中国成语的英文形式

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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
: a' p/ `8 P+ h; _8 u3 w百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
* _# a% U- y. N0 s6 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.
不眠之夜white night　
7 y- x( P  f  @2 T不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
2 W* z8 G" v. }不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
7 I; S* ^. n" z  n; x2 s+ z3 A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
, E5 _! f/ m0 P' P2 A/ N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
8 f0 ~( x  w3 Y. T, {; I- j! h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
# {3 r0 d& y; Z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
7 t! w8 ?, Q7 g: I. u- N; L/ E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
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
8 V6 w, J/ e6 ]8 u% ]+ q0 `和气生财Harmony brings wealth
8 I3 u% U0 a4 t: c  J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.
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
7 y7 [6 c( W- }7 _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
; m7 L9 b8 f7 R7 `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."
& |+ e  ~2 y8 o马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
4 p1 [" _7 Z! Z, G# n' h没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
! d1 H6 _' ~" N% V4 c3 w- Z" |# O每逢佳节倍思亲
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
8 A* x$ ~, e; eIt 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
) @2 _5 h$ w: m; d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
# u: U- B5 N) [; U. }+ Z! M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
3 M2 `( k9 G( K9 S; I' L抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
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.
# w5 O" @4 I$ B8 v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
+ Q4 j5 v7 U) t4 o6 ]6 i前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
+ A  T/ z& P) c5 \" L9 @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.
强强联手win-win co-operation
  t& q* W; J/ }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.
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
+ ?1 Y0 t+ h& L4 V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. "
; L! j7 u! h5 i; c- h. X世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
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."
; r# d5 @% f- W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."
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. "
% Q+ a! r9 r4 _7 W/ Z0 Z水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
) m: ?' i+ g7 i时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
. g6 k5 P$ t) T  O: T$ k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
3 R7 f9 h4 j+ A: M* ~* w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
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; "
2 k+ `% s5 O- t4 |  T% {! `韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
4 I" c+ ]7 S; r1 |5 C6 v7 V) N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
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
# {% ~/ {2 J; v0 d3 K; l物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
# r4 o; Y7 ~" n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
' P1 H1 Z" ]  S/ w9 A# n9 F无中生有make/create something out of nothing
7 C# ]: e1 J5 X* Z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
- \! X& M2 ]* X" L# }7 ]/ v1 |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
: \" t; g) a8 X+ b9 x% ?% X! S2 j2 J心想事成May all your wish come true
3 v. V2 P4 t( X2 X7 `; u0 `# G心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
) K- L5 Y/ I9 h5 Y. g先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
8 f1 @2 I3 D) R像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
& E: t( i7 Y1 r现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
0 P! v) w( Q9 @. K7 H8 H7 b息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
2 o- e5 A* x/ f8 J+ `8 }1 E; W喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
, M# T; d- D  d, {7 r循序渐进step by step
5 B6 q% b. h4 i4 b. d+ a+ F6 U一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
3 S' G9 ]! ~0 U' a/ h4 F' d0 t严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
. U- b5 C1 L8 w3 M, d鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
5 Q3 D. ?/ M  J* d有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
% r5 }, {* T) Z7 |6 u# A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
* h9 B! S$ Y" v有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
- H* T4 w) |8 d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."
9 J: g3 K3 @% e+ z" X; Q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.
, P" W: R! w6 P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"
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
& G) q" b& S5 Z" `' u# ]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
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
3 A6 s, G2 F; k- p* A6 K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)
         
  哈哈~好笑把！！！