中国成语英译

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中国成语英译
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  d) H& D( ~$ Q; n9 i  \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
- A6 ]* n. T6 e* j+ g; J$ w- @Once bitten, twice shy.

, l0 M7 A' I4 w- U% _一言既出，駟馬難追
A word spoken is past recalling.
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一見鍾情
/ t* w, R, L1 a6 F. C. }- r' Zto fall in love at first sight

一箭雙鵰
Kill two birds with one stone.
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* ]4 y5 O8 V7 M一寸光陰一寸金
% D+ o# j7 Y* e' w9 ~$ LTime is money.

4 d% o, ]4 X& R: R' c0 {' Y% ?一失足成千古恨
The error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life.
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: o( B, L8 G* _/ j一將功名萬古枯
What millions died that Caesar might be great.

一年之計在於春，一日之計在於晨
Plan your year in spring and your day at dawn.

一人難稱百人意
You cannot please everyone.

9 f( x% d2 ]! H7 a一氣呵成
Never make two bites of a cherry.

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! U  D* N8 @" R九死一生
/ f5 N( C4 K( j1 H& w$ X$ B* vto have a hair-breadth escape
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人生如夢
Life is but a dream.
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6 u9 ?0 e6 E. M4 l7 s6 u$ s人生自古誰無死
" g- z2 M( Q3 u) NDeath comes to all men.

人生百歲古來稀
It is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.
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3 X% }- L$ h! V人定勝天
! D6 K! X; A2 |& O+ B6 a/ P0 hMan can conquer nature.
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人不可貌相
Appearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a look by its cover.
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# h% `, T) R* hEvery dog has its day.

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三思而後行
Look before you leap.

( I/ N, ]+ V* [三句不離本行
to talk shop
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- ^, U& {0 M5 X8 S$ s三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮
9 J6 R: ?7 Q0 OTwo heads are better than one.

千鈞一髮
to hang by a hair thread

9 a/ {" g9 @9 h& [7 a" O大智若愚
He who canot play the fool is not a wise man.

  J5 F. z! R* N6 a  n5 {大器晚成
, d4 Z8 x3 w& A8 {$ S( @Rome was not built in a day.

山窮水盡
at the end of ones resources
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山中無老虎，猴子稱大王
4 }. T$ F/ i0 |6 {7 w4 M9 mAmong the blind the one-eyed is king./When the cats away, the mice will pay.

小題大做
, ^3 d" B( X* t; V3 L8 F5 AMake a mountain out of a molehill.

! r! @  |6 u( L8 m" U2 j+ A小洞不補，大來吃苦
A stitch in time saves nine.
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小不忍則亂大謀
Patience is a virtue.
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工欲善其事，必先利其器
5 Q( I" s1 @: ?* s6 cYou cannot make bricks without straw.

: n* C( C: ^: V% i' S不要厚此薄彼
Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.

不畏艱難
$ C6 h; |( @0 P* ?9 uTake the bull by the horns.
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不要不自量力
/ F  q1 M2 g3 l- xDont put a quarter into a pint pot.

5 n+ ?' P7 a+ H' v( I. V+ E己所不欲勿施於人
8 E5 _& q# u  \9 d; c5 F3 z# [. FDo unto others as you would be done.

仁者無敵
, l- u0 ?. O" w. ]! UThe benevolent have no enemy.
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工欲善其事必先利器
  v; f  i$ U+ f& {# K* H3 ~You cannot make bricks without straw.
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亡羊補牢
; b% X4 Q$ ]" A) ]0 BBetter late than never./ Its never too late to mend.
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+ \4 M' g+ s) q* L0 c/ G不告而別
to take French leave
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不要不自量力
8 U+ y) a; ^0 F& Q6 W/ {: D1 nDont put a quarter into a pint pot.
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不要厚此薄彼
) A& a* _8 L. s0 Z; [4 R$ dDont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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. a; Y* m9 H6 B; _" r5 @& P& W% h不畏艱難
Take the bull by the horns.
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不戰而屈人之兵
5 \# P3 H* x% Q4 r  V/ P7 V1 d! |The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.

* k3 r8 I+ ?- A2 y1 O: m% o不入虎穴焉得虎子
How can one obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tigers lair.
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$ [+ v0 x( [) F4 r( J. v& T) h不經一事，不長一智
Experience is the mother of wisdom.
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少年老成
5 r  j) [; C! L2 y3 J* cto have an old head on young shoulders
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) b- w4 l  n. J! z; q天無絕人之路
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
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. s- b9 V% M* ^; E$ S7 a7 s; M, n天下烏鴉一般黑
8 x! f  U$ v& o, j" _# m( q+ i5 xCrows are black all over the world.

天無絕人之路
' s% _! T( T& ]! {( r# q! S  pGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb./ When one door shuts another opens.

! p6 ]  |" [) H% e6 I天助自助者
Heaven helps those who help themselves.

天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福
# b0 Z4 n1 _/ o0 W$ FIt is the unexpected that always happens.

* x, c6 E( q% y8 K+ I毛遂自薦
to recommend ones own person
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6 ?' C$ n) {& P/ n5 Z4 v" R: U心正不怕雷打
# S1 F* V" M7 v5 a0 [1 x* ?A good conscience is a soft pillow.

  f' o' o6 B" d0 y/ _/ k4 I化干戈為玉帛
& j" K3 w0 _: ]0 Y0 L; A' d5 FBury the tomahwak(hatchet).
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仁者無敵
- j' ~* x; M+ Q9 g+ I# l4 n0 CThe benevolent have no enemy.

0 D5 Q! B+ S% ]& P+ m1 S今日事今日畢
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.
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$ y9 l0 J3 _0 H) B: a. E! V文勝於武
2 \- N3 \" Z4 a! C7 H/ [  uThe pen is mightier than the sword.
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, v4 D# d: u  w" G以身作則
to practice what one practices
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以毒攻毒
9 j% e$ c4 i- }( Pto set a thief to catch a thief
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以怨報德
" z" l! ]" d+ \, G4 rto bite the hand that feeds one

: k; U" {! w1 l. o) _+ S- q4 _2 Y以逸待勞
2 \2 h: E" w6 X5 mTo wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.

. `7 b4 @# _5 L+ n8 Y8 H以寡敵眾
' S$ Z8 m! T8 {& o' pto fight against longer odds
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以德報怨
to render good for evil

以其人之道還治其人之身
3 t+ w: P0 U' [  s! E; T. RSet a thief to catch a thief.

( D9 l, G; P0 M9 y以子之矛，攻子之盾
; g9 E' l  ?$ q  Q. Eto turn a persons battery against himself

四大皆空
8 W: s2 \8 X0 L1 f+ h; q# L/ iAll is vanity.
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* \# w: [. |$ q, @( J$ d$ L四海之內皆兄弟
All are brothers within the four seas.
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& J# `% [4 \+ [+ d$ \# Z* T. s未雨綢繆
/ Z* N2 X4 W6 }7 C; a7 @to save against a rainy day
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目不識丁
not know A from B
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失敗為成功之母
Failure is the mother of success.

; n9 K/ _5 h3 i) Y% e. Z失之毫釐，差之千里
0 ^4 }8 l# e/ S9 V1 TA miss is as good as a mile.

# ~0 _2 m9 @% e5 f" }3 D# G" x只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
: K- k) F# D3 @: P% L6 k% R6 l6 h* HLittle strokes fell great oaks.
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毛遂自薦
to recommend ones own person

( u4 c7 ]# x; E: o$ w8 W% F打落水狗
to hit a person when hes down

$ ?! |( Y# m# X0 a7 I打鐵趁熱
Strike while the iron is hot.

: y- W  ~0 v0 m, x( U犯錯是人之常情，寬恕是超凡的
To err is human; to forgive divine.
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只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
" U1 q5 ^; D) n$ v8 r* `  Z: |* bLittle strokes fell great oaks.

6劃

0 I# x' Y1 ^$ j) `9 z5 [任勞任怨
/ M; O, c& E2 o9 V; j- Dto bear hardship without complaint
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' ?1 X: ?6 O/ d$ L, l自作自受
As you make your bed so you must lie on it.
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/ w" S8 j& K) x/ N7 t/ v自討苦吃
to make a rod for ones own back
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$ `- q5 h& V7 D2 n' f4 l自力更生
/ i. I$ U! n9 D" lto shift for oneself
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7 z. S9 n+ ~* l2 O) f自掃門前雪
: j2 D& J+ Q2 \: V2 n1 qAfter us the deluge.
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回頭浪子
the return of a prodigal
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6 x* S& u; I, e- z; E; ~先下手為強
4 l- V. z" L9 ~Offence is the best defence.
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同甘共苦
% \5 Z4 l  k% A! V: ?" qto share ones joys and sorrows
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因地制宜
act according to circumstances
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有勇無謀
more brave than wise

' Q7 ^" Y, i) y* p有備無患
- K7 a+ n/ a, F  n  ]Good watch prevents misfortune.

有志者事竟成
Where there is a will, there is a way.
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( H% |2 J0 S: b( Q有錢能使鬼推磨
Money makes the world go around. /Money talks.

江山易改本性難移
The child is father of the man.

百無一失
Not a single miss in a hundred times.

百聞不如一見
To see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)
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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
# e; J  v/ a7 h" v' {Every dog has his day.
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色是假，美是空
Charm is deceitful, and beauty empty.
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, Y' @% ]- h7 R5 I吉人自有天相
The good are protected by Heaven. / Alls wel that ends well.
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+ m5 L# x, R! a/ r: e$ Y如人飲水冷暖自知
Only the wearer knows where the shoes pain.

吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
' q& N" C! m7 f6 l  }8 S9 ~+ t+ s0 ANo gain without pain.


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弄巧成拙
Overreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark
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to be at the end of ones patience
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) Y% V; s& j7 c" C1 w) j忍一時之氣免百日之憂
' _. R+ ]; `# W9 q  w2 c$ f7 Ipatience for a moment; comfort for many years
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忘恩負義
to kick down the ladder

7 C$ v+ h+ n% }走馬看花
: C) X/ O! j; V- \7 k# na flying visit
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防患於未然
to nip a thing in the bud

. S2 B. p" x2 h. i; w佛要金裝，人要衣裝
Fine feathers make fine birds.
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兵精不必多
Too many cooks spoil the broth.

; u' ^2 p* z! [  [身在福中不知福
( C$ g, q: y9 ?2 mThe worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.
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你敬我一尺，我回你一丈
: y1 l. b4 p0 vYou scratch my back, and I will sratch yours.
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# Z' f' q: c7 o別狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心
( p0 A1 y. ^6 S9 m1 c: }- C5 GDont bite the hand that feeds you.
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5 C  q4 s" ^% C' R% g# f3 v- f志在千里
  }3 d2 t/ y; i$ j$ `Hitch your wagon to a star.
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! _+ y! }: j. E9 b% X2 `8 G# P奇裝異服
a fantastic garb
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7 D4 }' t2 T, u4 u0 m+ c忠言逆耳
Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear
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明辨是非
9 b% Z/ O1 t- r! B9 Eto distinguish right from wrong
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# N3 J  w1 y/ E$ r' X知足常樂
6 \5 @6 [& K" ?: ?' }Happy is he who is content

知足者富
  h. p8 d8 y* }3 D% l* sHe who feels contented is rich
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知人知面不知心
Its easy to know mens faces, but not their hearts.

知己知彼百戰百勝
( H6 Q3 a; q2 o: `$ i- M4 `$ @Know your enemy and know yourself.

- D" b6 u) G: L9 [5 A空中樓閣
. D4 ^- R+ j' X* g: Z. Qcastles in the air
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2 L* Z: C( j# J% B金科玉律
the gold rule
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奇裝異服
a fantastic garb

明辨事非
to distinguish right fromwrong
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# p8 k' M5 @7 a雨後春筍
like bamboo shoots after a spring shower

! |3 q, `) M5 j* b; M' q9 }5 ^雨過天青
+ L  y1 u( M- e; C4 o5 [After a storm comes a calm.
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秀才不出門能知天下事
7 w- e9 j! x: uA 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
: G1 d; u( e& RFacts are most convincing.
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來得容易去得快
/ K( K. ]! h, ^, A, YEasy come, easy go.
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金玉其外敗絮其中
  Q& r1 m- a+ t- i" [All that glitters is not gold.

; l! W6 d" r# h+ T) M6 b2 t兔子不吃窩邊草
- a+ {+ U* o1 Q, KThe fox preys farthest from his hole.
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" {6 s$ U& t7 ~7 L若要人不知除非己莫為
. B- |" B  ]8 v: w& O/ PIf you would not be known to do anything, never do it.

沒有笑臉不出門
+ s2 x0 r/ Q: |$ L& NA man without a smiling face must not open a shop.
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& r6 x* c3 C6 j  D, _6 p7 R. |虎父無虎子
Like father, like son.
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往者不可諫，來者猶可追
A mill cannot grind with the water that is past.
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姻緣天註定
& w# O3 o5 i' OMarriages are made in heaven.
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逆來順受
to make the best of a bad bargain

$ r- o, A: k7 H$ C- v流芳百世
a niche in the temple of fame
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- W$ t% ^) g, q5 Z5 I1 M為虎作倀
3 [: ^( U( B% r( F, hto act as guide to a tiger
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孤注一擲
to put all ones egg in one basket

勇者不懼
! Y( O8 k1 n( k& j: n8 R4 h/ hA brave man will not shrink from dangers.

洗心革面
to turn over a new leaf

美中不足
a fly in the ointment

( {. j# ]) _; P2 b背道而馳
3 n  |+ B5 r/ R8 dto run counter

走湯蹈火
to go through fire and water
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" T2 p  x: ]& b風燭殘年
3 m( a6 [, O% O( a: t# D8 X5 K- D% Bto have one foot in the grave
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風聲鶴唳，草木皆兵
8 C* j0 A/ m5 c2 Eto apprehend danger in every sound

活到老學到老
% @. {' R' i8 l* r8 DIts never too late to learn./ Live and learn.

前事不忘後事之師
Remember the past and it will guide your future.
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星星之火可以燎原
3 |3 Q2 E% ]$ tA single spark can start a prairie fire.

2 G* v* P5 L) H# \( f( p* i( Y; t待人寬容如待己
+ ]1 p: ~- V4 a9 N: T  rLive and let live.
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% S8 Z# h& e" E! k按部就班
Learn to walk before you run.

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病從口入禍從口出
Illness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.

笑裏藏刀
a smile to hide ones hate

' w/ x  D5 w9 |) d1 ~留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
3 t1 B; I! J# S: S* EWhere theres life theres hope

海底撈月
5 l+ K4 k* r$ U! |' zto fish in the air
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; P+ w; V- y* w' X海底撈針
$ x1 Q) J+ M5 B  Gto look for a needle in a bundle of hay

差之毫釐失之千里
' O; l* t: z; C; x, P. {6 xA miss is as good as a mile

既往不咎
Let the dead bury their dead.

$ a2 Z- `3 q2 I! `- s" T1 {  g3 w1 P6 \殺身成仁
/ P5 Y* h( u6 }to sacrifice ones life to preserve ones virtue complete

殺雞焉用牛刀
Take not a musket to kill a butterfly
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飢不擇食
, X0 N* s4 s! b/ b' Y; m5 yA good appetite is a good sauce.
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! i6 ?/ c- X6 w% ]/ a/ w% V- Q8 E害群之馬
/ J" X. x" |8 X/ lblack sheep
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家醜不可外揚
' q3 t, I! X% PDont wash your dirty linen in public.

" o; Z; H, p5 r5 R1 ]恩威並濟
$ Q: t9 m; y; Q+ R$ talternate weakness with severity

, H) j2 m2 O. R旁觀者清
0 [0 k, B# ]9 j4 o/ K# b/ oThe outside sees the best of the game.
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to have a bad time
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殊途同歸
+ g/ U6 e1 Q2 |" ^) e& O6 AAll roads lead to Rome .
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  }; {2 y! i$ y; `7 p6 }眾志成城/團結就是力量
Union is strenth.
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7 R" u" F4 N% m  L1 z+ q# A疾風知勁草
0 U8 p) }* `0 @/ }/ _$ }Adversity reveals genius.
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3 }7 w# a/ @) @7 Q4 }' U旁觀者清，當局者迷
Lookers-on see most of the game.

莫在太歲頭上動土
3 w, n9 D8 m! x. {/ X" vLet sleeping dogs lie.

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