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.
- y8 b( ]6 w- \# I) F+ _- E6 y不眠之夜white night　
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
) y  q' S0 S( w! J8 m( C不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
& q+ i7 K3 V, L1 [2 B  e( w2 j不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
. E9 k4 k) N! |$ k& f拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
7 R2 A  Q& y0 p辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
4 L9 G) C- f& y7 A, P# P# ?3 _4 X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
: ?1 J+ C: \+ o' d! p% K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
4 T( x6 v* F7 P2 C功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
! B; ~* C5 w0 s; g: m2 D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
, j: I  `$ x. ]2 h* I: w' v活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
6 f- Y, p0 f5 H& F) l# ?' Z既往不咎let bygones be bygones
) n! c* |1 h4 m8 N1 a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
0 F% `5 r8 S5 ]脚踩两只船sit on the fence
4 X% y7 W5 e! Q( \- V9 F6 G君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
2 J+ L. Z$ N5 }& R- Z老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
* ~1 U; j% ^  A; c# k/ B3 d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
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
$ U/ Y3 K) _" ~) D) n0 j  @每逢佳节倍思亲
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
" k: C0 A& \. z2 L1 |8 ~/ y. r9 X  pIt 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. "
  K7 N4 w, c* Y' ^& p. Y, V弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
拿手好戏masterpiece
+ H/ U7 B1 [( K( a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
' ]3 U1 }# G: o! ?# {1 e7 m  x9 B! f抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
/ J* Y% A$ x2 D* y3 ^  J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.
" y, N( T' e+ \, a1 d/ m/ h" b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
6 I8 n2 x" D+ H7 m  _6 y/ w( _  t前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
! s% Q0 t% A3 M, \7 R" t前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
# L: c4 j6 I, H  D" P1 Q5 ^One sows and another reaps.
2 e  g. X( |5 q前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
# d0 S9 l: E, e& R! o/ A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.
; D7 b  @" [( F- a& V  I$ {2 m% }强强联手win-win co-operation
2 L$ Z: s9 v4 W1 |; t瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
+ ~; W, A  t5 F8 Q* B+ I/ q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.
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
' c( F) z9 @+ G* N3 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."
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
2 I; J7 l* f% d; K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."
5 @8 T4 J7 @/ m: Y4 s" ^9 T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. "
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
# u4 ^6 s5 _8 L3 M3 t时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
3 z* O& @+ @. Y1 v# d0 K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.
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
& s+ j6 ~! {( U8 s4 v- q/ K3 a实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
/ O5 k9 c' U, J3 U9 Q6 W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
" P" @/ N5 c+ v) D# q  G1 D6 ^  @天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
1 s0 u# A% ^2 N$ Y团结就是力量Unity is strength.
7 `: G5 o+ k: ^5 L# ~% l# h  A2 j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
5 l5 h# D$ J/ A物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
# z3 u$ F8 [' T7 O1 P9 Z) ^9 T往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
" V% T" s' X5 C7 p8 B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.
( ~- a: N$ k8 h) o文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
6 v- Z& v1 C: j. q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
; }% i! {9 ^/ ]# F9 {1 z无中生有make/create something out of nothing
* `; g! p' B0 V4 f1 q无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
5 o8 g5 Z2 T& u& o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
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
/ p; q- W5 A8 G, \) z- T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.
2 a' q4 G" D+ V) m$ N( ?9 }先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
5 j. y7 K) {$ Z4 r像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
( f, C) K8 w3 B7 _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
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
  M0 A( X1 [+ v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."
7 v( c1 X; z, K2 d( x! ^4 J6 H- A有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
有识之士people of vision
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
, @& T, I6 g- K' _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
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
# W5 s5 A9 R; _8 p因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
+ P* i7 c' o3 Y% w* E% ~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."
+ U2 F3 a# W3 J9 ?$ }% G欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
# T7 j+ B  f: c1 q  }, F优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
  b2 O/ Z; d- N7 e3 M9 @" A& V英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
. N6 G0 I# S7 e6 n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
债台高筑become debt-ridden
0 ^' Q; L# s& U, K: [" `致命要害Achilles' heel
  \. I2 X; h) n$ |: ~9 d+ W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)
         
  哈哈~好笑把！！！