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.
& V7 m; _9 i- _/ y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　
9 |) h' O( @- Y不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
& D9 l% q8 Y, k9 c) ^3 P不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
" e8 W& h( X' h, ^: z: `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
0 [" x- b! p# E" V8 C. U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
/ ?/ Z5 L* I; ?% E3 V功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
& Z5 |% Q  r! T+ I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.
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
# X9 v$ i- p) K8 }活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
4 Q# i' r* x( O+ \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
  |- D! L& W- I; a" X( N- V脚踏实地be down-to-earth
2 d4 v1 N+ {: A8 m8 V% H# q% I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
# F5 H5 U8 W1 ]- R0 P+ B礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
# n4 B6 L. B" c3 F/ s& ~留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
1 |& b0 m; z9 M% R6 G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
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
每逢佳节倍思亲
6 |8 X9 _; ~0 v5 ]: I( M, _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.
6 |! n( ]/ K! p8 a! B# r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
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
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
6 l6 R) j6 C# L& Y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.
' h  X% J) e8 t- Z( y% Q# P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
/ u9 l& x7 d! @( w% {  o. E% z; L& G% E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
: L$ ?2 [( j! N; i7 v瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
% ^' `( t9 a! Z! U/ h; W! G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.
  b2 T1 M+ U4 f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. "
' j( R( m1 q4 U. b6 D3 j9 m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
( P( v! Q1 A% o9 b( b  {2 D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."
; `( h' K4 u, ?5 H$ 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.
: w0 q/ P; L1 d. i! bAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
7 ~3 K- }7 Q/ S9 ]6 u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. "
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.
  O0 w- e" l" v, [0 a0 O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; "
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
) v! B, \4 T+ ]; l: ^糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
: \) C% c/ T( l( c! _6 s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
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
+ |0 H; f) v) ?% m# `% d7 T往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
2 |3 h) N% O6 A% }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
% w5 o( a. }% A+ Z5 _$ s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.
! `% m, V( y& U4 v2 M6 N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
2 B0 t/ i& a! V虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
  f1 r1 u9 W5 q# z6 A蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
- ^  y5 p' C  i: t# a6 Z+ M心想事成May all your wish come true
  w+ [$ Q" ~$ O8 Q心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
# ^9 s# S- k- M1 ^( V% M先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
; f# \- r$ S- C) r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
! @2 [! i+ f7 |# K息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
' W9 U4 F% U" n, M0 O循序渐进step by step
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
2 [- `& g+ q& O( A- {- d2 v5 |3 r严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
5 Y8 j" W6 ]8 w! C4 X鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
5 i$ v7 o0 G$ C# I, p5 @有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
) o; q( w4 @. T" L有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
! y# x, U+ P# i' f! `! X有识之士people of vision
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
9 }1 y) }) ~1 {! r% T% a/ B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
* A( ?0 D) d$ Q0 j以人为本people oriented; people foremost
" t7 m& w  O3 L: P因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
8 d  N- A# o, i: f0 X1 b$ R7 ^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
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
( ]5 V; n! W% L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.
8 ^$ ^. p/ m" N* S' M招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
0 x6 k! I5 Y' V% O% I债台高筑become debt-ridden
/ ^; V/ ~+ w8 x致命要害Achilles' heel
众矢之的target of public criticism
- L1 c5 y" b: g# C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)
# P' B. `: w7 i: [7 ~                  人山人海-(people mountain people sea)
         
  哈哈~好笑把！！！