中国成语的英文形式

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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
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
! d2 f# Y$ U# }* `: L) e. J笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
% T/ D% |, w$ z) Q4 C. H5 X不眠之夜white night　
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
9 @+ P- ^% B9 Y8 F+ v7 R1 G# y不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
, j2 x0 _. @) ]0 T0 {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
$ ~0 X# `2 K- H1 J' E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
; r, K9 e$ S" u# o7 l: l+ j+ ]大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
/ h: n+ y' [4 l( 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
6 ?; O3 f" O' ]  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
# J  y& W. V: q, O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
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
0 Y, t' f0 s- Z  o7 j% i" k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.
) M+ u- O) C% G, @金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
8 D& O7 p+ S/ Y  C$ H! C- f1 g& K脚踏实地be down-to-earth
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
' q5 J" g7 W) j+ m; @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
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
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
: F* ?1 r7 W1 Y$ l: y茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
) J- e/ d: }5 a% n& J每逢佳节倍思亲
& Y7 d  e8 u8 p' s; u. uOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
9 e8 x4 L0 e! i4 H7 f1 H$ I2 }3 M: [- m+ xIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
2 G$ C/ E3 E& t& U" ]* `谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
$ i$ @$ N  ]* b% x$ z弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
拿手好戏masterpiece
: k8 g' p/ i# G赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
6 `# W8 t; [5 Y抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
- M  e4 M* x  k5 B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
6 `# n2 H2 V" D, W2 x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.
! X) u! _1 B. {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
! `+ x: d& i# G/ k/ H1 o% L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
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
) o( X" P" k1 v- t, l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.
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. "
9 `9 f" E: ]; e! ^$ w# r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
. B( W, X. m& j4 V9 b% L$ B* n% \! _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."
6 D( i- M% Z5 _% F  V( }: T# Z% k塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
, X  R2 w/ K( T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. "
. E' H$ e9 B7 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
) V5 ~# ^' c6 o+ }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; "
; b7 G5 s& g: J7 j3 }韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
; S% ?  U: m: C& z5 b& Q糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
( J3 [, H0 i" K' w% Y* \9 v' B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
$ v9 @  O6 G/ f6 c6 @  G  }歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
* N0 R6 g4 d; o  E' A& C. v6 D+ i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
1 U* }: n- N/ k! b* v) c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 w- N5 b  R唯利是图draw water to one's mill
5 M3 q) l. l4 q  w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
8 C( ^2 H$ i5 n- ]0 @9 Z无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
. m+ E1 }8 a5 U: ]徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
+ S! F3 {: f0 b新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
) Z/ E" V2 X' A9 N3 c. k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
8 W2 x* d" Y0 I2 O心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
: ?3 a" y1 n; C. H$ P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
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
/ _* b/ z- u* @4 u9 I息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
, V4 K; E+ e& d$ y$ v  }4 \& {3 ?5 y喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
+ P0 W7 B6 R- ~% E" z* Q* _2 [8 a9 y循序渐进step by step
& |, \' E4 i( R# n6 P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
' o& M' o6 L/ W- q/ X鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
0 L: g! _) G- B5 b! K2 {: s4 Y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.
有识之士people of vision
1 c2 s5 S/ i, }/ F: _7 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
4 |# ^1 w7 N6 d( Y5 u8 A1 ^4 Y+ T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.
- ^- q5 j/ D. n! a# L优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
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"
/ i) p4 Y7 @- B5 }6 f1 m一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
# [* R7 h8 S5 D招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
债台高筑become debt-ridden
+ K2 _1 I' F( |致命要害Achilles' heel
; j0 D: Q. b6 `  X$ e+ ]% P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.
7 f' s2 R8 P$ @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)
* \8 R: h7 V% h                  人山人海-(people mountain people sea)
         
  哈哈~好笑把！！！