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.

% l& j0 F- z- N+ G( ^一言既出，駟馬難追
! h0 O9 X" l/ d  {+ n& `A word spoken is past recalling.

一見鍾情
to fall in love at first sight
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8 z7 K5 W+ {" K一箭雙鵰
Kill two birds with one stone.
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+ d# X1 f0 @/ r8 j4 K  ~一寸光陰一寸金
6 x, i. [, b8 B+ ?% f/ GTime is money.

一失足成千古恨
6 T: v0 G: O+ U7 |- T% F9 U' pThe error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life.

一將功名萬古枯
What millions died that Caesar might be great.
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2 m4 \! Z  _, s一年之計在於春，一日之計在於晨
2 s( o$ C  A1 Q# F2 JPlan your year in spring and your day at dawn.

( I" ]5 k1 L* u7 d: M) \; D; ^一人難稱百人意
You cannot please everyone.

一氣呵成
# I* u' }- A- e* s$ V0 pNever make two bites of a cherry.
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九死一生
* v8 S: Z& K# p; I8 Cto have a hair-breadth escape

0 A! _: c( e$ H& p; V人生如夢
* Z' A) M- c+ ]+ ~! J# w; gLife is but a dream.
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人生自古誰無死
Death 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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人定勝天
Man can conquer nature.

8 b) a8 f  ^7 l' k4 j人不可貌相
* v  \% e! |/ l/ Y- g: IAppearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a look by its cover.

! t3 d* h7 {1 p0 S* p, G十年風水輪流轉
Every dog has its day.

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$ ?# ^5 ]' n+ ^" Q4 M三思而後行
. i, {+ N# g0 {$ F3 ?7 ZLook before you leap.
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/ e* n! Y( ~. k% c6 j4 z- r" {# B" Y( T三句不離本行
2 h9 r5 D# D7 x$ z4 ^& q) @to talk shop
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三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮
Two heads are better than one.

千鈞一髮
to hang by a hair thread
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大智若愚
0 `& ]1 \) }4 C2 ^. N3 p2 BHe who canot play the fool is not a wise man.
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大器晚成
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
Among the blind the one-eyed is king./When the cats away, the mice will pay.
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小題大做
Make a mountain out of a molehill.

$ Y( J2 p% k; Q0 Q. d: K小洞不補，大來吃苦
) q, k# g. v+ j0 QA stitch in time saves nine.

0 V$ _; S' S( t小不忍則亂大謀
/ c  O6 a  q& v2 s! ?Patience is a virtue.

' ^! _/ _( Z9 t- y7 _0 Y工欲善其事，必先利其器
You cannot make bricks without straw.
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" x, o! M/ k" B9 {不要厚此薄彼
" v1 x/ @4 r* q/ S+ {2 lDont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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+ k) m$ q0 w- r  `$ r不畏艱難
7 l# E( P' v! h* x3 o, cTake the bull by the horns.

" P2 V& {, F- v. E' k0 Y不要不自量力
  u# A1 h  j) S' ?; fDont put a quarter into a pint pot.

己所不欲勿施於人
6 l4 l+ l* {, p8 G& xDo unto others as you would be done.

仁者無敵
The benevolent have no enemy.
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# d' C) p" p. Y4 b! w  ?, p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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3 g. j- X& k9 ^& I3 z不告而別
to take French leave
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/ {3 n) J. q  N! R6 o9 `  _不要不自量力
Dont put a quarter into a pint pot.
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$ B/ f4 U' L' }! a3 ?2 R不要厚此薄彼
Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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不畏艱難
( }" _4 r4 f! L- W- D* GTake the bull by the horns.
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不戰而屈人之兵
6 `& E: {* F' H8 j7 W# ^! hThe supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.

5 p5 L0 Z9 a" x# P* A) l& v/ ~" K不入虎穴焉得虎子
How can one obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tigers lair.

; _$ ~* G. h  A) o不經一事，不長一智
, e" ]" J/ n2 r; ^# ?+ t  k" d: wExperience is the mother of wisdom.

$ m& h* l9 F2 Q0 n: a' J少年老成
to have an old head on young shoulders

4 i+ K$ ?' Z* u4 H0 u- R$ a' X3 E天無絕人之路
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
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天下烏鴉一般黑
Crows are black all over the world.
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( W: ^, b3 a" z5 J4 R天無絕人之路
6 T) [+ g/ i* }1 }% X1 c9 NGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb./ When one door shuts another opens.

天助自助者
9 z1 {$ P/ M: p- uHeaven helps those who help themselves.

! a( R0 n& t' M, R# t! f/ M天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福
It is the unexpected that always happens.
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" ~, s* k, O7 N+ g, s& C0 z; j毛遂自薦
to recommend ones own person
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心正不怕雷打
A good conscience is a soft pillow.

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4 G, q0 W6 k4 M8 @Bury the tomahwak(hatchet).
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仁者無敵
$ M. d1 x! l% `The benevolent have no enemy.

5 w! S1 l1 e* n& R- K" I; u+ h( u今日事今日畢
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.

文勝於武
The pen is mightier than the sword.
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以身作則
to practice what one practices
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$ b' a/ C* n9 D  P以毒攻毒
to set a thief to catch a thief
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to bite the hand that feeds one

# F5 m" y2 o: y8 W1 w- e- p# O以逸待勞
* S1 ~+ ]8 w, V$ xTo wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.

以寡敵眾
, m! z! Z8 U, P. n, ato fight against longer odds

以德報怨
to render good for evil
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以其人之道還治其人之身
5 _5 i7 T1 E0 K0 _( {( NSet a thief to catch a thief.

4 C; @0 z. `; P/ v# A; b以子之矛，攻子之盾
8 W6 I& I+ p6 t1 hto turn a persons battery against himself
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四大皆空
; h2 u; N2 ~- f; `, TAll is vanity.

, n7 v; y0 p5 B) r3 s. h0 `四海之內皆兄弟
3 L! l1 ?+ f- ?$ [, PAll are brothers within the four seas.

, i! i# p6 v# q0 q未雨綢繆
to save against a rainy day
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. h. M" n* M8 J" F4 ]$ ?目不識丁
, B& o+ h4 n/ z3 k! L8 P; [! gnot know A from B
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失敗為成功之母
Failure is the mother of success.

失之毫釐，差之千里
1 r( B1 B+ M+ u8 \A miss is as good as a mile.
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只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
4 @: f5 Y2 Z7 r! wLittle strokes fell great oaks.

: H+ x" k, H8 B4 T2 v4 r毛遂自薦
9 a, }9 L/ h+ V, P" Zto recommend ones own person

打落水狗
to hit a person when hes down
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: `3 ~. y, \- p( A打鐵趁熱
Strike while the iron is hot.

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
Little strokes fell great oaks.

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; M- a3 g( x0 W任勞任怨
to bear hardship without complaint
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* O/ Q6 A/ E7 u* @自作自受
As you make your bed so you must lie on it.
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自討苦吃
7 r# J9 p- A7 oto make a rod for ones own back

自力更生
to shift for oneself
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自掃門前雪
( ?- w( Y6 g" k  q/ V/ `/ F9 B. tAfter us the deluge.
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+ }5 J! v* o/ O6 p4 M回頭浪子
the return of a prodigal
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先下手為強
Offence is the best defence.

  R: b1 W2 v) d- d1 I* Y7 @. e, O( B同甘共苦
to share ones joys and sorrows
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因地制宜
act according to circumstances

. O# R1 f) X9 `4 @有勇無謀
4 I3 {4 B; V# d# h. imore brave than wise
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  A9 |- r$ a2 B, ]; q5 c有備無患
Good watch prevents misfortune.
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有志者事竟成
Where there is a will, there is a way.
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有錢能使鬼推磨
# @$ p# Q- P7 S6 O& E' D, C3 PMoney makes the world go around. /Money talks.
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江山易改本性難移
The child is father of the man.

8 u" y6 `) H) y9 x0 `4 J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.)

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.
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  F2 q9 k9 [# q7 [2 x' h& R. h每人一生中皆有得意之日
+ T# U2 P/ v2 Z! }1 k, a+ N6 dEvery dog has his day.
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6 x5 z, }, Z1 {! T& X) h色是假，美是空
Charm is deceitful, and beauty empty.
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  Y; a* Z1 `6 k5 Q吉人自有天相
The good are protected by Heaven. / Alls wel that ends well.

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. H5 Q- x3 G2 D6 C) ^' \7 VOnly the wearer knows where the shoes pain.
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$ C2 a5 x% {1 x$ h吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
No gain without pain.


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弄巧成拙
Overreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark
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忍無可忍
  W- S5 f$ d$ p( ~% i" bto be at the end of ones patience

忍一時之氣免百日之憂
$ |" U0 h* P/ g8 ~patience for a moment; comfort for many years
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# X/ X2 |# ]7 U6 g2 _( O; P  F% jto kick down the ladder
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走馬看花
a flying visit
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防患於未然
to nip a thing in the bud
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' }7 r' @& F8 a: F5 ]5 g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.

身在福中不知福
$ d  n8 k) m' C! a" j' zThe worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.

% @1 `# Z9 _( t- b& Q你敬我一尺，我回你一丈
You scratch my back, and I will sratch yours.
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別狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心
Dont bite the hand that feeds you.

志在千里
Hitch your wagon to a star.


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a fantastic garb

忠言逆耳
# i! J  o% ]4 t' eHonest advice is unpleasant to the ear
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明辨是非
to distinguish right from wrong

, J  |$ s6 m+ G9 d1 b: G知足常樂
* m! `  A5 }0 ?  PHappy is he who is content
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知足者富
He who feels contented is rich
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知人知面不知心
  I3 d: k8 a9 D# ^) V; m# MIts easy to know mens faces, but not their hearts.

3 i- r. X: S5 D5 X, F* k知己知彼百戰百勝
1 R2 V$ y+ [- Z) `; AKnow your enemy and know yourself.

" E6 J9 ?. [, d1 A7 M; R空中樓閣
castles in the air
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- B  b7 I& L/ `! x3 d& t金科玉律
) q" _! Y2 l# K: Gthe gold rule

奇裝異服
a fantastic garb

/ f& g7 A, v! b明辨事非
" @' g& `. t8 W( Cto distinguish right fromwrong

雨後春筍
like bamboo shoots after a spring shower

雨過天青
After a storm comes a calm.

秀才不出門能知天下事
. v1 O6 L8 V: |$ ?, ^5 ~$ RA scholor does not step outside his gate, yet he knows the happenings under the sun.
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# p: K& L# ~- ]; P事實勝於雄辯
: F$ i) I* \5 G* v, d  iFacts are most convincing.

" o# Y& |+ r1 E+ T+ z( q來得容易去得快
Easy come, easy go.
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金玉其外敗絮其中
8 N7 R8 H: k, RAll that glitters is not gold.
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兔子不吃窩邊草
9 T$ q: x" x7 K# k- V3 Q4 f1 sThe fox preys farthest from his hole.
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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
A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.

/ i+ C8 l( N8 w7 |& G. _虎父無虎子
+ \- A8 l  O1 h: cLike father, like son.

: s. t' v) z9 X8 U# s往者不可諫，來者猶可追
$ Q% G5 N9 O4 p2 QA mill cannot grind with the water that is past.
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姻緣天註定
+ c5 _7 S- u1 N1 ?0 Y) T. _0 XMarriages are made in heaven.
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% w8 h4 ^$ o  M逆來順受
to make the best of a bad bargain
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流芳百世
; X/ M( q- r& C  ]0 B' W8 J6 ga niche in the temple of fame
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+ Q; d' i# p, N5 R1 E; h) ?2 u為虎作倀
& r- A# _* P1 F+ `9 ]' Z0 x; [+ t' V! \to act as guide to a tiger
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/ \5 U! U6 Z  P" ^+ I1 R- `, Hto put all ones egg in one basket

勇者不懼
! F( C8 F$ u) H6 AA brave man will not shrink from dangers.
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洗心革面
& r9 U4 ~9 T* j$ D: a2 m0 Hto turn over a new leaf
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' B, c; s+ E) _/ H3 j美中不足
a fly in the ointment
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6 [  {1 m" c  \+ a+ P! E) q- W背道而馳
- b$ ]) G3 D$ U8 g: j/ S6 Qto run counter

走湯蹈火
' q% X9 u7 \% R9 B8 Ito go through fire and water

6 A3 _9 m# \5 F8 t; I風燭殘年
to have one foot in the grave

風聲鶴唳，草木皆兵
, a7 l3 }& v0 R3 Z& Kto apprehend danger in every sound

活到老學到老
5 F* }1 l: z" N, g4 rIts never too late to learn./ Live and learn.
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前事不忘後事之師
Remember the past and it will guide your future.

  ^' F# t  |; r星星之火可以燎原
4 t9 Q5 W$ \. h7 J8 pA single spark can start a prairie fire.
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8 j. L2 i  x. F) g5 w+ `待人寬容如待己
6 _, M8 A) L, pLive and let live.

0 w; W8 w3 g$ O" v按部就班
Learn to walk before you run.

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% q9 b+ P- q5 X: X4 K5 k: D" @病從口入禍從口出
) ^& B8 G( Q1 `+ T6 ]Illness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.

' A9 Z; Q9 T; j) k  p8 }笑裏藏刀
' c) ^( K9 V! y3 ]; G9 ra smile to hide ones hate
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留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
  {! `8 i4 v- ]8 Q9 ^8 ~3 oWhere theres life theres hope

1 j- k3 V* d; G- I4 v" b海底撈月
to fish in the air

海底撈針
' j7 }" Z2 _7 d/ z/ Z- Xto look for a needle in a bundle of hay
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7 ~1 ^2 n' S, J5 W  H差之毫釐失之千里
A miss is as good as a mile

既往不咎
+ G. ?1 f' G7 l! ULet the dead bury their dead.
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) V; f* G! H* G- {: D3 ?. h3 H+ Q  X殺身成仁
0 W) i  W5 a' xto sacrifice ones life to preserve ones virtue complete

' P+ b. E% L9 G2 Z2 q) H殺雞焉用牛刀
Take not a musket to kill a butterfly
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" b+ n, g6 ]" c飢不擇食
A good appetite is a good sauce.

害群之馬
3 N* |8 e% M5 C; [black sheep

家醜不可外揚
Dont wash your dirty linen in public.

. y7 t2 C4 |+ C* [& s3 `恩威並濟
alternate weakness with severity

旁觀者清
The outside sees the best of the game.

$ @7 T8 w5 q; j時運不濟
to have a bad time
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殊途同歸
/ ?! O/ |; \$ N% U! T: i5 i7 }All roads lead to Rome .
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眾志成城/團結就是力量
" i3 q: e5 ^2 {8 Z8 H: zUnion is strenth.

疾風知勁草
Adversity reveals genius.

旁觀者清，當局者迷
/ ?6 Q# h0 W' E' `6 C4 P' L* k2 `Lookers-on see most of the game.

# s2 R4 v+ t; g9 i7 u* W莫在太歲頭上動土
6 e/ F  S5 Q- e( LLet sleeping dogs lie.

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