中国成语英译

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中国成语英译
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在這裡我們收集了一些中國成語的英譯，為了讓妳查閱的方便，我們採用筆劃的方式來讓妳查詢。比如說，妳想知道「忠言逆耳」英文怎麼說，妳就先要知道「忠」是八劃，然後就到八劃的地方去找，就對了。希望這些成語對你有幫助！
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一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩
Once bitten, twice shy.
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, @  {% }6 J9 m$ M* a一言既出，駟馬難追
# K& C0 z; D  |. s2 F# sA word spoken is past recalling.
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一見鍾情
to fall in love at first sight

+ {5 V! R# Y' {( t" k1 ~一箭雙鵰
Kill two birds with one stone.
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一寸光陰一寸金
8 O1 i2 U+ z$ |3 n* {" gTime is money.
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一失足成千古恨
1 K$ D: F) @' R8 C/ K5 EThe error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life.
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一將功名萬古枯
, }! U0 O) }* m4 jWhat millions died that Caesar might be great.
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: ^9 H: c: c# c$ J4 J0 z8 a一年之計在於春，一日之計在於晨
, g8 N# A; b  U/ \( }$ ~- B5 h4 MPlan your year in spring and your day at dawn.

- [5 {9 U) a4 ~一人難稱百人意
You cannot please everyone.

一氣呵成
  n4 b6 _/ h% |6 `8 E: W! ANever make two bites of a cherry.
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/ L2 C; z' g; ~九死一生
to have a hair-breadth escape
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人生如夢
Life is but a dream.

人生自古誰無死
Death comes to all men.
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人生百歲古來稀
It is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.

人定勝天
Man can conquer nature.

人不可貌相
# I9 B) u2 S, l- ?" w$ R: ]% nAppearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a look by its cover.
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十年風水輪流轉
+ V1 k! n6 j' m7 N+ w) M" g" OEvery dog has its day.
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: q( w/ Y) T  r! K8 G三思而後行
Look before you leap.
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三句不離本行
to talk shop

三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮
Two heads are better than one.

! F! _: r# Z( c, ?+ J) _* }! Y; v千鈞一髮
$ A$ n: T" M3 \0 zto hang by a hair thread

大智若愚
He who canot play the fool is not a wise man.

大器晚成
Rome was not built in a day.

山窮水盡
; x, X0 \7 d) A: z, m) Hat the end of ones resources

山中無老虎，猴子稱大王
4 Q2 D' C/ k2 z4 b0 n+ m7 |Among the blind the one-eyed is king./When the cats away, the mice will pay.
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小題大做
  I: K. ~$ h; a9 i3 m8 nMake a mountain out of a molehill.
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小洞不補，大來吃苦
A stitch in time saves nine.

  U0 b. T* W6 f- ?7 _, G小不忍則亂大謀
6 f5 F; b" {! I0 S' u6 x# PPatience is a virtue.
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工欲善其事，必先利其器
. R$ `7 ~  |2 r$ V1 nYou cannot make bricks without straw.
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不要厚此薄彼
' _) }' [; U+ S+ C* @3 mDont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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. H0 F+ ]* x  N  F& X不畏艱難
Take the bull by the horns.

/ p0 E% f& h; H9 _5 ~不要不自量力
6 T9 X$ X1 e2 m: [( KDont put a quarter into a pint pot.

己所不欲勿施於人
Do unto others as you would be done.
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1 q- Z! D- T2 V% W5 a2 G/ I/ c仁者無敵
* ~& B2 s5 r/ \( XThe benevolent have no enemy.
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工欲善其事必先利器
You cannot make bricks without straw.

亡羊補牢
Better late than never./ Its never too late to mend.

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2 m2 m# y! ]9 G) J不告而別
to take French leave
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5 o: M$ Y) H" I. }, Q不要不自量力
Dont put a quarter into a pint pot.
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不要厚此薄彼
Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.

不畏艱難
( k# j- t1 M, iTake the bull by the horns.

不戰而屈人之兵
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
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不入虎穴焉得虎子
How can one obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tigers lair.

4 p. O  [4 F3 \" M6 m不經一事，不長一智
0 m% n& ], \/ [+ f' oExperience is the mother of wisdom.

少年老成
to have an old head on young shoulders
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天無絕人之路
$ O. x( g2 I. K* y0 u5 h" }4 WGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.

天下烏鴉一般黑
Crows are black all over the world.

- }2 D9 w- [, d% O& ~8 i天無絕人之路
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb./ When one door shuts another opens.

: w! e( U  v. Q$ e5 N天助自助者
' h1 f/ ^# N' x7 e5 WHeaven helps those who help themselves.

天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福
; J3 g1 q. i* L8 x/ N9 X* h# dIt is the unexpected that always happens.
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) u3 j4 p- u0 ~6 P毛遂自薦
# X! v0 G4 X$ n" e; F. M- pto recommend ones own person

) g! h; P% s3 F; _5 G心正不怕雷打
  y* e! T( O- w; B: ~8 qA good conscience is a soft pillow.

; {' j. {8 z6 O8 r( \4 }化干戈為玉帛
Bury the tomahwak(hatchet).
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仁者無敵
The benevolent have no enemy.

今日事今日畢
% m$ E4 p! F" W0 b. P3 x, @Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.

+ T6 D9 u9 s9 L文勝於武
The pen is mightier than the sword.

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以身作則
to practice what one practices

以毒攻毒
to set a thief to catch a thief
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以怨報德
2 W: l6 x3 a' r8 c; H0 m5 Pto bite the hand that feeds one

- |9 w- q1 A& Y1 y7 @  `以逸待勞
To wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.
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以寡敵眾
4 v+ r' [% W3 @# dto fight against longer odds

以德報怨
" M% F$ k5 z+ V9 rto render good for evil
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以其人之道還治其人之身
Set a thief to catch a thief.

+ L1 w8 r* x) Y  C% f$ N" h以子之矛，攻子之盾
0 A  a0 m/ f1 G5 u. Sto turn a persons battery against himself

4 x2 H+ S7 E  E: t( h+ b2 D四大皆空
All is vanity.
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四海之內皆兄弟
8 b' m4 J9 d7 q4 G* y+ [All are brothers within the four seas.

6 j' P" k% L0 b  G* U( t7 r未雨綢繆
to save against a rainy day

目不識丁
" y, r3 E) P; M. i: Dnot know A from B
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8 _' I' R; v8 B) t% f& i: q# q  \" o失敗為成功之母
; T7 m+ [) o) j0 K. m5 W+ I3 g+ j1 JFailure is the mother of success.

失之毫釐，差之千里
  i5 M" ^& Z+ g% P' {1 O. E) qA miss is as good as a mile.

只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
Little strokes fell great oaks.
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毛遂自薦
; X$ h  X" m& c- Y2 T8 xto recommend ones own person
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打落水狗
! y* @' a* C, e: pto hit a person when hes down
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打鐵趁熱
Strike while the iron is hot.

6 V# F! p' f1 J3 ^犯錯是人之常情，寬恕是超凡的
" b/ }2 e' J4 u" uTo err is human; to forgive divine.

* t5 G3 v- o7 D% `3 E只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
- G/ F3 [0 M( K+ F9 s, z( Y$ y- NLittle strokes fell great oaks.
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- n- G0 c* M. h% K任勞任怨
/ N6 z9 W, w. v7 g  M! e3 _( @to bear hardship without complaint

# [. l/ f% d! c; x1 p0 k# S3 X自作自受
As you make your bed so you must lie on it.

! G% V1 T% v+ @8 v自討苦吃
to make a rod for ones own back
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# {$ z( ^% V/ M4 s# e) X" h自力更生
to shift for oneself
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% V$ l$ }3 b* [! X( \2 ~* C自掃門前雪
After us the deluge.

7 k7 Q8 F1 e2 ]# z6 q9 E回頭浪子
5 Q) t, i3 m: C1 Q  R* qthe return of a prodigal

先下手為強
  O! \# D  q1 |  ]4 M+ d9 {$ s, ZOffence is the best defence.
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同甘共苦
to share ones joys and sorrows
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因地制宜
act according to circumstances
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more brave than wise

有備無患
" Q4 Q2 z( ?+ f: d* l- X) E: pGood watch prevents misfortune.
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7 q, l/ P$ E4 t/ B) a( I/ g  u& e有志者事竟成
Where there is a will, there is a way.

有錢能使鬼推磨
Money makes the world go around. /Money talks.
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) T) g4 T# f4 \- B) f1 E0 a- J江山易改本性難移
The child is father of the man.
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8 R5 q- N4 w9 v% F' F百無一失
Not a single miss in a hundred times.
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4 @5 v5 r5 J5 Y* A7 l0 K6 M百聞不如一見
To see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)

吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
If you wish to be the best man, you must be prepared to suffer the bitterest of the bitter.

每人一生中皆有得意之日
Every dog has his day.
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色是假，美是空
& c: r1 _: U0 @# m; A4 O- XCharm is deceitful, and beauty empty.

吉人自有天相
! T, d' s/ W+ a; rThe good are protected by Heaven. / Alls wel that ends well.
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: j1 S/ \5 A) `! p9 W2 n! n如人飲水冷暖自知
0 h4 [1 L! f( F( V4 C. M( y0 F" LOnly the wearer knows where the shoes pain.

吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
No gain without pain.

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1 v5 G2 I. I- r5 G" H5 o弄巧成拙
5 }, V3 E* e+ c2 sOverreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark

忍無可忍
5 ~' i' R- q- z' @to be at the end of ones patience

忍一時之氣免百日之憂
- u( L; K( |% ]7 Cpatience for a moment; comfort for many years

忘恩負義
to kick down the ladder

走馬看花
; o. O6 [* N5 m, }" A1 s2 X3 Ya flying visit

防患於未然
+ }. L4 E7 g9 X' \+ ato nip a thing in the bud

0 d, N$ k% g6 _- \. m佛要金裝，人要衣裝
' y: P/ \9 t$ \/ H6 eFine feathers make fine birds.
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兵精不必多
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
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% i2 w* q( n' ?身在福中不知福
5 c$ n3 E$ \; L' B; F; }The worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.

" G- l- R% I$ V* |2 r, X你敬我一尺，我回你一丈
# ?; i# s2 `' R! C: [# n# TYou scratch my back, and I will sratch yours.

別狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心
Dont bite the hand that feeds you.
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( z+ U! `1 X+ x& l5 |3 h志在千里
Hitch your wagon to a star.


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9 _0 l9 c0 H0 _5 e3 X( P- v奇裝異服
a fantastic garb

忠言逆耳
* n2 k2 H- g, c( aHonest advice is unpleasant to the ear

明辨是非
) a8 c5 \" [3 L6 Yto distinguish right from wrong

* f# z8 j& v4 w: O( a) j# t知足常樂
" \$ H2 I& I6 p6 F* gHappy is he who is content
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  G: c# N/ y7 i3 u; V7 G知足者富
He who feels contented is rich

知人知面不知心
/ U% c' ?. B8 zIts easy to know mens faces, but not their hearts.
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知己知彼百戰百勝
: D2 L- c& K+ X4 t0 ]4 k9 IKnow your enemy and know yourself.
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空中樓閣
; ^2 A2 n( J1 c4 \1 T3 {. [5 S3 [castles in the air

- u$ ^9 p" f+ t& ~/ |金科玉律
the gold rule

奇裝異服
$ u( h' n' Y! b" O6 J  z6 Za fantastic garb
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: z- H3 x; m  O/ x$ v0 W6 L明辨事非
to distinguish right fromwrong
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雨後春筍
like bamboo shoots after a spring shower

雨過天青
$ K  x9 |8 e; f# A/ w) LAfter a storm comes a calm.
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秀才不出門能知天下事
" V; W/ K8 V  AA scholor does not step outside his gate, yet he knows the happenings under the sun.
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事實勝於雄辯
Facts are most convincing.

來得容易去得快
Easy come, easy go.
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0 i: |+ v- m- M# B' s. ]金玉其外敗絮其中
All that glitters is not gold.

0 f( q$ f1 Y+ V$ A) X9 W2 K( }兔子不吃窩邊草
The fox preys farthest from his hole.
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5 e( U' n/ d! f: f0 {+ R若要人不知除非己莫為
If you would not be known to do anything, never do it.

沒有笑臉不出門
; d2 K; G; q5 CA man without a smiling face must not open a shop.
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8 V( }% s: z$ |5 z+ W虎父無虎子
Like father, like son.

往者不可諫，來者猶可追
2 x2 ^/ U/ p) z' Y. T) E: i& CA mill cannot grind with the water that is past.
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& ]6 o% k( D; f$ s2 L. X姻緣天註定
: ^5 n9 R2 `, t- `7 n0 aMarriages are made in heaven.

逆來順受
to make the best of a bad bargain

流芳百世
a niche in the temple of fame

為虎作倀
5 d0 e4 Y3 X  x4 e- u- Eto act as guide to a tiger

孤注一擲
, a- A( N/ t8 B* a6 J( |- ^to put all ones egg in one basket

勇者不懼
A brave man will not shrink from dangers.

洗心革面
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# z# r  A' |3 Y美中不足
a fly in the ointment
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, E9 h% y. {& f, |5 T8 n" @3 j( C& U背道而馳
to run counter

走湯蹈火
to go through fire and water
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風燭殘年
to have one foot in the grave

風聲鶴唳，草木皆兵
  W! E9 w9 Q( P6 j" J5 Q& W6 gto apprehend danger in every sound
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8 M, G: m2 s% t$ m活到老學到老
; L& y4 b4 a) W+ w7 ]9 qIts never too late to learn./ Live and learn.
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前事不忘後事之師
9 P5 [1 K! A$ v! {8 e0 K: {Remember the past and it will guide your future.

0 w1 y! C( i! T; T, B, _星星之火可以燎原
A single spark can start a prairie fire.

) R& }: C9 ~8 V) p6 Y待人寬容如待己
Live and let live.
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7 a8 x# N2 f1 Z0 a按部就班
Learn to walk before you run.
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病從口入禍從口出
8 h9 f- S' ^; |7 W$ Q8 R  MIllness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.
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笑裏藏刀
a smile to hide ones hate

留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
/ Y; Y) T) R% j4 m; [Where theres life theres hope

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to fish in the air
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7 Q. L( J. T! r& D( Z6 i海底撈針
, V8 s* [; b9 u6 B; ^. oto look for a needle in a bundle of hay

* q1 Z5 t5 s( P& t3 M差之毫釐失之千里
# ]9 i3 x4 b/ p' c8 m; e6 pA miss is as good as a mile
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: g( k: k- c3 h- C; d" f; h既往不咎
Let the dead bury their dead.
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殺身成仁
to sacrifice ones life to preserve ones virtue complete

殺雞焉用牛刀
2 T4 R, W- V. E+ `- q& p) |$ x$ iTake not a musket to kill a butterfly

$ ^/ V! W5 [) c+ r+ Z* u, {飢不擇食
A good appetite is a good sauce.
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, Z  R/ {* j+ e害群之馬
black sheep

家醜不可外揚
Dont wash your dirty linen in public.
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恩威並濟
alternate weakness with severity
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- M" y3 B/ c) R2 \/ K9 T旁觀者清
The outside sees the best of the game.
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# r0 a% _$ w8 J  {( Q! r時運不濟
to have a bad time

7 E% M2 d: h/ {! T' N! n0 y殊途同歸
) [1 G) a# f: c, y/ }& N, j- ^All roads lead to Rome .
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眾志成城/團結就是力量
3 z4 _1 X3 d% D& W8 iUnion is strenth.
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疾風知勁草
Adversity reveals genius.

* S- @+ b5 W" W* ^0 r! w旁觀者清，當局者迷
- L- |. V9 F: m1 K* Z3 |Lookers-on see most of the game.
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3 b% \6 X3 M5 E莫在太歲頭上動土
  J1 g& [# p  r% bLet sleeping dogs lie.

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