中国成语的英文形式

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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
, ?$ f" x! R+ {' M7 k5 z9 q9 O百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
  c6 Q+ }0 h. I8 e5 C9 P$ a: a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.
: z) Y9 h% O; x5 E5 c不眠之夜white night　
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
+ Z& ^# T& C  H  D) c1 ?不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
3 O" ^, H2 M- d4 g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
' R1 V5 B) Z3 v8 V7 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
2 a% q$ R7 J/ E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
% `" h8 O9 |# {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
8 t$ |, h# T+ a9 {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.
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
& d( u; j) ?. M. P金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
# P1 a9 V. f; t. v% K金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
$ h0 f9 Y5 u7 d! N+ }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
, H4 i: g& u( S, t6 Y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
1 S, e- h1 u; G5 r- f$ D) _1 W茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
8 ^6 o) T& h2 j- S# J. i每逢佳节倍思亲
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
5 P0 A0 p" R9 @: R6 S& XIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
  H+ H$ }; w' ?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
9 v% N5 n' ^$ ?( Q/ l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
5 l8 [5 S7 j) x抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
) d6 Q, @# g) g/ w  O9 e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.
. O" d% b6 K/ X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.
- f- d' v9 ~# h强强联手win-win co-operation
! Y, [6 {* R8 y0 m( n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.
# x/ z- v5 r( `6 J. _/ `- U) E! S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
岁岁平安Peace all year round
0 A1 B) M* W4 G  ^" E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.
1 q7 ^. `. k0 Y三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
; D  T  U# f& g7 p3 v) W/ @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. "
( _% U; ?9 y; a: K% G水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
! X4 t$ b2 q' k, L, S# i% K时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
1 n# }# O, D5 D5 T+ [  L7 ^/ `% s# D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
' r5 a/ z- @* n1 C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; "
+ l, A( G% B' @1 d* }- N! a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
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
8 Y, ?2 _. o/ |7 Z  t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.
+ A; d# ^# O3 \7 g往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
" d5 L2 c+ @; F( s8 C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
; `2 }6 M: b6 P6 Y唯利是图draw water to one's mill
2 k- o& d/ \* X* Q- j7 J) f无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
  B- g$ I. U# k9 K7 ?5 k无中生有make/create something out of nothing
1 K( O4 w# V& s0 J6 B  t% v* v8 ]无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
: R0 p  d  S; m徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
; w$ s& P' d, @' l8 ^0 o& O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.
; b, A+ Z, w7 u+ g( ?" m蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
. b& H  _0 I; J) o心想事成May all your wish come true
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
' b+ M) X0 E4 Y  r- K2 _, k+ k- x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
# I8 o- g8 V3 t4 J现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
! E% C8 b# o# \+ ]8 F4 H息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
6 f& Z9 P: a( Q4 H0 f( D) A" ]喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
循序渐进step by step
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
4 `/ J( i! L" n; J严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
6 }! x$ [9 _" A3 a+ ?4 f2 y0 V鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
; P+ _- l) F. `6 `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.
! y; v3 C" N; c- U* V% {: x有识之士people of vision
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.
8 ^: B$ G) Z+ K3 l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."
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
) L& f; p; C" D优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
, [# J4 a  n4 Y+ `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"
% X, B, Y8 U5 n  E' \/ D: q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
, D- P- q. Y$ D债台高筑become debt-ridden
致命要害Achilles' heel
众矢之的target of public criticism
# N, O& J4 O+ H% u& s4 @3 z& ^/ E. \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)
( h! M" A! A. X: P7 j: H                  人山人海-(people mountain people sea)
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; n5 a2 x; M# J1 B/ y  哈哈~好笑把！！！