中国成语英译

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中国成语英译

' f) O' i" ^# d9 p! B; \7 i! C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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; U1 E3 Y5 \% l, F3 x& E一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩
8 q' J- M0 d- D& A& s( B2 D7 V4 B% nOnce bitten, twice shy.

$ }- J8 ]' M6 A) L5 j  E一言既出，駟馬難追
A word spoken is past recalling.
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  \& J- |0 _, U5 B- L一見鍾情
7 H0 U1 a1 {/ e: o7 hto fall in love at first sight
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一箭雙鵰
5 G6 P( x5 @' ~- w. k( {Kill two birds with one stone.
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一寸光陰一寸金
2 Q: X- h( B. [" _# y& }" aTime is money.

一失足成千古恨
. d8 m0 m5 O6 ~4 X$ D- K9 T3 S+ jThe 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
5 O0 z" {) F: N" RWhat millions died that Caesar might be great.

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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% ~  B; z8 B: Y& Q5 {6 l一人難稱百人意
You cannot please everyone.

, C, R4 s: o2 S一氣呵成
4 L( B0 T( W+ a, SNever make two bites of a cherry.

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九死一生
" w4 n; ]3 m4 q6 v: }to have a hair-breadth escape

人生如夢
Life is but a dream.
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人生自古誰無死
( p1 J8 ~9 L4 V7 r: P* Z/ P* {Death comes to all men.
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- h4 ~4 L, q7 h& c人生百歲古來稀
" V6 Q& M" q# e" h6 \It is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.

) |( D. M0 x9 O  m5 d人定勝天
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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" h$ p& ~6 L% S" Y( |5 W5 c! [三思而後行
Look before you leap.
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三句不離本行
to 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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千鈞一髮
to hang by a hair thread

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/ ~% d6 [8 R9 m. O- ^# J$ gHe who canot play the fool is not a wise man.
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. h6 _( J% R3 N/ p5 K1 _Rome was not built in a day.
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, }% ^" k; M% _山窮水盡
0 G6 J- d6 m8 [0 }; rat the end of ones resources
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& T/ M/ n+ E- e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.

, W% }4 y0 T4 w' h小洞不補，大來吃苦
A stitch in time saves nine.
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小不忍則亂大謀
6 d; V8 t/ T: f6 X2 j4 p! x6 OPatience is a virtue.
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. H7 s; L) Z9 U$ d% V工欲善其事，必先利其器
You cannot make bricks without straw.
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* w* j: d! I8 y4 i# s不要厚此薄彼
Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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不畏艱難
. Y% F$ b3 p9 P* W# s8 B. N* {Take the bull by the horns.
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不要不自量力
Dont put a quarter into a pint pot.

6 L: @- G( E5 ]9 X6 y4 i  `- v" a) s己所不欲勿施於人
) l" o8 S" {0 l% C: ZDo unto others as you would be done.
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仁者無敵
! g1 Z" D, w3 x7 u. }- k: DThe 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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: D, q. T  L* L1 L  m亡羊補牢
Better late than never./ Its never too late to mend.
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不告而別
to take French leave
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/ C' J  G& O6 A! C5 {# _) }不要不自量力
- ]6 ~5 I0 A2 q6 D% P" G- fDont put a quarter into a pint pot.

2 g, u- \8 M7 f3 z不要厚此薄彼
Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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0 `4 C! W/ U# @& X1 ~2 I不畏艱難
& I  f0 S* r  c' `+ O9 }Take the bull by the horns.

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
' {% o/ w, T+ T+ q1 U; x0 v0 GExperience is the mother of wisdom.
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1 ?/ ]' w' Z# W2 m! J  q2 {- o少年老成
to have an old head on young shoulders
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天無絕人之路
+ N8 e! A1 T( Z, p, L/ SGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
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天下烏鴉一般黑
5 G; U8 D* a+ z( j: G: j: eCrows are black all over the world.

" n/ o1 x8 J2 r+ S6 `5 d* l" F" P天無絕人之路
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb./ When one door shuts another opens.
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天助自助者
Heaven helps those who help themselves.

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It is the unexpected that always happens.
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毛遂自薦
to recommend ones own person
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心正不怕雷打
A good conscience is a soft pillow.

化干戈為玉帛
Bury the tomahwak(hatchet).
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1 ?! Q9 H) c$ rThe benevolent have no enemy.
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' D; p% M8 r' I今日事今日畢
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.

文勝於武
1 |3 }4 m5 M) R* ~2 O6 A/ rThe pen is mightier than the sword.
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以身作則
2 k/ R) T0 q. K: ~5 Z8 Mto practice what one practices
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0 N. W; G* U- D( y* h+ n* [! P4 a以毒攻毒
to set a thief to catch a thief
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5 e( f: t( |4 O# V, C, q以怨報德
& V$ Z* W' G% U$ b- Hto bite the hand that feeds one
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以逸待勞
8 T! L# C9 d7 ^; JTo wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.

以寡敵眾
to fight against longer odds

2 n2 k/ p/ b7 Z" H7 m/ J以德報怨
to render good for evil

以其人之道還治其人之身
/ ]! f; G+ P4 m2 u) F2 DSet a thief to catch a thief.
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以子之矛，攻子之盾
) G5 X/ J* t1 s; n3 rto turn a persons battery against himself

9 G8 h) N1 w' f9 W四大皆空
All is vanity.
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, Q2 o! u# C. c+ d2 e. K四海之內皆兄弟
All are brothers within the four seas.

未雨綢繆
1 i# m, y8 m4 ^8 x7 g( fto save against a rainy day
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目不識丁
5 r- p; j7 {8 ~1 I1 R: B2 fnot know A from B

失敗為成功之母
Failure is the mother of success.
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+ i6 e' j7 @" \失之毫釐，差之千里
A miss is as good as a mile.

只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
/ N- `& _+ `; N- p* {/ b" }; pLittle strokes fell great oaks.

毛遂自薦
0 T3 A4 V, a: f$ S" `' P( {/ z, c. dto recommend ones own person
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to hit a person when hes down
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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
* e' H" F: b6 rTo err is human; to forgive divine.

只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
Little strokes fell great oaks.
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任勞任怨
* z- j/ n" C' r! @to bear hardship without complaint
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自作自受
As you make your bed so you must lie on it.

6 [& e/ X: D& C3 S7 I自討苦吃
to make a rod for ones own back
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! N6 p! Y$ \0 O) S8 N- |6 e/ y自力更生
* y6 H* V+ \' c+ I2 t/ e6 Fto shift for oneself
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: g; ]% n, [+ W$ ^* H1 U' z5 m4 _自掃門前雪
After us the deluge.
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回頭浪子
8 n, P! T  I7 a6 ?6 Dthe return of a prodigal
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% c3 k  U  V4 B. R0 K$ P  Q先下手為強
3 s; w; L( p: l  B) AOffence is the best defence.

同甘共苦
to share ones joys and sorrows
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因地制宜
3 b7 t; ~6 E' y6 D! \, q. @$ yact according to circumstances
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有勇無謀
* c  ]) k- Q( o/ Pmore brave than wise

有備無患
Good watch prevents misfortune.
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$ |1 W) T' y' L( Q有志者事竟成
6 A8 P2 I& O" R" e- r" ^8 K' P+ U0 ?Where there is a will, there is a way.

有錢能使鬼推磨
Money 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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2 P+ ~2 J) S( F4 e, [6 C9 @' F4 z& V' S百無一失
4 M1 I0 ~4 B( aNot a single miss in a hundred times.

9 C- o" A! N1 l' _百聞不如一見
: \/ f: q1 e5 @6 D6 N5 g4 X  M* F* rTo see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)
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( T* y! Y+ v, j7 P+ I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.
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每人一生中皆有得意之日
Every dog has his day.
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色是假，美是空
Charm is deceitful, and beauty empty.
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7 t+ b! w, Z+ }0 V/ W; F吉人自有天相
9 v0 P; ?) K+ _. s  ]The good are protected by Heaven. / Alls wel that ends well.

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
No gain without pain.

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弄巧成拙
' m) o' O: e+ k/ N( [5 p/ i0 ]Overreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark

& A1 Q2 Z: d# X% v忍無可忍
' S5 ?. @! v( r. w' l: ]& ~$ w/ F( Eto be at the end of ones patience

8 L: b0 f/ N% A; r2 N忍一時之氣免百日之憂
2 X* d5 {, j5 `0 U1 ^patience for a moment; comfort for many years
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忘恩負義
to kick down the ladder
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走馬看花
- K( b3 C6 ^; I, O3 n: v4 ja flying visit

防患於未然
to nip a thing in the bud

# A- a9 L& F( E3 l9 N佛要金裝，人要衣裝
Fine feathers make fine birds.

兵精不必多
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
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身在福中不知福
The 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.

) H' P1 N) n2 Y  B( i! |" V別狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心
5 x  e: {- z- _! C+ ]! Y) LDont bite the hand that feeds you.

0 X3 y3 Z/ F6 r$ S! a/ n0 E志在千里
! Q! C! n2 x% d' L6 ?/ i7 b7 W7 tHitch your wagon to a star.

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奇裝異服
a fantastic garb
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忠言逆耳
Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear
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3 _3 a0 L; [1 r# p, k& ]明辨是非
6 o/ f, K6 |' t; Gto distinguish right from wrong
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知足常樂
Happy is he who is content
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知足者富
He who feels contented is rich

& b& @# _8 E3 F8 K知人知面不知心
  ~2 M7 S3 M: @8 }0 uIts 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
castles in the air
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6 i* `, x4 M. @3 i% p金科玉律
the gold rule

0 W0 p: a* w/ x, ?. A) ^奇裝異服
3 @' w5 f6 [+ \8 R" la fantastic garb
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6 j  T/ X2 p# v- L* h: P明辨事非
to distinguish right fromwrong
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6 \9 O; ]$ Q1 T! I. O雨後春筍
like bamboo shoots after a spring shower

5 k+ Q1 ]( F& o5 R! q雨過天青
- s: \: h& B9 x5 L. nAfter a storm comes a calm.

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.

4 m  Z- J9 f2 L% R0 j7 K+ F事實勝於雄辯
Facts are most convincing.

來得容易去得快
: u1 n$ y4 w- L+ K8 \8 w. ?. hEasy come, easy go.

金玉其外敗絮其中
8 \# q6 e# P# l. w  E. z1 u. QAll that glitters is not gold.
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/ ~2 Q, o- p2 {  ?4 P3 k兔子不吃窩邊草
7 |9 C- c, \. I& m2 n- ]) f9 O" }0 r. wThe fox preys farthest from his hole.
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/ X) S$ K7 N1 M7 l若要人不知除非己莫為
If you would not be known to do anything, never do it.
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沒有笑臉不出門
A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.
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虎父無虎子
, D+ i" b, v6 `# }. O% e* fLike father, like son.
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* _6 D3 M& w8 A/ Y3 m: H! O$ q往者不可諫，來者猶可追
: G( V& @; P. q9 q% \A mill cannot grind with the water that is past.

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3 E0 _# N; t' d, O姻緣天註定
9 a6 V/ V- N4 v' H: b/ ?  A+ GMarriages are made in heaven.

# a8 h, f' A) |9 J逆來順受
to make the best of a bad bargain
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流芳百世
a niche in the temple of fame
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為虎作倀
" m6 W+ z- A. c. P0 d4 Nto act as guide to a tiger

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/ H5 s! g. h, ]to put all ones egg in one basket

勇者不懼
A brave man will not shrink from dangers.
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5 ^- v6 @; t/ e5 P$ `( Z# B洗心革面
to turn over a new leaf
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5 |2 z/ D3 N$ Q. }2 m美中不足
  E  c* P' w. j6 }+ ja fly in the ointment

背道而馳
8 ~5 G: C, a8 S( M& gto run counter
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走湯蹈火
to go through fire and water

. k7 _. @; Q8 k) H9 c) e( @風燭殘年
to have one foot in the grave
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0 ^3 I7 V9 |4 e風聲鶴唳，草木皆兵
" [0 J5 c5 c( z+ Y  m( Mto apprehend danger in every sound

活到老學到老
Its 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.
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星星之火可以燎原
A single spark can start a prairie fire.
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待人寬容如待己
# j! j( P2 |1 `7 D+ TLive and let live.
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按部就班
. K+ I6 P4 B4 m/ WLearn to walk before you run.
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  V) K) g( `; U; U, g病從口入禍從口出
, z6 q* L8 A) w# KIllness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.
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笑裏藏刀
% R' I) T9 r6 B* Ta smile to hide ones hate

2 A: i4 \" X0 r1 s留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
2 x3 j& S' N0 A! t5 Z+ o; OWhere theres life theres hope
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to fish in the air
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海底撈針
6 A# _! [, G) P, P* [( L$ H- {to look for a needle in a bundle of hay
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5 p# x- ^0 l8 Z) h& X/ n差之毫釐失之千里
; C/ v2 o. Y4 z0 AA miss is as good as a mile

既往不咎
Let the dead bury their dead.

殺身成仁
- n% u5 r' s4 U7 u% a$ P( nto sacrifice ones life to preserve ones virtue complete
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殺雞焉用牛刀
8 L. V1 L* e( p, r4 i2 H1 c% h2 M5 hTake not a musket to kill a butterfly

. @( j& \, x: y. \飢不擇食
A good appetite is a good sauce.
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害群之馬
black sheep

8 y' ?# B- C7 W8 m1 X家醜不可外揚
/ \; m: q, D4 }& k; ?; n, X# VDont wash your dirty linen in public.

恩威並濟
  o7 \2 C% J7 K) m3 ealternate weakness with severity
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旁觀者清
The outside sees the best of the game.

  X# R, ?: F. }1 I9 n1 {% A時運不濟
+ H! e" p+ D: I+ K- Kto have a bad time

1 |4 w* }  F3 m8 S2 d* @殊途同歸
* G. C2 b- {* R2 ~All roads lead to Rome .
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: d4 P* K  r: n眾志成城/團結就是力量
* f; n: [4 x6 f) d+ I8 }+ V( d. LUnion is strenth.

5 J: w! y9 Y+ d/ [9 N& r9 f疾風知勁草
Adversity reveals genius.

' B* o; e0 h$ |, u% e5 W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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