中国成语英译

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中国成语英译
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. b8 j" ]' A( \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
Once bitten, twice shy.

% \4 \! E$ [' k8 x. v一言既出，駟馬難追
8 E* N" v# W7 R6 W9 J) l, vA word spoken is past recalling.

6 M+ N. }0 V/ a: c) b  n( I& [一見鍾情
to fall in love at first sight
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: P- [  c. w2 Z! }3 B/ g: O一箭雙鵰
Kill two birds with one stone.

一寸光陰一寸金
) ^: b- |2 B5 |3 K* y3 m3 ~7 XTime is money.
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2 w# Q1 \9 r' T4 }) G, @一失足成千古恨
The error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life.

2 |# i( m$ x* Z! t/ U9 I3 z' z7 \: S一將功名萬古枯
What millions died that Caesar might be great.

# |6 M# N+ z# p1 V" ?3 ?/ \( x一年之計在於春，一日之計在於晨
, r; i2 C* U# k# lPlan your year in spring and your day at dawn.

* ?* _3 q0 s# M$ w+ i+ _. ?一人難稱百人意
9 R8 V, I) p" xYou cannot please everyone.

一氣呵成
9 b$ c9 O! f5 w% K# _7 t/ a2 ENever make two bites of a cherry.

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九死一生
- F1 e  |: @1 q6 s! Ato have a hair-breadth escape
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人生如夢
' H. N& q& o$ f; x, B7 ?) XLife is but a dream.
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人生自古誰無死
Death comes to all men.

人生百歲古來稀
It is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.
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6 w; I4 D) Y: w- F人定勝天
Man can conquer nature.

2 z) R5 k+ x; A3 `9 V人不可貌相
4 P( e! N4 v( J4 h% z/ lAppearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a look by its cover.

- p; o) `/ v- i8 T4 X十年風水輪流轉
Every dog has its day.
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三思而後行
Look before you leap.

( w) f- F! d2 \* m三句不離本行
; x# I6 O$ j/ y  ^, k: ~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.

. d& [$ T: C) J+ B' N' Z  a3 f$ N千鈞一髮
: }: _% }& L7 d( F+ [! ^4 tto hang by a hair thread
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大智若愚
He who canot play the fool is not a wise man.

5 D# Y8 `6 v" ]9 z, ^) z% A大器晚成
Rome was not built in a day.
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3 B0 c2 r7 M" |山窮水盡
. y" p; n/ X1 S; D5 H' eat the end of ones resources
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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
5 E6 \. k# C- i# f6 U, ?" L$ gMake a mountain out of a molehill.

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

4 U! s  R) ?) U% U3 Y4 o小不忍則亂大謀
Patience is a virtue.

工欲善其事，必先利其器
1 k1 |9 U0 Z! K% O  d( ~- EYou cannot make bricks without straw.
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9 w: S* R. k. t3 a不要厚此薄彼
4 \" G- u* n6 @, Z* C, j9 bDont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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不畏艱難
, g5 U9 l1 y5 x% H/ ?9 vTake the bull by the horns.

: s& t) k' ?/ y不要不自量力
# N! O7 V! Z3 S7 a* a( sDont put a quarter into a pint pot.

己所不欲勿施於人
7 S% `% D  B5 }! Y0 R% g  @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
! i9 R1 T) `1 cYou cannot make bricks without straw.

亡羊補牢
8 k" C! w" e; VBetter late than never./ Its never too late to mend.

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不告而別
  w8 `/ ~- r% g" b- X1 ^to take French leave
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不要不自量力
& V% c) k: y6 {  CDont put a quarter into a pint pot.

7 i: V8 M3 b9 l0 g+ X不要厚此薄彼
Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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6 ~- p+ M. v  D/ D不畏艱難
  Q* R9 a" o; ^3 G# WTake the bull by the horns.

& f; ^  X# U* A2 A5 ?9 r/ U  e1 F不戰而屈人之兵
' j! o+ H' j( W2 RThe supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
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& V( E% }2 k: F) J不入虎穴焉得虎子
How can one obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tigers lair.
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6 R& v: O; D9 n3 o2 m6 M, S不經一事，不長一智
5 p/ f, A; ]9 d$ c9 S# j- a0 \Experience 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
* k; |; u+ `# K3 F4 aGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.

天下烏鴉一般黑
Crows are black all over the world.
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天無絕人之路
/ n( T* }9 Y1 L: RGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb./ When one door shuts another opens.

天助自助者
7 G' n4 D; n. n. r. ^Heaven helps those who help themselves.

天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福
It is the unexpected that always happens.

毛遂自薦
: I, e! T7 w/ A# m, N3 ]" bto recommend ones own person

心正不怕雷打
0 K/ Y1 [* |: n( k+ [6 n  A( vA good conscience is a soft pillow.
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化干戈為玉帛
3 S4 W* d( k9 CBury the tomahwak(hatchet).

3 d" k+ ~  m$ e% }/ k仁者無敵
The benevolent have no enemy.
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今日事今日畢
% H. r" p4 C) J. pNever put off till tomorrow what may be done today.
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文勝於武
The pen is mightier than the sword.
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以身作則
8 \- s: D6 v. qto practice what one practices
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  }' p# J( q9 Y6 ]1 Q6 L以毒攻毒
to set a thief to catch a thief

以怨報德
to bite the hand that feeds one
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To wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.

以寡敵眾
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以德報怨
6 S4 J% Z' |% {, [( b# g& x$ g0 Cto render good for evil
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以其人之道還治其人之身
; J1 q5 F; `) e1 [9 h' cSet a thief to catch a thief.
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3 ?: G/ x" M3 @% a" o6 W3 h, E/ n* `以子之矛，攻子之盾
7 B2 k  v! S. ]" E9 D( xto turn a persons battery against himself

四大皆空
, E4 j! D: c) z3 X; j3 }All is vanity.
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3 l* d! z' n. R# Y/ Y# O( [四海之內皆兄弟
" X) w# O7 u; c1 c$ G+ hAll are brothers within the four seas.
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未雨綢繆
1 P9 v1 g  F! [1 Tto save against a rainy day
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目不識丁
not know A from B
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失敗為成功之母
# I* K7 B( k% P% {Failure is the mother of success.

失之毫釐，差之千里
A 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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1 f4 `3 Z/ C; S& {毛遂自薦
to recommend ones own person

打落水狗
to hit a person when hes down

打鐵趁熱
/ k* f) F$ s" vStrike while the iron is hot.
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" v% Q1 {8 E( R0 J4 [; W1 o犯錯是人之常情，寬恕是超凡的
To err is human; to forgive divine.
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& t% E- T% H+ f只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
Little strokes fell great oaks.
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  ~0 ~9 l5 F& r( ~3 g! I任勞任怨
to bear hardship without complaint

自作自受
2 Z+ T# O+ t/ d" HAs you make your bed so you must lie on it.

自討苦吃
to make a rod for ones own back

自力更生
) O$ w. ?. V4 f8 h9 Fto shift for oneself

1 N7 g) }( V- M& J0 l+ ?自掃門前雪
1 A- l) `# g6 f& x$ [3 E: q: VAfter us the deluge.
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3 R+ [1 c; \+ a回頭浪子
5 w0 K0 Z7 B- F& J- J) [  Mthe return of a prodigal
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7 N) S* _/ v+ h: \  K先下手為強
; l0 f( R' J% eOffence is the best defence.
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同甘共苦
; X2 s1 C4 ~9 X+ A2 [4 q1 Uto share ones joys and sorrows

+ h1 E- y1 Z9 L) A! N4 z3 P% x因地制宜
act according to circumstances
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有勇無謀
7 ^2 I& s5 G1 ^more brave than wise

有備無患
9 z7 C4 V4 n7 C; N9 K- A$ X6 TGood watch prevents misfortune.

有志者事竟成
% P4 v# M6 a3 f/ b3 A5 lWhere there is a will, there is a way.

( I8 l9 s& L$ _) _$ M6 n) ?有錢能使鬼推磨
$ h( n- d8 b, u. S' Z1 F' pMoney 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
# C8 B7 Y$ e3 x! A7 g% I3 eNot a single miss in a hundred times.

百聞不如一見
To see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)

  o( b4 H3 {% W! s吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
1 L( ]5 Y; F! }; D; H; G4 D+ E' cIf you wish to be the best man, you must be prepared to suffer the bitterest of the bitter.

每人一生中皆有得意之日
Every dog has his day.

色是假，美是空
) W, o" R# m( |) o/ B' s  cCharm 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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如人飲水冷暖自知
Only the wearer knows where the shoes pain.
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吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
No gain without pain.
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7劃
8 e6 ]# {( m* B* p1 n4 a+ n- M弄巧成拙
- d0 q: F% x& G6 P- nOverreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark
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$ @# m+ ~3 L; {忍無可忍
$ n. i6 d3 A- Yto be at the end of ones patience

' L6 M  O' X; S* }忍一時之氣免百日之憂
( m7 h1 {" I$ w  V4 ?patience for a moment; comfort for many years
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5 G, B& i. v9 O; ]3 \7 ]- ~) Q忘恩負義
to kick down the ladder

7 Z, V) g' U( o) A走馬看花
; x7 @0 v% W) R+ w0 ~* M; pa flying visit
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防患於未然
to nip a thing in the bud

9 T0 V' j( G( J2 X2 V1 N佛要金裝，人要衣裝
Fine feathers make fine birds.
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8 y" I, L3 v7 a: F- l兵精不必多
$ ~! u" Y. j% ?$ qToo many cooks spoil the broth.

1 |3 [( p* A$ M& ~! ]! [身在福中不知福
The worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.

6 j7 ]# C1 P9 K% v3 F你敬我一尺，我回你一丈
You scratch my back, and I will sratch yours.
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' [. B9 C8 G1 L  U9 C; h1 T別狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心
% \& M# ~( Q2 i! H0 pDont bite the hand that feeds you.
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志在千里
Hitch your wagon to a star.
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6 o( p- ~+ Q& U0 j奇裝異服
a fantastic garb
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忠言逆耳
' n3 W2 C% y, O& @! A3 |Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear
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明辨是非
to distinguish right from wrong
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7 v9 Q! z  Y; L7 m! `, s% m& [知足常樂
Happy is he who is content

知足者富
! x6 z1 ^9 V' w/ D/ @He who feels contented is rich
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0 c  B1 {& _/ N* `: i知人知面不知心
! r) A  d, {- n# \Its easy to know mens faces, but not their hearts.

知己知彼百戰百勝
Know your enemy and know yourself.
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1 J% u; ~1 [0 d5 d空中樓閣
4 ]1 q' T1 y8 |! |castles in the air
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2 \. c5 R1 K& C6 u( R金科玉律
the gold rule
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4 R; ^( j; l* o奇裝異服
( Y* N( Y( Y, g  z) A( ua fantastic garb
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明辨事非
to distinguish right fromwrong

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! x$ \; X. e5 @; plike bamboo shoots after a spring shower
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雨過天青
) H" V# e7 ], J1 I( C+ m. xAfter a storm comes a calm.
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8 u6 }: v0 C6 v' H9 {! z! V" uA 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.
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來得容易去得快
Easy come, easy go.
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) o, j/ j3 E3 S$ z3 D% Q金玉其外敗絮其中
All that glitters is not gold.
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2 G' z) S$ V: K; b兔子不吃窩邊草
# g0 {, |1 l- V3 }, vThe fox preys farthest from his hole.

若要人不知除非己莫為
If you would not be known to do anything, never do it.

2 B8 g9 f, o* l. J  e沒有笑臉不出門
; P7 L: k0 e4 a1 rA 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
+ j% {5 k0 |: z1 y0 f! FA mill cannot grind with the water that is past.
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* B" D* b) M; S6 a姻緣天註定
) w) {3 Q- _6 ~' Q. E5 c# d9 gMarriages are made in heaven.

逆來順受
to make the best of a bad bargain

1 D% ?1 x2 ~0 M" Q" ?2 I. q; y流芳百世
5 A$ s1 u! s( N: A$ ea niche in the temple of fame

為虎作倀
to act as guide to a tiger

) Y' V" W( M: q6 m( j  [& M+ z! u孤注一擲
* W8 C8 R" l! D& W' ?* ]to put all ones egg in one basket

$ N) `5 t0 l9 F* W9 K6 j) B+ y" z勇者不懼
A brave man will not shrink from dangers.

9 |, S: ~9 ?9 a/ ?+ @) I洗心革面
- M2 U9 b  W! a4 sto turn over a new leaf

8 b5 u' E! H1 l  E0 x美中不足
a fly in the ointment
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7 l" R/ U$ `1 u6 G5 j8 U6 d2 m/ F4 U背道而馳
( t* k9 T" N7 [# M; d, kto run counter
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5 x  p5 L2 W) o# M0 I' L走湯蹈火
4 k' ?+ ~9 K3 dto go through fire and water

風燭殘年
! e$ Q) ^& l7 ?+ i( Dto have one foot in the grave

風聲鶴唳，草木皆兵
to apprehend danger in every sound
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$ H( h' W' `. u; _3 H! \9 S活到老學到老
Its never too late to learn./ Live and learn.
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* {7 A/ G) l: p6 o/ {& w前事不忘後事之師
Remember the past and it will guide your future.
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4 x: \+ n" [4 W星星之火可以燎原
* Y: N8 o2 y! u9 D# D, A6 L0 u8 NA single spark can start a prairie fire.
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( k. A- @3 n$ a" j4 u( b3 S. s1 o7 k待人寬容如待己
8 n' Y% g9 t! v% Y; O" }2 ILive and let live.
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, J$ s; b: i6 Y# X按部就班
Learn to walk before you run.
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% i0 P4 k: T" y# A* J) [" X0 ~7 i病從口入禍從口出
9 n4 W4 {9 k( xIllness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.

笑裏藏刀
a smile to hide ones hate
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留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
' c2 w) x3 d6 k1 ]9 `. \9 \. eWhere theres life theres hope

海底撈月
3 ]8 X3 }7 q$ q9 F/ xto fish in the air

海底撈針
! N  l# T9 g  m1 S4 h: Dto look for a needle in a bundle of hay
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( M. u% G9 R( c: C, k3 l( W/ U0 |差之毫釐失之千里
A miss is as good as a mile
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0 @7 H4 F& h3 z/ xLet the dead bury their dead.
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殺身成仁
( |- o8 x  B, ^/ _) O8 V* yto 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
A good appetite is a good sauce.

害群之馬
black sheep
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* S( t& f% b+ M- k$ X& F家醜不可外揚
+ Y" T' ^: X" B' N2 d  ADont wash your dirty linen in public.
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' Z# D  J2 h' _# v5 g( C& M; B恩威並濟
alternate weakness with severity

旁觀者清
/ W0 f$ v. O3 s6 Z! q2 s- iThe outside sees the best of the game.

, B& f3 T9 i1 Y  W5 W& }) _時運不濟
# f( X! F5 w: kto have a bad time

殊途同歸
! K! K' c9 T( G% @, A) s& {* B1 M" GAll roads lead to Rome .
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眾志成城/團結就是力量
+ I3 I+ v/ C3 z( w: ~Union is strenth.
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疾風知勁草
* n9 o9 t" h% s, f' [Adversity reveals genius.

旁觀者清，當局者迷
Lookers-on see most of the game.
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莫在太歲頭上動土
Let sleeping dogs lie.

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