中国成语英译

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中国成语英译

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
- V0 y+ Q/ C7 g0 p# l! Z8 L4 COnce bitten, twice shy.

一言既出，駟馬難追
: v) t  h3 h( q. lA word spoken is past recalling.
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4 k. o% h2 j) a一見鍾情
to fall in love at first sight
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* W& T3 K0 ?/ r& U一箭雙鵰
Kill two birds with one stone.
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! M1 U* O: R+ x; h# _: I) Q一寸光陰一寸金
Time is money.
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! L. m4 Z& O# u8 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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! {. _# k& R- M7 ~' H8 `# N一將功名萬古枯
! o% o; o- O' I0 b; qWhat millions died that Caesar might be great.

1 ?- a7 i2 j) ]: M: l& L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
! p$ s7 f' l% [& A* ]  {You cannot please everyone.

$ e. H; k8 d1 O4 Y. ^) H一氣呵成
  H* }. t5 `4 k+ \" ?7 X) R7 pNever make two bites of a cherry.
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1 V3 s- n: V% Y# o九死一生
- w, u9 l% V, \: a/ A9 nto 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
0 v/ l9 z  I/ G/ C: qDeath comes to all men.

- m: O6 L( H1 J- ^% j/ w# Z. C人生百歲古來稀
It is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.

' t# _8 r( X3 ^0 Q, ]人定勝天
# J, @- G- `( q' VMan can conquer nature.

1 J/ \" c( a4 g8 m" X8 n, [" E8 {人不可貌相
Appearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a look by its cover.

5 H* j5 V, J7 A% A/ ?7 a) z2 g6 l十年風水輪流轉
4 d7 y% r( o* _; {8 H5 U, MEvery dog has its day.
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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
, l/ b# }8 l5 y+ ITwo heads are better than one.

/ f/ N3 y0 J4 p) \4 c7 M千鈞一髮
9 N/ T' R- U( w; Mto hang by a hair thread

大智若愚
& X- n/ n7 M! g1 f- IHe 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
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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% K4 X. [; b+ K& Q5 U3 L7 u小題大做
$ ?* T" Q! B# k1 }+ u% a$ zMake a mountain out of a molehill.
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小洞不補，大來吃苦
A stitch in time saves nine.
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+ `7 y" U" {# q% N+ w, k* Z小不忍則亂大謀
Patience is a virtue.

. c* a  v0 n+ P8 e( w工欲善其事，必先利其器
You cannot make bricks without straw.
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# \- H; E  `+ S6 s0 s" o% q不要厚此薄彼
% L% z/ F- G5 H3 V6 fDont make fish of one and flesh of another.

不畏艱難
Take the bull by the horns.
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不要不自量力
& h0 H. f* S! C; pDont put a quarter into a pint pot.
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" O6 J# ~1 o! h& H* g己所不欲勿施於人
Do unto others as you would be done.
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/ k3 B/ l% y0 l7 _1 `; F仁者無敵
The benevolent have no enemy.

工欲善其事必先利器
' o' F& k: @% Z. u3 a7 AYou cannot make bricks without straw.
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亡羊補牢
, f! A1 X' G3 B- Q% EBetter late than never./ Its never too late to mend.
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* [+ v% v: U5 o, `8 c5 }  p* b3 H不告而別
to take French leave

不要不自量力
Dont put a quarter into a pint pot.

不要厚此薄彼
, u/ U: F  [; p0 PDont make fish of one and flesh of another.

不畏艱難
Take the bull by the horns.
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不戰而屈人之兵
% r0 l5 }  z/ H6 \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.
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; b/ v, E  t! K3 k6 v不經一事，不長一智
2 M' t# B) X8 T# hExperience is the mother of wisdom.
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少年老成
1 N! N1 C8 w3 B& q! w5 {" Wto have an old head on young shoulders
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; u; w2 z0 Z- M天無絕人之路
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.

天下烏鴉一般黑
  i7 y$ W/ X  v! P9 J2 l5 xCrows are black all over the world.

2 m# p: b  P" v' E, Q( K天無絕人之路
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb./ When one door shuts another opens.

! s+ L" }1 z  s: S4 k; e天助自助者
Heaven helps those who help themselves.

天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福
It is the unexpected that always happens.

毛遂自薦
to recommend ones own person

$ ~& q9 n: ~/ A" S1 i! K& }心正不怕雷打
A good conscience is a soft pillow.
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4 `2 s! x0 x5 M# E- A- M  W化干戈為玉帛
Bury the tomahwak(hatchet).
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仁者無敵
The benevolent have no enemy.
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" L( a: s5 W" e3 o" J今日事今日畢
: y( g% `. t8 z$ n+ C- rNever put off till tomorrow what may be done today.

' j5 S/ O, R0 e8 c9 n文勝於武
$ l6 d: a$ W1 @0 v5 g) h3 Z$ {7 oThe pen is mightier than the sword.


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4 S2 Q( I8 o! O2 @$ \以身作則
to practice what one practices

以毒攻毒
* _( R) ]( Z# Z" o" E  i, ato set a thief to catch a thief
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以怨報德
& L2 f0 W  Q5 x1 [4 \to bite the hand that feeds one

以逸待勞
To wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.
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以寡敵眾
to fight against longer odds

以德報怨
% }" A6 r$ {& m9 h( j+ {to render good for evil

4 D( l, }" l; |' ]以其人之道還治其人之身
Set a thief to catch a thief.

' c% ?1 Y# g. W以子之矛，攻子之盾
1 K" j3 m* k2 [- u. hto turn a persons battery against himself
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. e- r6 \  ?( \  J1 I四大皆空
' B5 X# j0 }1 M! m% y; ^All is vanity.
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/ K0 ?7 h4 ?4 m四海之內皆兄弟
: Q4 G7 m, W: H1 q) _6 gAll are brothers within the four seas.
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未雨綢繆
" @% Y; x0 t6 Y% b/ D; ~5 ^to save against a rainy day

3 ?( S1 P: P9 _3 J' O' {5 ^目不識丁
not know A from B
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1 z4 q0 `; u% W7 v  h, f3 ~0 Y失敗為成功之母
Failure is the mother of success.

失之毫釐，差之千里
A miss is as good as a mile.

( ^, s+ c4 ?% A9 g只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
( p) L) ^8 A' |% ~" Q* `* xLittle strokes fell great oaks.

) m  K1 P4 c" M6 z) A% q毛遂自薦
7 x1 ?; A0 e+ T/ f# o; i' ^to recommend ones own person
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打落水狗
! ^. b& a% z  r8 _2 ~# Ato hit a person when hes down
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, E+ [0 h' l& n  F; t. [打鐵趁熱
Strike while the iron is hot.

犯錯是人之常情，寬恕是超凡的
/ _) o. }" Q, r8 B' f# q; tTo 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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5 `4 _9 L- [# {任勞任怨
4 j! A5 k: p  X6 |& t  g/ J. gto bear hardship without complaint
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0 n6 m( Q; i+ h8 n( J6 h+ @自作自受
As you make your bed so you must lie on it.

自討苦吃
to make a rod for ones own back

自力更生
to shift for oneself
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自掃門前雪
3 Q2 H7 ~0 s5 m( }+ EAfter us the deluge.
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回頭浪子
* J) }$ }$ ~" b# a! `" \7 ~the return of a prodigal

先下手為強
1 q6 l0 ~" P# `9 f+ y* EOffence is the best defence.
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4 v( c8 T. A( j! p$ S同甘共苦
9 \1 _1 i% ?. v3 S% e& z( r8 Sto share ones joys and sorrows

因地制宜
9 a& P) M/ `( i, h' `$ x' m% h% Iact according to circumstances
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有勇無謀
more brave than wise
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有備無患
3 R7 h# p' T$ H/ W/ x- r) s6 KGood watch prevents misfortune.

$ b: M1 u' y3 x+ G. t8 i2 E有志者事竟成
% A! u5 k. @% r5 A2 Y' q2 u- vWhere there is a will, there is a way.

; A9 J0 X6 u$ x7 h0 S有錢能使鬼推磨
) {! f* S; G: }4 N0 K) h. 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.

( Z3 D+ j0 O3 o; Y' l百無一失
Not a single miss in a hundred times.

+ @8 H: ]/ L3 e( l1 H6 S" B' |: x百聞不如一見
8 w2 ~0 K2 X, \9 S) |6 _To see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)

  N0 S& L5 ~& p- ?/ l9 ^( F吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
# @8 t6 j2 X: N9 x% RIf you wish to be the best man, you must be prepared to suffer the bitterest of the bitter.
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) `/ S' Q! H- l4 H; ]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
Charm is deceitful, and beauty empty.

吉人自有天相
The good are protected by Heaven. / Alls wel that ends well.
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如人飲水冷暖自知
Only the wearer knows where the shoes pain.
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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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  R5 _: C1 R1 f( g2 N( `  _忍無可忍
4 }; ?  g4 t1 ]to be at the end of ones patience
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忍一時之氣免百日之憂
patience for a moment; comfort for many years
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1 D1 l- z. U, g* \  ?5 J* @) D! _忘恩負義
to kick down the ladder

走馬看花
. m& `- p6 }& g# \9 H; ga flying visit
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. H* o  e7 Q; B) e) X防患於未然
to nip a thing in the bud
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. Q$ n; G- }( z6 m6 J5 e, l; n佛要金裝，人要衣裝
+ \  x' f# P* w1 T, k7 h1 vFine feathers make fine birds.
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. |$ f4 v$ a# B兵精不必多
7 s% Q+ w9 Y/ E$ g7 ^4 \% z3 @Too many cooks spoil the broth.
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0 n7 K% D1 u" T- [! T身在福中不知福
7 ^7 ^4 R9 J* h7 r1 kThe worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.
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$ ~' \- ^& b, p你敬我一尺，我回你一丈
8 ]/ f  ?6 X! S$ u, _5 U" a- ^You scratch my back, and I will sratch yours.

別狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心
5 F3 Q7 g7 E6 H0 w; |  U2 bDont bite the hand that feeds you.
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1 r3 F8 S: O% X$ \& N* q志在千里
Hitch your wagon to a star.
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奇裝異服
' c1 t: J) I1 C2 ~a fantastic garb

2 x! n7 k5 M) T; k$ w忠言逆耳
Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear
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2 n0 `# |- F8 |, m/ c( ~: ~明辨是非
to distinguish right from wrong

知足常樂
  ~3 r2 ?5 c/ B( |7 C/ I5 c- FHappy is he who is content
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9 ^8 s- l# u% V3 m& ^5 I知足者富
  b9 m! t5 M2 z. |2 x) vHe who feels contented is rich
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5 v7 k8 z) `, E; J知人知面不知心
Its easy to know mens faces, but not their hearts.
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知己知彼百戰百勝
0 e9 G+ D9 s6 H6 S: S5 R, T1 HKnow your enemy and know yourself.

2 G+ {( j( |' u; G( O, S6 o# m空中樓閣
castles in the air
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金科玉律
. s6 x) y- j, G2 F2 P8 }' e. |the gold rule
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奇裝異服
, ?9 C; S/ w0 La fantastic garb
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! Y0 @  Q1 o/ M( G( \" ?明辨事非
+ `! T' z' }# b+ bto distinguish right fromwrong

8 Z# ~4 A' N1 r雨後春筍
like bamboo shoots after a spring shower

雨過天青
) x6 q. p" f: Y& L8 U5 ^; R* [After a storm comes a calm.
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秀才不出門能知天下事
A scholor does not step outside his gate, yet he knows the happenings under the sun.

事實勝於雄辯
6 {! h4 r4 @! C8 p0 @6 x8 s! NFacts are most convincing.

0 t6 y! i% M* h2 \! K, O5 m來得容易去得快
Easy come, easy go.

. x- u3 s& G2 L( V8 x金玉其外敗絮其中
; ]9 {6 Z4 M$ Q0 E- R! V/ Z) ?All that glitters is not gold.

兔子不吃窩邊草
The 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.

7 ?/ K/ `1 Y3 z' ]虎父無虎子
9 V: g  n. s/ z: N% P. }6 X7 ILike father, like son.

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
; Z2 r$ N, W/ J. HMarriages are made in heaven.
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9 y, f0 S: b; F) _9 T  D逆來順受
7 c7 D* i& ^1 B# F$ ?7 oto make the best of a bad bargain

+ s; i! Y1 {7 y% m# [- e2 d1 N& l流芳百世
% U& n  T; z" S4 Ha niche in the temple of fame
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, z" k4 h* J( k4 Q為虎作倀
% ~  I: ]( s3 z/ Ito act as guide to a tiger
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孤注一擲
to put all ones egg in one basket
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勇者不懼
  D& Q8 m5 [* A9 E! o/ {+ bA brave man will not shrink from dangers.

! e! w5 @8 B( G" ~0 ]4 h洗心革面
to turn over a new leaf
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美中不足
a fly in the ointment
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: {4 x% g% U, H背道而馳
to run counter

走湯蹈火
to go through fire and water

2 A& q& [$ R: s4 j風燭殘年
6 W1 b# E+ u8 vto have one foot in the grave
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風聲鶴唳，草木皆兵
to apprehend danger in every sound
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* ]2 x+ p8 `# O5 r& P2 c: J5 f活到老學到老
! M' V1 f" b4 h+ \. C! \- M& ?  A* [# F& yIts 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.

星星之火可以燎原
A single spark can start a prairie fire.
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待人寬容如待己
Live and let live.

按部就班
7 u, p" M0 m/ h7 o5 m- F8 CLearn to walk before you run.

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' B' `# f3 F" e2 M0 W' [* w病從口入禍從口出
Illness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.

" v9 x8 Q4 {0 r( J7 @8 i: E, g笑裏藏刀
% ^0 z  R% ?) b0 x6 Q8 {' da smile to hide ones hate
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& l8 W3 J' d) ^0 T5 O" Q# U9 x留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
  `* s9 h2 k0 r; `9 I% l) fWhere theres life theres hope

; D& w- ~$ U, o海底撈月
3 A0 g6 P* D: n% e8 Zto fish in the air
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海底撈針
- @% c+ t, s3 Ato look for a needle in a bundle of hay

* H7 X4 a) ^/ e; v  ]9 C! p# ^1 F差之毫釐失之千里
A miss is as good as a mile
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既往不咎
8 D4 `8 @3 _! F  [" ^9 w0 YLet the dead bury their dead.
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殺身成仁
to sacrifice ones life to preserve ones virtue complete
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3 Q; F+ t3 _- Y& h殺雞焉用牛刀
* d/ L" C. h6 _( Y* h! X! kTake not a musket to kill a butterfly

8 E' r$ {8 W4 A+ T7 p9 T7 ]& s' C飢不擇食
A good appetite is a good sauce.
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5 Y/ |8 w( J# O8 h! G! j害群之馬
black sheep
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8 R' p" ^$ c7 B# `+ ?5 z家醜不可外揚
0 a/ q1 u; l" R6 j% Y. Z  Z7 jDont wash your dirty linen in public.

恩威並濟
alternate weakness with severity
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旁觀者清
  \2 |5 x" T7 N$ I5 q; _% R9 ]# O4 TThe outside sees the best of the game.

0 v( y% Q4 ~9 I+ d* F$ E) B時運不濟
3 U7 n( Q! |: ~& ]0 Fto have a bad time

殊途同歸
+ U6 }. h0 ]- H% N' {& HAll roads lead to Rome .
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: d$ t5 z4 u% C% v眾志成城/團結就是力量
7 o+ _5 M" N4 tUnion is strenth.
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* I- ^+ D4 }* s# J疾風知勁草
( b& `1 k, `+ C9 ^5 iAdversity reveals genius.
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旁觀者清，當局者迷
Lookers-on see most of the game.

4 w0 I* e; r* S8 r# F莫在太歲頭上動土
1 h$ p4 T9 E! j% oLet sleeping dogs lie.

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