中国成语英译

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中国成语英译

0 U. e' k) a( o7 \' m- E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！
有問題歡迎指正，大家一起成長！
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩
  R, M% E, {: E0 p/ p6 b: N$ xOnce bitten, twice shy.

5 B+ p0 o+ {7 J2 Z一言既出，駟馬難追
8 K  T  I$ p$ G3 d5 k+ V2 A1 lA word spoken is past recalling.

一見鍾情
to fall in love at first sight
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* P; a3 v6 {- G# Y一箭雙鵰
5 O1 ]5 n7 Z9 A, Q2 OKill two birds with one stone.

& H- g# r4 |3 m* t$ k一寸光陰一寸金
Time is money.
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) b( {/ R& w# `. e' ]& j1 i* q( u一失足成千古恨
" U( }5 {- Q5 m" C4 iThe error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life.

一將功名萬古枯
. W' T0 b) k4 hWhat 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.
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一人難稱百人意
5 t7 Q  q& }4 w/ V' U5 Y$ {) eYou cannot please everyone.
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+ e8 z# Q+ ?  R* g, d一氣呵成
: n) z" v  K" u+ SNever make two bites of a cherry.

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' Y! W9 c% n" P# m5 U( B9 O; o九死一生
# k& Y! Y& a: k9 ?. Q7 dto have a hair-breadth escape
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" i& o  |. f3 |. M* h$ T人生如夢
6 a' c# j( l# F  E" B! tLife is but a dream.

; ^+ i- ]3 J& p人生自古誰無死
Death comes to all men.

人生百歲古來稀
! ?8 v# X, d. T. o1 ?It is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.
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. X0 |% O4 g( C人定勝天
Man can conquer nature.

人不可貌相
Appearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a look by its cover.
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2 n. W3 T$ |: j- C/ n十年風水輪流轉
Every dog has its day.

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& a, G9 B$ ^* O# I, k: b2 R3 }& s三思而後行
Look before you leap.

三句不離本行
7 w6 q* W  W2 `- [  B, S  Z* ?to talk shop

9 t' w" G' u6 X2 o三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮
* ~2 }6 O4 A  ^8 X9 a$ PTwo heads are better than one.

6 L/ _0 {5 g# I8 \千鈞一髮
% k6 Q+ u1 \% N3 w6 eto hang by a hair thread

& ?2 L4 h. O% {! m" K: ]/ Q大智若愚
) c+ [2 v! r# j! ^0 ZHe 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
) v& E1 G) H" j0 u% S9 }2 h  Jat the end of ones resources
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山中無老虎，猴子稱大王
  z. a3 L1 _) Q) G0 XAmong the blind the one-eyed is king./When the cats away, the mice will pay.

小題大做
: C& e* M; v( |5 ZMake a mountain out of a molehill.

: C9 K! o' C7 [# l5 k" t. `4 y& i小洞不補，大來吃苦
A stitch in time saves nine.

3 \1 h+ S% O0 G  o9 _0 `  ?2 u小不忍則亂大謀
, X. ~% y$ H0 l  O8 B) z6 N) DPatience is a virtue.
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工欲善其事，必先利其器
You cannot make bricks without straw.

不要厚此薄彼
$ f5 P8 \  [  `9 _' u! w& q( A' m) CDont make fish of one and flesh of another.

不畏艱難
+ U& B& w  r! e) BTake the bull by the horns.

不要不自量力
Dont put a quarter into a pint pot.
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己所不欲勿施於人
# E4 d% |. K' E) p% H" FDo unto others as you would be done.

! f  L6 ~" n6 P" u, f; u仁者無敵
The benevolent have no enemy.
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$ U1 W7 e! q. O, c/ o工欲善其事必先利器
! Q. S/ C0 l0 e2 S# R# kYou cannot make bricks without straw.
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1 S( b% H) F# j1 ^; m8 u2 ~亡羊補牢
1 C2 o2 f5 M/ mBetter late than never./ Its never too late to mend.

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8 Y8 X/ {1 b6 u. ]+ O) Z; J不告而別
3 C( k% g8 s- E# G/ ^) `9 ~to take French leave
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# H" n8 G+ ?2 W& j$ \不要不自量力
* M5 w  g: U* ~/ j( Z% NDont put a quarter into a pint pot.
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* C6 _- F" p% N: ^: L: B  b不要厚此薄彼
Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.

5 U, _. ]% B3 T不畏艱難
Take 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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6 [1 i& G! ~0 Z6 e不入虎穴焉得虎子
How can one obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tigers lair.
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不經一事，不長一智
Experience is the mother of wisdom.
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少年老成
2 G5 ^5 F  q/ N; E; q! Kto have an old head on young shoulders

天無絕人之路
3 f7 c4 S3 }$ I- P0 `2 ZGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.

天下烏鴉一般黑
# u) T4 N/ S; m5 X: O7 A. eCrows are black all over the world.
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2 n2 Z  T) L, l- B4 M天無絕人之路
/ q4 |) J  F) QGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb./ When one door shuts another opens.

天助自助者
4 V5 G* K. K0 S8 |' }Heaven helps those who help themselves.
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3 ]* H6 E! R4 B& U, ^2 u9 U天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福
It is the unexpected that always happens.

& J; }6 W; ^# C( w" M0 l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.

/ P. w, R% x. q/ |化干戈為玉帛
Bury the tomahwak(hatchet).

2 J# h5 o; g7 _仁者無敵
, d: B* H) N4 n0 `3 `- A6 w8 k6 h! \The benevolent have no enemy.
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% H. @3 R" ]: z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
2 o0 Q, M* d3 T; Cto practice what one practices

以毒攻毒
4 u- r+ N+ V# z+ M0 \* e+ ito set a thief to catch a thief
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6 X4 ^5 ^% V& d: ^: h& H以怨報德
2 G0 _* f6 Y$ p+ C- [7 pto 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
/ o  r3 t+ M. }* Q& Uto fight against longer odds
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" ~, Q6 {' l, w3 l7 t; J5 H$ x以德報怨
to render good for evil

+ L0 M$ }  y; ]以其人之道還治其人之身
Set a thief to catch a thief.
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以子之矛，攻子之盾
to turn a persons battery against himself

" }3 h$ Z) V+ g四大皆空
) W  s5 H, a- t2 ]' H2 w* a; E& eAll is vanity.
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1 S, O8 y6 ~7 s' U四海之內皆兄弟
All are brothers within the four seas.

未雨綢繆
to save against a rainy day
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* R+ o( B& \/ i, u% P0 D$ |目不識丁
not know A from B
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' J) t4 \4 Z% J4 }7 n3 e失敗為成功之母
Failure is the mother of success.

失之毫釐，差之千里
7 l. ]) F' H; g1 [+ @5 TA 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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  O, m9 {0 h& l) z毛遂自薦
to recommend ones own person

  U" n+ V, M* l' c打落水狗
to hit a person when hes down
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打鐵趁熱
0 O' X* x( E0 K- u5 cStrike while the iron is hot.
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犯錯是人之常情，寬恕是超凡的
0 D/ I4 a" l7 H# {6 ?3 sTo err is human; to forgive divine.

只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
Little strokes fell great oaks.

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任勞任怨
! t0 j' U, r* h& O% H7 C) eto bear hardship without complaint
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自作自受
' Q/ i, Y( \7 d8 r) uAs you make your bed so you must lie on it.
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自討苦吃
0 S. K' f% l4 t0 m3 ito make a rod for ones own back

7 {, S: e, I. n4 S自力更生
" c+ L  N% j7 @0 g4 F2 n! p4 G' T0 _to shift for oneself
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自掃門前雪
After us the deluge.

* d& m! J* R# V回頭浪子
the return of a prodigal
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先下手為強
# h8 p: v& t# c  C' F9 OOffence is the best defence.
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+ o8 a! D) s. ~" J* C$ x& g同甘共苦
to share ones joys and sorrows
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. B+ K+ ^0 ]* k, b因地制宜
act according to circumstances

有勇無謀
$ n  U2 f1 J/ ?/ j0 \more brave than wise
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, \1 @% q. n5 o% K# q有備無患
; e9 ^( j  R. L! X$ t0 W# J9 MGood watch prevents misfortune.
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5 b2 r% e' h* Y) m; L有志者事竟成
( K7 N/ z% x5 l6 \7 N  E* {' kWhere 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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3 \' S. M  Z) Q* P江山易改本性難移
- C- u  ?& ]$ G0 AThe child is father of the man.

# W/ R' a) k/ S+ Q百無一失
Not a single miss in a hundred times.

百聞不如一見
" w" y/ r: {& B  o) k0 s! STo see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)
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7 u8 s) M1 {; c+ p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
0 k0 q8 {: _3 U. Y6 lEvery dog has his day.

  U& r- p& e/ X( m# _8 |色是假，美是空
( F6 l5 W  @$ J7 B) u) }! g& }Charm is deceitful, and beauty empty.

吉人自有天相
The good are protected by Heaven. / Alls wel that ends well.

) e7 \: u( q% ^) ~9 K' W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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/ f2 W1 h! H$ c6 \2 X弄巧成拙
% h0 Z4 }3 C6 x! r9 T! MOverreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark
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& E$ @' t1 V; ?" Z$ g" J! R忍無可忍
4 }& u* U% x/ ^, tto be at the end of ones patience

8 m) p7 `8 v- ?( Q忍一時之氣免百日之憂
patience for a moment; comfort for many years
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忘恩負義
to kick down the ladder

走馬看花
6 }6 F( e# |0 ka flying visit
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防患於未然
to nip a thing in the bud
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佛要金裝，人要衣裝
Fine feathers make fine birds.

兵精不必多
# f* a1 _, E/ x* B. l) T9 ?Too many cooks spoil the broth.

' }  [5 S  R3 z  j9 G0 \身在福中不知福
1 R7 U; B0 |9 [/ i6 ]5 u% ~The worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.

' I: z. b# K/ a& |2 D你敬我一尺，我回你一丈
' s8 q1 G7 `. j! {: R4 g6 y% l% vYou scratch my back, and I will sratch yours.
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: X7 `5 w+ ?( @# ^( J2 r) F別狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心
6 o1 \2 g4 i' |6 i. `& V$ QDont bite the hand that feeds you.
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' r1 K7 c7 f% U! ?% J) B) D7 \志在千里
Hitch your wagon to a star.
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* l3 \8 J6 T9 V7 c; |( U6 l奇裝異服
6 ?$ o8 ]' }) j; P$ r; y6 v/ Oa fantastic garb

忠言逆耳
Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear
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明辨是非
to distinguish right from wrong

知足常樂
! G: Q& {% z( [Happy is he who is content

知足者富
+ ~) g1 |  ^. b+ ?- h% M; [He who feels contented is rich

: i( O! U; S4 b! u& ~) u知人知面不知心
Its easy to know mens faces, but not their hearts.
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& k5 N) c, A: y1 ~6 r. p知己知彼百戰百勝
3 D6 |% q6 e8 X3 U( _! H$ _7 e1 B# KKnow your enemy and know yourself.
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7 T, L$ j; s5 q空中樓閣
7 W2 L7 T! D/ `- i( }castles in the air

金科玉律
the gold rule
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5 _% F3 X8 E. r9 ?" c奇裝異服
a fantastic garb

" P1 c6 r) X3 n' X: ?! k明辨事非
to distinguish right fromwrong
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$ \& z: x7 }: E3 G& e1 [; W* M雨後春筍
like bamboo shoots after a spring shower
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" m7 m" n$ h' ]: E雨過天青
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
Facts are most convincing.
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$ I2 P: M: s! A5 b: u( ]來得容易去得快
Easy come, easy go.

, _" D6 t1 H9 e% {& W金玉其外敗絮其中
7 x$ h$ M0 V( e7 z& Q3 aAll that glitters is not gold.
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! [6 I) c7 W+ G5 Q  x- B0 i兔子不吃窩邊草
' E2 l4 X, h$ p# t5 x# PThe fox preys farthest from his hole.
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( I# [) U$ \- A3 R* |若要人不知除非己莫為
  A0 y# L  A6 E" Y* r5 I" cIf you would not be known to do anything, never do it.

& h; [/ @/ D( U" w' T0 o沒有笑臉不出門
* a& |, X/ W  |+ \" ]& CA man without a smiling face must not open a shop.
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虎父無虎子
Like father, like son.
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! \1 D6 @. z8 `* l4 ]往者不可諫，來者猶可追
A mill cannot grind with the water that is past.
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1 [. G+ D$ o1 a4 B姻緣天註定
Marriages are made in heaven.

逆來順受
) _9 b' Z# F# ]. Yto make the best of a bad bargain

2 \9 M7 R# P, Q. ?9 R! H流芳百世
a niche in the temple of fame

為虎作倀
to act as guide to a tiger

5 C6 X" x8 R$ ]8 r% y5 `) s孤注一擲
; K& ?2 g9 q5 p/ b" w: l, F9 ~( Bto put all ones egg in one basket
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勇者不懼
A brave man will not shrink from dangers.
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洗心革面
to turn over a new leaf
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8 [; Q/ v5 e0 n' g/ L美中不足
0 x$ J, F* n9 A. l" I$ ^6 w7 aa fly in the ointment
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6 K9 X3 M; o5 o+ L2 }* Y9 R# |背道而馳
. Z; G  [- q; j" ito run counter

走湯蹈火
& K2 v0 T" o, T0 K4 w, m  Qto go through fire and water
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/ c; E2 M4 _% u2 I" I9 {2 K- j5 |風燭殘年
( D/ e9 n1 B1 k) g( \* k; f0 oto have one foot in the grave
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1 k# Y9 a; V$ y4 \  p  U風聲鶴唳，草木皆兵
to apprehend danger in every sound
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) c. U" ^. Q' I3 D5 \+ H  O; y1 I活到老學到老
# P8 p# v# U- U# T( cIts never too late to learn./ Live and learn.

: v' V/ z0 h6 T" h/ ^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
7 y7 G9 G, j7 _A single spark can start a prairie fire.

待人寬容如待己
Live and let live.
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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.
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笑裏藏刀
3 Q/ {8 D; e3 A6 W5 M2 a+ R$ X4 oa smile to hide ones hate

$ F+ u) q; b3 {7 Z+ z留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
, Y9 I4 |" y% H- X5 LWhere theres life theres hope
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海底撈月
" j) W+ |1 r4 Kto fish in the air
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: X- X% ~; Z4 ~3 c. x: t1 @海底撈針
; Y9 W9 I. ^6 ?: _1 eto look for a needle in a bundle of hay

差之毫釐失之千里
A miss is as good as a mile
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既往不咎
0 N0 J9 s6 `' \! a* e9 |: lLet the dead bury their dead.
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$ K9 c) y$ W$ k2 b. g: e$ c殺身成仁
to sacrifice ones life to preserve ones virtue complete
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7 \9 y0 P5 [! }9 u殺雞焉用牛刀
Take not a musket to kill a butterfly

  e6 j' R7 v' G# t6 E- x飢不擇食
A good appetite is a good sauce.

) C0 m1 c( v( ?8 W* U害群之馬
black sheep
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家醜不可外揚
Dont wash your dirty linen in public.

恩威並濟
" Y. @* V2 @: b$ z  V* S3 d6 V9 xalternate weakness with severity

; }( \) u) x0 f1 ^" y8 E旁觀者清
The outside sees the best of the game.
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時運不濟
" ?. |9 Q, {$ C; ]9 ato have a bad time
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殊途同歸
All roads lead to Rome .

眾志成城/團結就是力量
1 G$ O9 W9 Y) N$ b6 MUnion is strenth.

' z( b) _# ^$ G4 e% ?' J疾風知勁草
& h1 \, j, i3 @) H2 b+ L2 XAdversity reveals genius.
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旁觀者清，當局者迷
Lookers-on see most of the game.

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% Y- I" C* i& c* k! F# i# mLet sleeping dogs lie.

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