4 @3 f0 O人定勝天
Man can conquer nature.
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人不可貌相
& u4 A, E7 r1 s1 j, g8 P/ D+ e0 qAppearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a look by its cover.

# A0 p1 y0 b( y/ ]6 N十年風水輪流轉
3 x+ C# L1 S2 M0 t$ K. ^2 R- DEvery dog has its day.
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3 H: u0 T+ Y) {4 d4 L+ @三思而後行
Look before you leap.
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三句不離本行
to talk shop

三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮
' R1 w% e1 u3 h5 }( G6 j) {% G" q) ZTwo heads are better than one.

/ x4 S7 e- f9 b1 h千鈞一髮
to hang by a hair thread

! V5 X) K& _% W2 e大智若愚
He who canot play the fool is not a wise man.

. D" Z, E6 ^/ }, h大器晚成
5 k& D7 e$ k" ]' w# g5 IRome was not built in a day.

; q1 L5 P4 |% |5 x: R山窮水盡
at the end of ones resources
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* P0 Y' @! ?7 E% {$ [  _) z# D山中無老虎，猴子稱大王
Among the blind the one-eyed is king./When the cats away, the mice will pay.

小題大做
Make a mountain out of a molehill.

. O( p' X3 R5 j- g小洞不補，大來吃苦
A stitch in time saves nine.

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1 t0 l" w/ J' xPatience is a virtue.
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0 m1 [, I% i: V工欲善其事，必先利其器
7 [/ A, g) \; ^! {  T9 KYou cannot make bricks without straw.

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

不畏艱難
/ V5 Y$ L* b; p5 E+ WTake the bull by the horns.

不要不自量力
; a$ U6 z% l: EDont put a quarter into a pint pot.

  x, a+ {( l1 P# T; B: ^# ?己所不欲勿施於人
Do unto others as you would be done.
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9 g6 N! H- V7 o7 A6 S3 S仁者無敵
The benevolent have no enemy.

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

8 n  G& I( t7 }8 v亡羊補牢
4 E9 g9 t3 }0 a, n& R' CBetter late than never./ Its never too late to mend.

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不告而別
$ ]' b+ O+ [6 F: M- r+ pto 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.

不畏艱難
* d) Q3 M3 J( d% ^* ~Take 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
0 W+ o( f. f4 `) s. G4 ~How can one obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tigers lair.

5 K. s" Y# m3 C" g. W, c/ Y" y, `不經一事，不長一智
% y, `* J6 h0 G( ^1 W! P9 KExperience is the mother of wisdom.

少年老成
to have an old head on young shoulders
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天無絕人之路
7 P+ A5 i, {& G$ h: E# k: G- jGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.

: {  W- k' o! b1 I, @# K天下烏鴉一般黑
Crows are black all over the world.
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* d" q) A, J. I天無絕人之路
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb./ When one door shuts another opens.

8 G. e8 k7 P% F: `+ R' }1 q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.

毛遂自薦
to recommend ones own person

心正不怕雷打
A good conscience is a soft pillow.
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化干戈為玉帛
Bury the tomahwak(hatchet).
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仁者無敵
The benevolent have no enemy.
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今日事今日畢
. }, B% s5 x' t/ }/ qNever put off till tomorrow what may be done today.
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9 k" k/ ]' A7 k& V: s文勝於武
* K; j+ A' D9 D, {1 X4 e& [The pen is mightier than the sword.


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以身作則
to practice what one practices
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以毒攻毒
2 j6 O6 e/ D$ Uto set a thief to catch a thief

以怨報德
) I. d5 s  W: F! m8 Hto bite the hand that feeds one
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6 P0 w+ c. y7 N/ R" d/ Q$ _$ u以逸待勞
To wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.

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  \+ M' ^( ?7 F3 y4 w- m4 Y7 }/ lto fight against longer odds
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to render good for evil

, H& O0 l" g) T' f0 l* g- K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 R. j* ]  t# z  Uto turn a persons battery against himself
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四大皆空
9 e5 [) N. b8 n5 p- WAll is vanity.
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四海之內皆兄弟
All are brothers within the four seas.
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未雨綢繆
to save against a rainy day
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* N6 c! |+ ~7 c目不識丁
not know A from B

4 S5 n$ a2 Y4 M失敗為成功之母
Failure is the mother of success.
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0 H9 W# H8 ]+ K+ ^$ k0 `4 Y6 F) b失之毫釐，差之千里
# `! x7 C; |$ i: u# ^A miss is as good as a mile.

只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
Little strokes fell great oaks.

毛遂自薦
to recommend ones own person

打落水狗
to hit a person when hes down

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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只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
1 }+ j; T/ j  V( jLittle strokes fell great oaks.

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任勞任怨
to bear hardship without complaint
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自作自受
* i# c5 X! R/ N. B, ZAs you make your bed so you must lie on it.

. H3 p! V$ H4 d自討苦吃
9 _8 O4 ?9 p' m% fto make a rod for ones own back
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5 L  D2 F& Z2 j9 v. D自力更生
( }, F  B9 m3 d" k) v# ~to shift for oneself

% m! q2 Z0 g# E$ |: E0 v自掃門前雪
After us the deluge.
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回頭浪子
the return of a prodigal

先下手為強
Offence is the best defence.

0 _% w% i: A- x' x% y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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有勇無謀
more brave than wise

有備無患
Good watch prevents misfortune.
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+ s" C# C# E/ u0 _0 u! z1 c有志者事竟成
Where there is a will, there is a way.
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! |. U& x+ w( m有錢能使鬼推磨
! S6 P) A5 U2 c- e5 t5 |Money makes the world go around. /Money talks.

江山易改本性難移
& c$ ?9 I  Q, o6 x) ]5 UThe child is father of the man.
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百無一失
0 K5 ]5 K8 q, u0 ~6 Q2 l: J" kNot a single miss in a hundred times.
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百聞不如一見
& A4 c' I+ Q7 y( Y2 R. s$ ITo see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)

  r; s* w/ z4 |: ^. Z0 K: F吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
( k- T* \( j+ c3 \9 |If you wish to be the best man, you must be prepared to suffer the bitterest of the bitter.

! T* K- H1 `  t2 C* @每人一生中皆有得意之日
Every dog has his day.

+ K% }. U: K: O' U, h3 }% H色是假，美是空
2 q3 P/ M5 M5 wCharm is deceitful, and beauty empty.
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) @0 G4 d% S" J& D吉人自有天相
/ l& @' q9 X- i  C" r( {The good are protected by Heaven. / Alls wel that ends well.

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Only the wearer knows where the shoes pain.
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吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
! M$ [: v, e. Q' ^% W8 u- T$ ONo gain without pain.

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Overreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark

忍無可忍
- p, z8 e4 S- c( D8 Eto be at the end of ones patience

忍一時之氣免百日之憂
! p# a  B+ P, M# R- p8 o. Lpatience for a moment; comfort for many years

$ L, B- `& V7 Y忘恩負義
to kick down the ladder

1 b( ~1 |7 W4 T+ \4 \7 s* H走馬看花
a flying visit
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( V/ A: Y, H: s* A0 o- j* o- J2 h/ ^防患於未然
. K- O# b- Y/ i, U$ _( X: Xto nip a thing in the bud

佛要金裝，人要衣裝
Fine feathers make fine birds.
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% |: U0 {8 V2 e! E兵精不必多
+ b/ J# Q' y% c$ L- g% wToo many cooks spoil the broth.

$ H; }+ U  {$ n身在福中不知福
+ I4 k9 c/ {1 |; AThe worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.
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3 b3 }' V$ e# x# w  x" [你敬我一尺，我回你一丈
4 N+ e" ^- {: G$ x3 S5 K7 ~2 N$ MYou scratch my back, and I will sratch yours.
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別狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心
4 h1 Y: E/ u: D# z$ BDont bite the hand that feeds you.

志在千里
1 U/ D* z$ q. g! A$ cHitch your wagon to a star.
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奇裝異服
& f9 ^7 G, a6 I6 W9 a  _7 U% La fantastic garb
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& u! g' H- f! {忠言逆耳
8 X6 ?0 j1 x3 T2 c$ T8 m7 Z/ w) g% p8 l2 ^Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear

" f$ |* y+ C1 V$ M$ y3 s明辨是非
to distinguish right from wrong
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; O0 }7 k6 N% d6 b4 n知足常樂
* E* G$ Y0 e' r1 A" k. c$ O% q! eHappy is he who is content
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* e8 @# T6 \: L% \知足者富
He who feels contented is rich

$ Q8 i& P) `) M- |/ y5 t' R, K9 e- x知人知面不知心
1 L4 H0 p6 E6 o1 J! S, oIts easy to know mens faces, but not their hearts.
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知己知彼百戰百勝
, q6 G+ A+ b0 f( @9 ?; |Know your enemy and know yourself.

% o$ _) P0 n9 n空中樓閣
castles in the air
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: A6 I( l( s4 J; j, v$ w金科玉律
6 g6 T# t$ f+ z# U0 p; Cthe gold rule
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奇裝異服
a fantastic garb
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" H- q0 Z6 Y1 G! e0 ?# T+ d明辨事非
7 I6 Q% L1 k" Y  n3 Nto distinguish right fromwrong

雨後春筍
) v- w2 e  G: Q4 g( blike bamboo shoots after a spring shower
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9 H; T8 `$ ~& M# X雨過天青
After a storm comes a calm.
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; M2 o; Y! u3 M: I* H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
/ x: U; A2 b, I$ d/ X' C' T9 a. FFacts are most convincing.
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2 h7 D# u+ H3 r+ `9 V7 y來得容易去得快
: d% a; i, Z) T& ]Easy come, easy go.

金玉其外敗絮其中
8 j( `# O/ H: d3 B" YAll that glitters is not gold.
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兔子不吃窩邊草
The fox preys farthest from his hole.

+ P; D& t4 m! \& x1 \5 c若要人不知除非己莫為
) E; |: Q8 V9 J- T+ H5 F' LIf you would not be known to do anything, never do it.
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( H, X, i' D( U- F# _9 J/ e+ w沒有笑臉不出門
A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.

虎父無虎子
Like father, like son.

往者不可諫，來者猶可追
A mill cannot grind with the water that is past.


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Marriages are made in heaven.
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逆來順受
  ]5 n. e7 M8 \. k( i' k0 c" Bto make the best of a bad bargain

流芳百世
a niche in the temple of fame
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7 B$ L# |6 K/ U. Q為虎作倀
to act as guide to a tiger

孤注一擲
to put all ones egg in one basket
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! [0 J- Q, f; V- d5 B9 H勇者不懼
' S& O  v$ c+ F( o9 |& RA brave man will not shrink from dangers.
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洗心革面
to turn over a new leaf

美中不足
a fly in the ointment

背道而馳
to run counter
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- [! J7 {3 l( e6 A7 {6 L: _走湯蹈火
to go through fire and water

) T6 C- W6 m+ k0 q6 k2 x風燭殘年
to have one foot in the grave

1 y& ^& J  }5 s- M& G6 P1 r$ p風聲鶴唳，草木皆兵
to apprehend danger in every sound
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" y" I+ X" l% f' E; e: A0 d: Z  Q活到老學到老
1 F$ ~4 b3 V9 ?Its 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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7 B9 M3 E* y" V0 w! n9 V4 o星星之火可以燎原
A single spark can start a prairie fire.
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- h1 v$ s: |3 c& h待人寬容如待己
Live and let live.

按部就班
* h9 k# g" `/ E: z  g- c6 Q- lLearn to walk before you run.
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病從口入禍從口出
Illness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.
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6 n; i3 Y) f3 s7 n( \' D笑裏藏刀
4 F; t4 h! q  k. Ga smile to hide ones hate
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留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
; n1 u/ F4 c7 b0 `1 `3 s; y& kWhere theres life theres hope
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* k% y" O/ c% V" ~4 V& B: D/ q! P% c海底撈月
to fish in the air
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海底撈針
1 C; ~% u8 `7 z& nto look for a needle in a bundle of hay

% T/ ?; [3 p4 K3 n2 @. v差之毫釐失之千里
: N0 u1 R8 v# c( `' r2 I4 zA miss is as good as a mile

! w7 t0 V) B* s# r' h$ d$ }8 x8 A- |既往不咎
Let the dead bury their dead.
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0 L& j9 f- {/ V" k( G& T! Z$ v殺身成仁
+ C3 y& o+ Z3 [to sacrifice ones life to preserve ones virtue complete

殺雞焉用牛刀
Take not a musket to kill a butterfly
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飢不擇食
  B# C* L) y( |- k) `A good appetite is a good sauce.

害群之馬
* I) D- E+ h& j8 H4 h- eblack sheep
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家醜不可外揚
: {1 Y' p- k3 P, h1 n  TDont wash your dirty linen in public.

恩威並濟
alternate weakness with severity

6 l! Y. M% s! I; O4 a旁觀者清
The outside sees the best of the game.

. C: s) M0 M( |: S) u) V7 W時運不濟
. ]8 k5 a  k1 ^# sto have a bad time
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1 b+ r6 u+ y# T6 k  D: z殊途同歸
All roads lead to Rome .
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眾志成城/團結就是力量
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疾風知勁草
Adversity reveals genius.

旁觀者清，當局者迷
Lookers-on see most of the game.
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" Z) n- K' Y$ c莫在太歲頭上動土
Let sleeping dogs lie.

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