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
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
8 R6 t) z2 {5 _% q2 U1 ^不眠之夜white night　
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
% ~4 b9 p1 O# Z8 p& E2 r0 u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
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
2 P% C5 h- w1 \( k8 q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
; v! G3 _8 d3 B( ~/ h2 K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
# l, k/ H; a" t9 S- {# V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
( c- U5 P+ `- W- u) p: e好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
% S2 @8 `2 w0 j1 D和气生财Harmony brings wealth
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
. q( H) I2 m/ q' Y. n既往不咎let bygones be bygones
) ?/ z& ~& n3 |' K+ m' N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
+ ~9 S4 C" u; ^5 W- I# S9 m: p2 M脚踏实地be down-to-earth
$ m. e# _1 t# d# b- c% X$ b" V脚踩两只船sit on the fence
" H9 ]6 k5 k, g1 W, j5 `# i* H- F君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
; p! z% N: b$ Y( ~- \* U* e: d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."
) _7 t3 e  r: ^7 B, X- F* ~0 F( Y马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
2 E( B! U. O# ?! }% y8 u9 _6 r名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
! {/ E4 I: @8 S4 V' w6 C8 \茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
# P8 o- G4 p; n. ]; b" r' ~3 L9 V每逢佳节倍思亲
" [( ?# w# I0 j" r  _+ aOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
6 N; `4 v/ u+ \* i" G/ x( kIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
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
) f+ I3 V) X, A0 y2 G) L' X3 t) ^  E3 L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.
1 x! c: S# |) P. a: k( U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.
  H/ |, `1 K$ B6 J) v- z/ C前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
One sows and another reaps.
- @  U, [( q, W前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
! _$ H4 K0 O. n) D6 S0 H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.
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.
( D, M. W8 D) i! h: y% U5 K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;
! U3 {' r5 Q4 B2 [死而后已until my heart stops beating
7 ]/ c7 R7 P! H2 |6 r  A* u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."
0 c) f; v4 R  ]  {, Q% b5 j塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
( m" h/ _% o5 q# i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)
. q+ Z% `+ ^8 t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% M$ h3 Z0 G水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
# j4 Y  s- c% A, v9 @( k1 ?时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
: X( i* G# N2 |! I实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
' u9 ]. D# ]( Y5 `0 n. t说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
/ b8 V' _+ Q: H' M( a实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
5 Y1 t1 C( A2 R0 |0 X+ @实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
3 p, z- ], {# m! ~; 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; "
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
. r6 B6 w* v9 a& a* q糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
- y& ~  r( ?$ u1 Q. s天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
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
3 h$ J& `1 K& M+ U) z9 o歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
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."
$ C+ b9 ?' q8 x/ P$ @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.
6 I. C( v* f' E& G# B文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
2 c( ~8 I; S9 Q: T- k0 w唯利是图draw water to one's mill
4 F  y# b! {0 K4 w7 ^" u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
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
2 U* U% o) y/ \0 U" J! x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.
0 U$ V$ v8 Z- p5 A9 n; |9 ^1 O蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
心想事成May all your wish come true
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
) T& K/ U9 M4 y. _3 `9 ^先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
$ n& R  F0 F8 W. v4 n3 V像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
5 z4 r' K0 W2 X& c现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
- {; P& _! i& O( w息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
# G, `* F1 D0 o: c3 b循序渐进step by step
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
; S) x8 Z! R2 p, L, ]7 @6 V, |9 w鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
: i8 f& p* j2 o有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
4 U1 x1 W  Y6 w6 l. p- T有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
有识之士people of vision
5 S- ^3 j- }4 k1 g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
! e9 [& L$ O5 S7 j以人为本people oriented; people foremost
# O3 c- h$ l7 A& W3 \因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
. J4 Q; i' \4 s, I5 }8 N0 p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."
& A, h. V3 z4 ^9 Y, S欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
4 L! N# s# }) }3 f; ?; u0 }4 R" j, d优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
7 B+ T3 P+ }8 q+ h  q$ A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
; g* D2 G% C) A5 [债台高筑become debt-ridden
致命要害Achilles' heel
! Q5 O: V$ @1 t, S9 o7 r众矢之的target of public criticism
0 K. B, C$ t# v; I3 R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.
) n2 I, E; u1 p1 B- f3 `5 d' O纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
7 S% h' F% m+ H0 P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)
% Y% W# Y/ c+ L: i9 E: R0 |; J                  人山人海-(people mountain people sea)
         
  p: W# f/ i9 _0 {+ G/ D  哈哈~好笑把！！！