中国成语的英文形式

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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
3 ^5 Z$ c  ?' C$ O! r5 [* K百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
" C0 T, b" C7 K) E6 a: v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.
% J6 U4 O- p( ^5 E0 i1 D不眠之夜white night　
+ j9 j) u$ ^' R& @1 g4 U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
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
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
# Y/ M2 s) A; U, }3 ~  [& a0 _( ~大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
, R6 O3 N7 L% |0 _% I) q国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
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
; ]& J  l) Y# G" \( W功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
: `  C, R5 a9 R+ ]3 X/ c好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
; ~! j7 B: F. U- N& M6 F' e! ?2 R活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
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.
$ H/ \: `. ^, N, V5 }) N4 K! e金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
( }. F- [. y8 W9 b6 x君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
1 ?$ z" \3 v. }  z礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
: m  u5 X9 q! M! a) E5 W' T8 }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
) }. F' G$ v; Y3 x' V名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
7 J- E' v3 P5 e4 @茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
每逢佳节倍思亲
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
) `- V$ L2 @9 s: H; z  a, g. C/ cIt 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.
% G: j: P7 z& _( f8 E: \$ g5 {拿手好戏masterpiece
$ M2 [9 T) ]9 X8 z' B. n! x赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
" y. {# Y  }( F2 g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
- s: z. b7 ^2 S- F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 I! G5 R+ D. U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.
9 G+ B0 ?  H# `2 A3 f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.
( G! f  ~( _* q$ ]2 J7 ^9 N8 z+ U& ~强强联手win-win co-operation
; |! ]+ [3 X  T# S: f* p6 p3 c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.
4 @8 H- l) Z: p* x人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
. l. ]" d# m5 j/ x3 l人海战术huge-crowd strategy
  D5 i6 s3 ?3 `7 p世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
' A) ^0 P) K: R7 [2 X+ S世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
0 ]$ q0 \) Z- J) Y, Z) Z% E死而后已until my heart stops beating
岁岁平安Peace all year round
% ?6 A" H6 |4 k  v4 X' g9 v  ]上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
3 _  X; F& C9 g, r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.
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
: V3 q5 t  {* ]# t; Q# k2 H升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
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. "
) @* L6 [" W6 Q" v) e! N: V( c  _9 O水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
1 k% [" E' a" w6 a& ~7 o+ I0 S/ i时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
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.
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
, Z" E* y! x4 j实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
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; "
- s1 }3 H, o  A' M1 Z. H2 ^& P+ Q韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
, x7 Z+ k! h. X0 l糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
% A3 }3 n8 R( t& S+ b- e! t( d天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
- v. q+ z+ l# h# m/ T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
, [- D6 Y$ P  ]; b! U歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
- ~) r0 Q6 h2 U  z4 \: A5 n7 F往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
2 b" e! L1 F, P+ f) R. B9 I0 Q' C唯利是图draw water to one's mill
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.
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
, I1 y' s! v4 A, k1 f/ K新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
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
, j/ ^% q: p; M/ }心想事成May all your wish come true
! }5 ~& S5 M6 T9 Z5 y, V心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
4 V/ i# B5 F' L$ L7 |0 [先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
& s9 ~+ P8 R/ K4 Y! a: e# M现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
6 f# e' A; e8 r  V! y4 i$ c( r喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
. X& b6 y- M0 |3 ^$ \( y$ M循序渐进step by step
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
* y8 J% ^* L# |3 i) t有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
" y7 ^% Q9 W; h5 [# v$ r. M有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
有识之士people of vision
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
: d0 n+ d# h* B% O5 a0 y* f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
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
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."
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
5 P; [/ K: }8 `" ~/ B% Q3 [- `优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
" y; C& i2 J) f英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
1 f3 f( P7 l* h0 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"
% v+ [3 \  J1 y$ M, \( Z% g& w一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
  x8 s+ J7 m" {9 r+ a3 m9 S4 ~债台高筑become debt-ridden
致命要害Achilles' heel
  j9 K% U1 B8 D6 }8 I" B' N众矢之的target of public criticism
2 ]9 d8 R& ^$ s$ f8 @+ R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.
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！！！