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！
8 M+ e' ~" o: L* M' u0 Y6 R5 s# [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.

3 s( Q! A0 g0 O3 s3 ]一言既出，駟馬難追
$ _3 Z  x$ ~' P: A( Q! J( lA word spoken is past recalling.

7 [/ i, K7 S6 i) m0 X一見鍾情
to fall in love at first sight

一箭雙鵰
Kill two birds with one stone.

* A1 F: }0 Y1 n一寸光陰一寸金
1 Z, U; F1 a0 S( a+ L/ vTime is money.

% v/ m. M5 ?1 }7 j% M! A一失足成千古恨
5 O8 g# l7 x1 u. ^! o7 hThe error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life.

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
Plan your year in spring and your day at dawn.

$ k& I! M. z' m5 e0 b一人難稱百人意
5 \$ z# B8 E. D: W4 [: G9 YYou cannot please everyone.
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3 e0 A4 c7 G2 f& Y5 _$ p一氣呵成
Never make two bites of a cherry.

2劃
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九死一生
to have a hair-breadth escape
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- n% {& |; e: o人生如夢
Life is but a dream.
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人生自古誰無死
Death comes to all men.
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( \" O% f1 Q/ _5 o0 H人生百歲古來稀
2 S# X  Z' g0 J4 _5 F( tIt is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.

人定勝天
6 H. b- [& j# I2 p) gMan can conquer nature.
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人不可貌相
Appearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a look by its cover.

, Y1 Q. R. H3 P1 }十年風水輪流轉
Every dog has its day.

3劃

三思而後行
9 R3 m1 z9 I( J1 Q6 QLook 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
Two heads are better than one.

千鈞一髮
to hang by a hair thread

大智若愚
3 n5 F1 Y& Q  f' R$ k2 [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
1 q' V1 r* Z$ n+ G, Dat the end of ones resources

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.
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小題大做
Make a mountain out of a molehill.

小洞不補，大來吃苦
  |- M  S8 ~1 J; F1 CA stitch in time saves nine.

小不忍則亂大謀
0 N: n# o# K0 E* [0 Z, q& vPatience is a virtue.

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
, D" a3 t& z$ n2 a) pDont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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7 p4 o% ^& n6 j1 v, A8 c不畏艱難
Take the bull by the horns.

- g, J2 h$ c1 v3 O2 H& C1 M不要不自量力
2 |& |$ D4 H9 {3 h& l2 `Dont put a quarter into a pint pot.
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" K" D$ F# n8 n+ {( A1 E6 h9 S+ e5 i己所不欲勿施於人
Do unto others as you would be done.

仁者無敵
The benevolent have no enemy.
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工欲善其事必先利器
You cannot make bricks without straw.
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亡羊補牢
2 r, Q$ K7 L* t- @$ P; N2 xBetter late than never./ Its never too late to mend.

4劃
不告而別
0 w) W* Y2 y% t3 Qto take French leave
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不要不自量力
) Z; H' c" i: ]! G* Y4 nDont put a quarter into a pint pot.

1 }5 W7 K: Z5 L不要厚此薄彼
7 x1 E% t/ t% JDont make fish of one and flesh of another.

* ~% S6 F2 m- F; G7 e" n( [不畏艱難
Take the bull by the horns.
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& `! z3 r' T8 w0 s  L) o# q7 B不戰而屈人之兵
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.

/ F' T. m* X6 c1 u' m$ z7 |( ?- W不入虎穴焉得虎子
How can one obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tigers lair.

4 J8 E7 h! l  v( X! M不經一事，不長一智
# k2 p! b! `: L+ k  V/ i* \. Y4 IExperience is the mother of wisdom.

少年老成
to have an old head on young shoulders
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6 I1 G3 S6 k0 s  ?% c8 i+ T& ?' w天無絕人之路
2 [; ]2 d; h# M, B* E9 ~' D5 vGod 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.

, a/ a( ~. {: s$ ?- C天無絕人之路
. e; s" D7 Y9 }- gGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb./ When one door shuts another opens.
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" ~# |5 w  i* F8 M* h2 [# Q天助自助者
Heaven helps those who help themselves.

天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福
& ~% u, }0 S3 G5 F& jIt is the unexpected that always happens.

毛遂自薦
3 z" h. X2 |. J! Z4 ^to recommend ones own person
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' U' a+ E; }, c% c# Y3 ?心正不怕雷打
A good conscience is a soft pillow.
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6 t% E; y5 q8 j化干戈為玉帛
Bury the tomahwak(hatchet).
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% [: `* F3 O6 l4 a4 v( C7 K0 `仁者無敵
The benevolent have no enemy.

今日事今日畢
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.

文勝於武
% t) l$ r) m2 i. F# r5 v0 I* N  ?The pen is mightier than the sword.


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1 ~. C; ]6 D% m' H2 o以身作則
7 K9 g* e4 R0 U9 a. _3 A0 mto practice what one practices

/ Z1 a3 R( L7 t以毒攻毒
to set a thief to catch a thief

以怨報德
; m% U0 a. r7 j5 ^to bite the hand that feeds one
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以逸待勞
1 H  i3 q7 ?% p6 N3 w' ^4 VTo wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.
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以寡敵眾
to fight against longer odds

以德報怨
4 ~( Y9 f/ O7 k4 \) {! ?- K! X  Zto render good for evil

- s; G" u: L+ @: I- e- ^以其人之道還治其人之身
Set a thief to catch a thief.

以子之矛，攻子之盾
7 Y. e) S2 [; d: ]3 i: q+ ~to turn a persons battery against himself
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7 E- S$ ^$ a. H: T' d4 ^( Q四大皆空
. a8 t0 z4 u/ }0 g( q& k9 ]5 R: iAll is vanity.
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8 v1 E9 O8 i% R& t5 t1 i四海之內皆兄弟
All are brothers within the four seas.

  @7 }# o; V; K" q未雨綢繆
! a; x9 h5 A" g" q2 E/ B6 C3 Vto save against a rainy day

  J1 Z- P: Q1 m( ~) i0 W/ \目不識丁
+ ^6 ^. B/ |7 B% O4 Anot know A from B
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失敗為成功之母
Failure is the mother of success.
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! s6 K0 F7 E) ~# U) C9 z$ X失之毫釐，差之千里
# v) [- T! s& c4 D6 aA 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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  w0 \; P; S$ v# y毛遂自薦
  ~9 @0 o6 U% cto recommend ones own person

4 C1 b+ K8 x4 Z4 W- y: b2 _8 v打落水狗
( Z" p9 `; G7 W6 qto hit a person when hes down

( g0 p3 `8 T" f% I/ m打鐵趁熱
Strike while the iron is hot.
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犯錯是人之常情，寬恕是超凡的
To err is human; to forgive divine.
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8 @3 X7 C0 \; ^  `& o2 b8 ~只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
# H) m! i7 O; @  Q9 W! }3 n: xLittle strokes fell great oaks.

6劃
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任勞任怨
  T1 P6 ^2 n4 w! u# _# }/ q3 Rto bear hardship without complaint

: l. S& c8 _; M) ?! y  `& Y自作自受
( c- z! s$ g! x+ OAs you make your bed so you must lie on it.

1 \$ o; A4 q( W$ L9 }0 y自討苦吃
to make a rod for ones own back
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/ ^3 @9 ?; \" a+ F自力更生
, n+ W+ @  i+ ]8 o$ ]. Z7 }& e, |to shift for oneself
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自掃門前雪
After us the deluge.

; T" G6 f5 F+ C回頭浪子
the return of a prodigal
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4 m' c( u. ~$ j先下手為強
Offence is the best defence.

4 j8 h8 I  D% W3 O; c同甘共苦
, l7 I0 g0 m5 |% P( U4 s5 Vto share ones joys and sorrows

* v* P2 i4 ^6 ~* }. o6 j+ T& |* M因地制宜
* J2 ~7 i0 b  Z  ]) n. Sact according to circumstances

+ f7 A. ~% S, n, |有勇無謀
9 C# y1 p" V  L0 Dmore brave than wise
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3 y* Z  E& Q9 T0 G  S有備無患
Good watch prevents misfortune.
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: b' h( Q9 [# @6 |+ E有志者事竟成
Where there is a will, there is a way.

有錢能使鬼推磨
0 ^2 o4 r8 _7 ?/ W' ?Money makes the world go around. /Money talks.

# T4 V) j# G7 e$ r% X江山易改本性難移
3 N. d9 F& D* x+ `% h! m4 p* qThe 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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' F& a! k$ y) [百聞不如一見
) ~6 |0 z, D. ]4 }. W& q7 E( gTo see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)
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1 f  [  b5 o% s0 k3 ~/ E0 d吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
: F; k- ~! ^1 Y) m" `, `- O1 p% A3 PIf 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
# a8 ?$ H- Z+ Z) ^  N; lEvery dog has his day.
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色是假，美是空
5 q5 x# l) @5 `Charm is deceitful, and beauty empty.
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吉人自有天相
" B6 F1 a' _% d  Y/ z+ |- V: rThe good are protected by Heaven. / Alls wel that ends well.
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如人飲水冷暖自知
& P! n% [4 ?4 n8 o* h6 ]Only the wearer knows where the shoes pain.

% i! d* m  f7 F$ @4 _! s& @吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
No gain without pain.
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7劃
弄巧成拙
Overreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark

1 F& ?' R2 _* I$ X5 C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

2 C9 n! c1 M+ C, T9 K忘恩負義
- z, }: Z& P( c; I% R1 `- _to kick down the ladder
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走馬看花
5 Z- D3 s* s/ P7 ~" t; b) O9 }" F9 q/ ja flying visit

& x) ~* a( {$ m防患於未然
9 K! \" t" o0 ]- qto nip a thing in the bud
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. O6 f7 Z# V! k% u! N7 j4 G佛要金裝，人要衣裝
. X, N% {, f" SFine feathers make fine birds.
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" p2 M9 L  a; @兵精不必多
) T4 z: i8 e$ L+ E4 j' ~Too many cooks spoil the broth.

身在福中不知福
; U* l9 U4 m2 e! Y% K8 A: LThe worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.
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: t8 q+ }$ G9 ?: Q: ~$ f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
Dont bite the hand that feeds you.
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志在千里
7 t1 D0 j/ b$ OHitch your wagon to a star.


8劃

奇裝異服
* j* \3 Q' p" T# f. }, ma fantastic garb

忠言逆耳
8 d$ K' k) m/ ?, }  u2 X6 T0 |Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear
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明辨是非
to distinguish right from wrong

2 ?0 N5 J# u& U: [/ C, K: k# `知足常樂
3 e& g  i" y" e2 ]7 V- P9 G) hHappy is he who is content

知足者富
7 t$ z7 e* C& z# ~/ e& nHe who feels contented is rich
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知人知面不知心
Its easy to know mens faces, but not their hearts.

/ {8 p: k7 n% i8 \  g$ [7 R, x知己知彼百戰百勝
0 C- P( J( R, ^7 VKnow your enemy and know yourself.
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空中樓閣
castles in the air
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金科玉律
the gold rule
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5 v- f3 p$ u: ^奇裝異服
a fantastic garb

0 Z6 Z4 P$ t9 S. o" A! v* `明辨事非
to distinguish right fromwrong
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雨後春筍
! ]. ]5 x; T' r+ ?like bamboo shoots after a spring shower

' s. v/ m! k3 O) M' L雨過天青
After a storm comes a calm.

秀才不出門能知天下事
# H2 O) L) N& ]( ?. pA scholor does not step outside his gate, yet he knows the happenings under the sun.
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! I. K1 R, v" q3 M' ]: ]8 v3 l4 g事實勝於雄辯
Facts are most convincing.
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( Q) k+ k! x2 @5 ~' o; \來得容易去得快
Easy come, easy go.
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金玉其外敗絮其中
All that glitters is not gold.
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: Y2 X( S7 I: c; Q/ j# T. i兔子不吃窩邊草
6 R+ E8 O# E. ~0 G8 yThe fox preys farthest from his hole.

% j' ]4 A3 E. q) z( w若要人不知除非己莫為
If you would not be known to do anything, never do it.

4 m+ i6 N$ _) G; m0 x. s沒有笑臉不出門
& ]: L6 j/ e  g0 [+ j1 P. V) I8 mA man without a smiling face must not open a shop.
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虎父無虎子
8 G7 D5 ?" l4 k6 vLike father, like son.

2 M  |* t/ P' Q往者不可諫，來者猶可追
8 k" m3 r) A6 X! X! D. ?A mill cannot grind with the water that is past.
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8 D* ~' `$ l% m4 M3 {9 c( R姻緣天註定
Marriages are made in heaven.

逆來順受
to make the best of a bad bargain

1 {/ T5 e: K& A  f! N流芳百世
a niche in the temple of fame

為虎作倀
! ~: P5 H: b' H0 ]7 Jto act as guide to a tiger
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孤注一擲
/ f, U* a* L. S) q% G. Y2 j; Pto put all ones egg in one basket

3 W  E* r, c, y, G勇者不懼
A brave man will not shrink from dangers.
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, B9 B/ \  j' [0 A* \洗心革面
. o6 U, J) c) K, }' ~  Ito turn over a new leaf
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) I1 V1 ]7 x# j7 q! z5 W0 ?7 e美中不足
' c$ O+ R5 U% ?* K  La fly in the ointment
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背道而馳
* m1 e$ R! m) A+ r/ hto run counter

1 X+ R' X9 E7 w% t: {走湯蹈火
to go through fire and water
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7 H1 I" R' S2 u9 p  U9 ~風燭殘年
to have one foot in the grave

風聲鶴唳，草木皆兵
+ D5 L- x. t9 s5 Y. L6 Yto apprehend danger in every sound
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活到老學到老
$ @! o9 S' n8 M/ j, dIts never too late to learn./ Live and learn.

前事不忘後事之師
Remember the past and it will guide your future.

星星之火可以燎原
3 n: _: `; y. n% q: |1 ]A single spark can start a prairie fire.

- G# h) }0 z9 o( w待人寬容如待己
1 b$ P% f: [. P& X# a6 M% i. VLive and let live.

: o0 v; j8 a+ e" U" ]0 l按部就班
Learn to walk before you run.

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5 M. ?' p( X! c/ X9 O" d1 k' R" v4 k' V10劃
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0 p8 N7 G4 J+ \. E( P病從口入禍從口出
Illness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.

笑裏藏刀
a smile to hide ones hate
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9 C0 U( H. d; M' A: d留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
Where theres life theres hope

! ^( n* l( T) O& _; D/ G# _% i1 V海底撈月
to fish in the air

海底撈針
5 h& f1 b: y/ g5 e$ Z' S" _* Tto look for a needle in a bundle of hay

差之毫釐失之千里
A miss is as good as a mile
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. g% W( w8 Y, M" i5 Q+ n9 o既往不咎
/ t3 J  ?& M6 a4 c+ A$ RLet 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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8 d; _) f9 Y- z6 J: d* \殺雞焉用牛刀
Take not a musket to kill a butterfly

1 l( {+ N+ k, V3 A( n" j飢不擇食
5 W9 {) O2 i$ B* g+ dA good appetite is a good sauce.

害群之馬
7 `" {/ U8 Z7 u. [black sheep

家醜不可外揚
Dont wash your dirty linen in public.
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恩威並濟
9 W/ z- ^8 k$ ^) Walternate weakness with severity
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旁觀者清
The outside sees the best of the game.

; L& s/ J$ j  {% M0 c時運不濟
6 {" A9 z* T! D) J1 Eto have a bad time
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4 Q0 `- v; W/ _( y殊途同歸
% I0 t. Z/ k3 Z% pAll roads lead to Rome .
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2 |4 `! P' l' w; k# o眾志成城/團結就是力量
7 r2 B" x$ C% J' YUnion is strenth.
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疾風知勁草
Adversity reveals genius.

8 h4 e" |! c: c, H6 J旁觀者清，當局者迷
Lookers-on see most of the game.
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6 w4 O1 _( k8 p莫在太歲頭上動土
! W8 \2 Z7 ~* _( U# H* `# O: B8 c; LLet sleeping dogs lie.

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