中国成语的英文形式

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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
) m7 W% y# E" Q/ D3 m+ `0 m# G百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
, w" p. n; K  d& o5 W& H7 K; X; i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.
4 K2 i, n! ]- j7 D9 a- d( ~+ t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
% B1 ~" n& _2 f" `, H# \不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
( n  c: y/ y0 Y- R# w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
9 r1 Y2 C- K# T4 r( t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
# w9 W8 g4 ?( v1 t$ i9 c大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
3 y; [( h5 k6 k( L* l; R国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
& N+ S% Z: ^2 N" I) ~5 T: A3 s5 l* ^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.
  @8 \3 T: ^- u2 V. r' l好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
  k  F- f$ |5 p1 L) n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 q; K8 L+ X4 o: h1 H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
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
, Q- a; L% K. w- w7 e# q金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
+ S; O2 a, ]( h6 E脚踩两只船sit on the fence
$ r3 w5 E0 X1 f/ \% W, x; H& O君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
( v4 w$ w- h) v* C老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
9 |  t2 g: q% C7 Y留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
8 r: H3 r; A8 C3 s1 I& Z. N马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
; g. ^: ]+ V/ z3 V% T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
: ^4 q. ^0 N6 ~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.
: ?" b( D) J) w" @. K) a; Q谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
" h4 Q" f' j/ X$ G弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
拿手好戏masterpiece
% i7 Y  l8 S' @& \& t: W  ]  t赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
. o% ?/ i( h3 V0 H) i- @' G& K抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
2 U( r: q& H4 X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
+ u* d$ r, a2 X, ^, ]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.
7 M: B. l6 N6 a" [) Z% 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
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
7 v' P( d: U; _+ V4 l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.
- k4 g" _4 O5 z强强联手win-win co-operation
" Z  Z6 r$ v- u; f4 I/ K+ @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.
8 U3 S% t  y: x9 p; d人海战术huge-crowd strategy
# u4 k' P' z8 f世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
. V% p  R6 u# a2 K- ?; B- P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
( F4 U' }% M* m- V2 [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.
0 Y* @1 Q. \; w# C  d9 `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."
% s" r1 J+ ]& q) g/ k5 t/ M' K升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
5 z" K( o& B' g9 H6 @6 j! K) w  p9 {/ L- ~四十不惑Life begins at forty.
8 t& B* @% b5 X9 z; {+ o# Z: i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.
, c9 P0 x, s8 p& [. \9 d; e6 O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
. t4 P. y3 |. [# @& I7 ?说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
- S0 F8 K: ], M8 |. r2 S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.
" ?( l3 F2 ^$ V& }, U$ w) u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
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
% Q+ ?' e. o1 I' X; b1 B团结就是力量Unity is strength.
# a4 ?2 b/ ^  c$ `8 r* V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.
! S6 F4 |; i* R# M  H* ^% r往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
+ I" F4 a- T; E. r( x9 M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.
: n* N* r" ]  x: S" X文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
5 s0 ?# e. X# S5 d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
% _+ }9 l( B, d% o) N6 _无中生有make/create something out of nothing
6 H. M; o' ^; l2 Z2 v( J6 J) [5 X, U无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
* r4 n* ?) z3 v( {徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
: P, D$ [; M" A/ H新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
5 @, J/ [7 j! V) l8 B9 r: E. E9 Z- h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
, U8 d+ k# B6 K3 k6 n2 z心想事成May all your wish come true
1 P" K& y7 ^0 C" N# V  [% t心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
" M+ J/ B' k* h8 [7 y  I先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
' e' r! K! n( g# \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
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
" `1 R( R/ j4 b& b4 V* }4 D循序渐进step by step
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
, i( d( u; w* z严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
- O5 H" P: x! e鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
) U2 V, x0 I+ P' U" R) h, a) `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.
# i: [( H/ u- T2 J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.
: e& S( q5 M2 P% x, I0 y与时俱进advance with times
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
# g$ ~7 H, t5 S  M+ Y2 E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."
+ L  k: O% S+ S欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
3 S8 I: a/ r  R! T) ^0 u9 e英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
* e( P3 m0 _% K+ ~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.
, t9 `. ~) ~2 e9 t: M( y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
, R$ U2 K7 Y! U/ S7 p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.
( w" ?# p, O7 R9 ~* U1 _1 J0 r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)
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8 b: E$ l. \9 o# S* X2 P  哈哈~好笑把！！！