中国成语的英文形式

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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
/ R' T! [) `8 g百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
5 b. F9 K( N9 z, E% v$ g( J- e1 u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　
* ?2 [. K7 N* o2 T# L7 O& w/ A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
; e. D/ ?) q9 J  \  n辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
- [. W; L* n4 B' H4 Z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
2 c1 }$ E" Q% s, j) b大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
! a' \$ _' D0 @( u( c& E3 l  p, E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
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
, g9 U) [  E* ~: F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.
) ~6 N. M! i  U; s& p既往不咎let bygones be bygones
4 ^4 Y* E4 a4 r3 ~, h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
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.
' ~4 z7 B- G" p" |留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
, j! k: @% }. x: [2 v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
5 Y) V3 w" a3 C' D7 W8 v9 k没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
( H% [- |' f  `7 n) t% i每逢佳节倍思亲
On 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.
; j/ Q& \) x" }2 E谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
2 n5 }* T$ d; i6 d/ y$ c! Y弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
- l1 c' H2 G" r  ]# s- b拿手好戏masterpiece
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
6 J6 |4 Z/ G$ P4 r抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
1 w0 v& Y1 W. u( Y# Z$ Q. \5 H& ~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 Q. B2 n# |- E9 V. N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.
0 d, `+ u9 o. |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.
. R" z, m4 O( p. ?' H前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
# h' n8 X& @7 P5 `3 @5 r) R$ J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
, X  F6 Z" P+ d2 i0 W: X* A瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
- l, [! e. V( t人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
( W; l) |4 u; b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. "
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
) ~" }2 K7 s; d2 \0 o, B  p4 ~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.
- z( I  q/ C* u6 v% l' t9 {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. "
% T  D/ L% p( g9 {+ `1 @# n  a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
/ P( M+ p4 x; m2 K8 _说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
; z* Y( w2 A, i& }  D实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
: g8 p% g. U/ o; {% e$ ]7 D$ L5 ~7 C实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
$ |( B2 P0 t7 V( r6 H2 ]$ X, [3 t  `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; "
- C0 F3 ]. a4 u韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
/ u1 W: A7 {" V8 _) M8 V糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
, v; e2 v1 J7 Y) |% {天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
" s, n) L& s9 i- L8 [3 e- V; ?0 o团结就是力量Unity is strength.
- \* [$ M# Z  Q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
5 Z, b. H0 L3 D( }' r) N" w歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
* V' p0 o0 H/ O$ j1 M: U  y往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
2 M. C2 C# F/ P望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
4 L1 H6 I0 q- M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
2 O3 I" `5 m& r1 ?# x: q无中生有make/create something out of nothing
  g$ h- L& z* c* z" n) w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
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
. B% a+ T/ E, `, @9 g% t$ q虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
; v. f! w  M$ ]# t蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
心想事成May all your wish come true
$ @  V3 K3 U: t1 C  c心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
- C# @0 s4 }8 X+ L. I9 F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
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
1 g; w. o+ u$ g' V7 i喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
循序渐进step by step
5 I9 z$ n0 g5 Q8 ?4 k, I% ^/ O一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
9 y# n8 @0 i- Z7 b! x1 v) ^严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
5 T$ r5 ~# {' T. l- _2 A# _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."
2 h, W( \1 y. v1 O; v  \% i3 Z有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
7 L# w1 U- e8 X/ L0 m5 o有识之士people of vision
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
. n+ b$ d0 L0 `2 F. h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
5 w# n9 p; O  R以人为本people oriented; people foremost
6 v( \, w9 j. i9 u, ~& ^; `- l1 ~$ ?" s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.
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
1 h8 d9 h) B+ M, }9 @* Y英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
# @/ I5 b) b$ ]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.
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
, N4 [, k6 a4 M! G2 A8 P; w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.
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)
4 C9 Y0 [1 l% E2 M         
  哈哈~好笑把！！！