中国成语的英文形式

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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
* i1 [8 B& L# r, s: O百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
3 W" t$ V4 g* z% I. s' f比上不足，比下有余"worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
, i* o7 F1 \. W/ k; A. o; Y' |不眠之夜white night　
( ?/ ~: R/ Z) N; Y/ \不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
& l$ R" ^4 K# |4 u- Q; p3 N不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
+ ~# C% s& z" M4 B% q2 Q9 I大事化小，小事化了try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
1 A& ~. Z8 h% u# n大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
/ A' ?# A, G9 R: E  ^国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
: u  ~) |- e- |' r# j过犹不及going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little
* D: H& {0 L' |1 n功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
' S. S1 e" f( I& k/ y3 [好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
1 }9 \4 Y! a( ?0 }- S. Q8 ^  G和气生财Harmony brings wealth
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
8 y; h  I3 V! B; s% U, e/ @既往不咎let bygones be bygones
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
- D- I" [# {6 Y3 f金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
4 y+ v- p/ R) [* z0 C3 A脚踏实地be down-to-earth
, n6 H3 ]$ v4 [% T" }; r3 g脚踩两只船sit on the fence
- k8 s+ ]( B, P9 q7 P. D! ]君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
0 i, a, e( I% Z& }老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
) @. {4 }- z/ B& O& r- i留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
# `; T- Y$ s4 B" n名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
1 L5 g: `) C" p8 y& P+ x* |5 z3 T茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
6 [# R9 [4 f' n1 D: z每逢佳节倍思亲
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
" |$ m& ~7 v3 {; V: }9 D8 L6 bIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
拿手好戏masterpiece
4 j1 J) l! }2 W& `% v7 O' |' G赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
: ?; j6 m6 g  w! S+ n' |抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
) }8 Y7 V8 N" S; a, Y1 |. C& R破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
* q$ Z# f% J/ y0 {巧妇难为无米之炊If you have no hand you can't make a fist./ One can't make bricks without straw.
1 x( Q' \2 {6 X! k千里之行始于足下a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
& P% J, Y/ q! D8 `前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
One sows and another reaps.
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
强龙难压地头蛇Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies.
1 |9 C; R" K( \: i强强联手win-win co-operation
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
, B5 W& G# }* }% _人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
* z* N+ k6 A: D5 U" X8 v! P人海战术huge-crowd strategy
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
# k; E+ K' P7 S! t$ L死而后已until my heart stops beating
. K$ u% L' Z( v- ^4 U, ]' i5 c岁岁平安Peace all year round
- ?: _, }1 @! _9 x+ a上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
- ]  ?) M6 X5 |$ d6 I0 OAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
, Z, i4 X0 @' ^6 k- x( Q% q0 Z升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
2 {1 v) f8 V6 S/ Z4 M四十不惑Life begins at forty.
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
9 j( ^3 o! x+ a水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
+ S, Q, [: _3 _时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
+ ]' O. h/ y" \" H杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
7 s* g- ?8 O$ F# p实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
4 Z- ?$ ~8 k) |$ l- u3 S$ ]0 T6 w山不在高，有仙则名"No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy; "
0 |$ g6 Y7 ^2 W6 o& a- U韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
! T2 B1 s" \) ]( F; x* ]1 z糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
+ s% Z; c; H* k' ?& g团结就是力量Unity is strength.
跳进黄河洗不清eve if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean--there's nothing one can do to clear one's name
7 j- |5 U/ _1 B: i0 \歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
9 t  U* T, V4 j" r' L往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
/ l( U! @5 ?3 s# |4 R  z望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
( p. q9 ~, z9 z4 B屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
" {5 ?8 l1 o- B8 m" y唯利是图draw water to one's mill
" Q  c3 w  B5 |, ^无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
! V2 V) `# i' b; M. F徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
4 X+ I; x5 k3 |( Y( w+ t虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
心想事成May all your wish come true
6 Z% D  y# e2 S1 i- a心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
* L/ B0 i% d4 b先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
  d( A3 y! y- [4 e. ^7 h/ D像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
. f& ^1 g$ l: f息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
- h8 O0 l) V5 ]" S* W循序渐进step by step
* F% O/ @3 M: ]% u/ q$ F3 i一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
( k( ?: w! \9 J8 L& |+ L有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
8 p0 [/ O+ e: M6 N7 j4 h! g; c有识之士people of vision
; g/ k; o9 C0 i4 K( l( d& h有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
与时俱进advance with times
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
& J: O1 A/ V8 V# `$ y) \8 Y1 A因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
9 C6 B- I  s$ y8 h5 a欲穷千里目，更上一层楼"to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight."
6 K& `# ^9 Y/ r+ F: p- p欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
4 c) W1 K7 W  _/ i冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
& `7 s2 A6 i" e0 p4 T! G- g一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
% t3 E& I) A8 ?3 l1 Q! I3 S招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
/ ^/ A: M( j  q4 V债台高筑become debt-ridden
致命要害Achilles' heel
众矢之的target of public criticism
知己知彼,百战不殆Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat.
1 U5 U" W0 U# ^3 z. d纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place

connie

好帖！已收藏！！！

charlotte

确实好，有时给老外朋友讲解某一个成语的时候，总是词不达意，现在有了这个贴，就可以用现成的了。谢谢！！！！

小叶子

多谢！

阿里

好帖

xry

excellent!

OliveOil

Great! I am gonna try to teach someone  some of those!

风潇潇水潇潇

比如。。。。马马虎虎-（horse,horse,tiger,tiger)
                  人山人海-(people mountain people sea)
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  哈哈~好笑把！！！