中国成语的英文形式

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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
- i) H$ |1 A  f# e6 q百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
( A+ ~, S& S. F9 q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
' H- f2 Z' E3 @; v! t8 N4 ~. W3 r0 P( l笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
+ P  n; W! @; P7 g9 ?不眠之夜white night　
# ^- z/ k% `$ Q  `不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
/ o0 R* i0 u7 w  u/ l; X# K不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
' N7 T8 \, [/ ?5 J+ M( T: J' f拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
, {* r% C6 V; Q) X3 k辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
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
  k+ s6 ?7 ?. @' C1 L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
6 T! J1 _; ?( x+ n7 \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
. N: S: }5 p9 D9 M- A$ M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
1 a. V, j- s: s% i3 P- ]1 J好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
' _! x, Z5 C: X( n7 U  M  e+ F和气生财Harmony brings wealth
$ w3 s) X3 y/ b0 z2 g$ r% n活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
# @2 o5 x9 d9 y6 x4 B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
0 F3 F0 L6 E; x' P$ R脚踏实地be down-to-earth
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
3 ?& W- L# r' b/ V7 q君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
0 [: s/ k; J, U8 P/ u7 F' U* l" w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."
0 L" R& m( @4 C5 _" I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.
4 H: g" P, ]5 c; H$ d5 f% `" x+ a每逢佳节倍思亲
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
* B* z+ _( u, y0 k  m" WIt 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. "
  {8 l0 E- z7 u0 o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
3 o& d$ x: s: B+ [  b4 z抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
7 S2 p" Z! t5 O3 c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
+ ^6 n) a7 W8 v0 b抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
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.
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.
: q6 D0 C5 r7 E2 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
* @* E. K! |. p( i, l" K' {2 t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.
" ~( y7 M" k9 Q; U1 j- ^/ y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.
5 _0 k! A9 i$ u3 D9 ?6 L! g/ x人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
; z6 o- d: v6 U' w人海战术huge-crowd strategy
) J& F& \/ s6 W4 ]8 v9 Z世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
1 E% ~: u+ `2 X6 Z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
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.
- d# q1 ]9 i3 T( }  @( P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)
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
" I9 R0 v5 R  c2 d: U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.
7 n7 s$ f  \' X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
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
, H: H/ o. h" r9 J- a) w! D/ Z$ Y: K天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
% j0 @6 ]9 K3 A. O' _) h! S团结就是力量Unity is strength.
4 d3 w3 ]$ i4 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
1 R8 A6 t* K1 X1 C  v. k歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
2 L+ B$ _( r1 Q: ^# g2 Q物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
& C8 ]0 T/ S# r往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
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.
" F5 Z2 o* [8 X  _4 l" _4 a( N文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
9 z+ e9 x" g) Y% t5 |4 A% H' p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
. G7 S: T+ ^; ]3 o/ m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.
# j4 t7 D; M. `. E7 ^9 Y徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
2 K) x; T6 ^# s, j; |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
心想事成May all your wish come true
6 _+ x# F0 E2 q5 x. c) v5 G心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
7 M# Q2 C% ~/ s, y像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
8 @0 v: w9 y" `现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
8 ^5 g6 D) J+ J喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
# P6 @, R) O$ t% f, W+ G循序渐进step by step
# S0 c8 l5 T( r- r1 J: z一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
5 d$ E2 c8 u% y* Y  V5 S5 ^严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
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."
/ L) a- `6 f* W' ]3 z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
# p  B2 _, H; J, [有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
* e2 j) |* N2 ?* k与时俱进advance with times
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
4 S, J# X  X; x/ a3 n& H! h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.
0 w* Q* T; y  q. K* W优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
0 C& l7 o1 ]4 ~/ T5 Y; s, k' G" H) _英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
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.
  ]: X) u6 h- _0 A+ }/ B$ V  Z招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
债台高筑become debt-ridden
致命要害Achilles' heel
  q" G( n3 w; G" V; b' T众矢之的target of public criticism
8 d  w% o5 M! ^# P# e4 }+ q6 `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.
/ e7 e9 M6 d, g8 b4 d) k' T" m纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
: G: K/ [3 T% `% `8 A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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  哈哈~好笑把！！！