中国成语的英文形式

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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
7 N6 _6 n1 H  d" q! _百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
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
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
: {" _0 j: t. r+ b* F/ M不眠之夜white night　
2 I- D" B/ G& s0 Q* I7 y. h不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
' O1 p: V! U! S1 ], h2 t8 D不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
% G; {2 Y6 F, @) x7 n2 G8 z) Q拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
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
, T0 s. J) Y  c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
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
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
$ e% H+ @& u8 z; W6 x3 B好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
) k+ t7 y' _4 O6 _好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
' W/ t5 p" J; g6 O和气生财Harmony brings wealth
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
! K0 }! |# t4 f. i$ M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.
) |! \9 K+ }/ V1 ], j" ~金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
. Q# {, X6 Y8 Q! E8 n; |! }9 r君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
- V8 z, `: U6 `& I( q' r. z老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
. E' k- K% q) }. P- S+ W# a礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
( s% \5 F5 l9 f" Q% w留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
7 q9 G- F6 m8 M0 f, u9 E. o0 O8 |马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
' R4 c# u6 y7 o名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
% s% O0 E" s) E$ Q茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
) s; m1 G  G6 h3 S& u没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
# L+ g$ M" d( {/ J) P$ `2 A每逢佳节倍思亲
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
, d% {* u  [% @0 [2 z' }7 e谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
! q* M5 ~( _5 z7 U2 Z: y) a弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
: i/ n4 s( ]& c8 j; L; l! N拿手好戏masterpiece
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
$ `* r8 R7 K3 c$ \" b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
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
* z' G) U( T( t5 G. w# g# Q0 l( K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
( H( E. s- B, N0 s/ e前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
One sows and another reaps.
, M% L: q& j0 Z前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
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.
强强联手win-win co-operation
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
! J- W1 E4 ?8 H- U人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
7 Y" m: Y# Z4 t* {人海战术huge-crowd strategy
3 J- h: V( x/ ?* k; C世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
  M. M4 t9 a. }2 }" a死而后已until my heart stops beating
岁岁平安Peace all year round
, B2 i3 F8 {- F7 `) u, W上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
9 }2 \3 R; S6 N2 \塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
# L6 G/ b4 I& v7 u% g8 c6 C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."
% p- d$ h, D# _6 [升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
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
/ `* q- V+ L/ r) k% @说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
) U7 J+ K8 R2 k& p0 U2 k0 e- [0 k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; "
" f. N& h4 W9 c韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
6 I* V: J: P; u* [" K9 `/ ?糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
) h0 ^8 S' g4 h1 @1 }2 [天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
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
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
1 C1 x- H2 s$ q物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
: o; S5 i9 F/ ^! [0 O( s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.
" H  D- j. ]/ C; M* }/ W文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
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
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.
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
& j- ^3 }" I4 v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
& L' o2 x8 T2 c' J: F6 A! m% {6 B' ?心想事成May all your wish come true
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
+ b4 |- ?: e' _先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
& |. f1 K7 l/ I! R7 F. F现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
1 G5 {2 K9 H  P, D' u; T/ F喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
, n7 Y4 h- y3 ?+ t1 A循序渐进step by step
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
8 i. S& n. n6 {) C  O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
1 X, X' m0 U! K有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
有识之士people of vision
- W6 y# m) p" d, h有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
7 R8 Q( H. G( H1 Q" l与时俱进advance with times
1 ^  a; w; ~3 E/ S" c. d- y; ^( T以人为本people oriented; people foremost
5 U1 @# _0 y4 d因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
- v9 ]$ l, C) T3 M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."
" b1 L- e, V' U4 q; q. j欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
) C/ d/ X0 k  t8 D, T) d7 u7 u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.
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
: p2 c9 P! H$ O9 |$ [$ T债台高筑become debt-ridden
致命要害Achilles' heel
6 e2 V$ O/ R, l众矢之的target of public criticism
/ ~- U$ p" d3 Y- }; e' I  b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.
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
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)
  T) l$ x) z4 P; ?6 M                  人山人海-(people mountain people sea)
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2 G. v: P+ H: E* ^  哈哈~好笑把！！！