中国成语的英文形式

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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
) v% f- O4 r5 h  l百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
' H9 T. M! ~) z3 T" v9 J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
3 E) C1 r" W9 m笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
9 A& S# I5 n, a# q) G不眠之夜white night　
  i! R1 P( g) P# q' ?不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
6 ~: Y7 J! D6 M/ d  J# v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
. s. U4 m3 S1 G# ^辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
! \, a; h4 j2 F! H$ K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
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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
& D: B6 j4 i% e. o; F3 Y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
5 O) M$ Y- p  Z/ Y7 _$ Z* A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
! }- q; w" u9 A! o- S. G" H  R7 V活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
; q. F9 s2 ], T1 w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.
% J) T+ j3 c1 i, C5 A4 G; V# b金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
0 I. {5 y# `2 B: M3 k7 v0 G; a脚踏实地be down-to-earth
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
/ l6 K- b1 D/ n7 C- _君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
  S/ K$ z- [; l1 I/ N老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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
% v! Q" Z8 N) Q' X名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
* O! X  Y/ _4 Q茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
: F# q1 h6 W; Q+ Q1 J每逢佳节倍思亲
6 _2 }9 F# h* y+ p0 K9 I" COn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
4 F' j' c% V+ \2 n* u6 W5 y. x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.
7 f' ~+ j# ]/ C% A7 D) Q- x拿手好戏masterpiece
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
  R) Z: k* p; T' `. ?& G# W' d抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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
1 Z5 f* ?( j2 u' D) O7 N! F抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
9 J5 S4 _) m8 _" R* t8 p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.
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.
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.
( H5 C- E* s2 \; p9 K强强联手win-win co-operation
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
, i' ]4 ~/ w1 w4 S( r8 I/ @人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
; U4 g1 ]9 E0 x) t& w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. "
, X1 K/ B; b9 F世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
! v9 b) K) m, E; v$ k7 I( ]" T死而后已until my heart stops beating
岁岁平安Peace all year round
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.
  c# w' K( d+ \* O6 ]4 ]% n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."
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
( L# F+ o6 W+ H1 H9 ?- @谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
# }" ]  z, g7 w9 \( C水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
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.
; k( h3 @, a! ^4 F' Q0 @) r7 T+ O" e, L- }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.
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; "
: ^+ H8 `0 i+ T0 [韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
) a5 }+ w: v) W8 r$ d- b, i糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
0 T! k( ]% Z+ _: u( o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
" D5 c- u6 w& d% {  L$ N0 g; q# S2 l歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
* c: a4 a) A6 N物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
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
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
8 q, i2 d/ }- G" ?5 m+ t/ i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.
! S4 u9 {  v8 S& r# ?2 b2 o徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
. u$ u5 `8 y  O4 H# a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.
* X$ N* L, _* w' W2 O: O* e. Y. q蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
, }% [' F5 t' Y心想事成May all your wish come true
9 v  e# \# l5 k. s心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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
# M6 n( T1 h! \: O6 S& X, u+ O现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
( z2 }& s6 ^) L! U. U5 @' [: h* S喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
/ U+ F- `2 u7 K" c/ w5 I; j7 u循序渐进step by step
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
+ _: m5 i4 A' y$ G' d; k$ [严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
- i1 b& k# y2 i3 A, G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."
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
- v, X. \. F. Z/ h有识之士people of vision
+ s4 A) H0 _+ m有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
( j6 P6 P' m/ |1 {有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
. V/ l( Q3 }+ w. j! c与时俱进advance with times
: E. L1 k- O* K" J/ C以人为本people oriented; people foremost
, L0 n+ t! f3 x. W因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
& ?4 b5 e  V( y) _( B* o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."
' t$ Q* [7 n# a8 u欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
+ w$ t( `1 k1 r# Y, m" f英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
/ D: c% M: B- ?5 E9 Y" l( r9 `" H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"
: `, j9 D7 G- Q一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
0 l$ [% ]  Y: \- Y招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
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.
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
/ }+ N( i, Q* L6 x" v2 p" N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)
! f9 y5 ?! H7 G! _                  人山人海-(people mountain people sea)
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8 P$ Q$ E7 j5 ?* _% W  哈哈~好笑把！！！