中国成语英译

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中国成语英译

/ C) g6 N2 v! r$ m1 [5 S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！
' ^/ X$ `' j( j- E5 @) f有問題歡迎指正，大家一起成長！
6 b9 Z$ C0 W5 _9 z+ h* P- m# r一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩
9 N8 O- z9 F1 A# D  m. s4 Q; Y1 cOnce bitten, twice shy.
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一言既出，駟馬難追
( V0 c2 R3 m0 J. q3 I$ h1 IA word spoken is past recalling.

一見鍾情
9 L4 F: i, P; @( e/ V5 Dto fall in love at first sight
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6 _& c+ P( R: D一箭雙鵰
' N- m+ t& S9 h# v8 D3 y# l3 gKill two birds with one stone.

0 {2 L5 q+ \1 `% D) g( _一寸光陰一寸金
Time is money.

一失足成千古恨
5 q) q! G/ Z" E$ Z, C7 q0 f. }& OThe error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life.

一將功名萬古枯
/ u. f% b( O! ~5 M' F% w0 j' aWhat millions died that Caesar might be great.
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2 G$ q. b  a+ [- c+ W) V8 J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
( d" f9 O! A( S4 G1 A: o/ oYou cannot please everyone.
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一氣呵成
Never make two bites of a cherry.
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九死一生
! X: p7 I( }6 a2 i2 y3 J! C7 M$ Rto have a hair-breadth escape

人生如夢
  Z. e$ [5 @& lLife is but a dream.

& a- q6 }2 N% I$ m6 @人生自古誰無死
Death comes to all men.

人生百歲古來稀
2 M" A+ J% ^- _7 W8 _It is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.
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人定勝天
# u1 h2 \7 ~% d! }$ ?/ X5 lMan can conquer nature.

$ m7 W+ o" ]+ R( A: |人不可貌相
  \7 j3 y" H9 z$ ]% FAppearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a look by its cover.

$ o' T2 I* e  I( V6 Z十年風水輪流轉
Every dog has its day.

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三思而後行
Look before you leap.

! h! Z  x% y/ [三句不離本行
! S# S8 _, t8 fto talk shop
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; }. m  {$ Z2 J3 q三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮
% d2 Y8 O: m( }3 J0 r& ~, o0 O& l9 @Two heads are better than one.

千鈞一髮
2 I( e- p6 g5 j2 |0 `- T: qto hang by a hair thread
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大智若愚
He who canot play the fool is not a wise man.

: I: G1 Y! `9 N大器晚成
Rome was not built in a day.
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山窮水盡
6 q) S/ r1 P) O$ d: Yat 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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% c! h& W8 F* m; \* k: `& u. V小題大做
; O7 Y" t: J9 G2 x6 ]Make a mountain out of a molehill.

3 W& D6 I$ T; E1 N* y7 X1 O小洞不補，大來吃苦
0 X) J# ]  g2 y' X0 H, p5 pA stitch in time saves nine.
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小不忍則亂大謀
Patience is a virtue.

) f3 R3 q& c5 x/ x& N工欲善其事，必先利其器
You cannot make bricks without straw.

. _5 d/ v/ m; Q5 h/ @2 y5 a6 _+ z不要厚此薄彼
Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.

) ^5 L* C# n7 w! p不畏艱難
" z  X8 C# N$ ]2 y6 \3 y* Z; |Take the bull by the horns.
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8 K2 l1 z6 g2 [6 {& ^) Z不要不自量力
Dont put a quarter into a pint pot.
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: H: B: X+ P. f$ [; L* r己所不欲勿施於人
Do unto others as you would be done.
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* S% \2 v7 @. J" e- `9 l' g" h仁者無敵
( }8 k7 a, O8 tThe benevolent have no enemy.

/ t  i0 R, H8 v& u! v" t" c工欲善其事必先利器
' K2 N( ^2 ^. B: Q0 IYou cannot make bricks without straw.

; S. u2 r3 s+ D3 ~$ r亡羊補牢
Better late than never./ Its never too late to mend.
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不告而別
0 Y) m: W$ K0 v0 t, Lto take French leave
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不要不自量力
Dont put a quarter into a pint pot.
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9 U4 s) ^* ?2 S  |/ e6 u不要厚此薄彼
Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.

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.

不入虎穴焉得虎子
0 `( \& P8 @- Q0 i9 c, OHow can one obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tigers lair.

不經一事，不長一智
7 _& x! i9 j, a9 w5 r5 Y* {Experience is the mother of wisdom.

少年老成
to have an old head on young shoulders

+ G# u+ }) L  A7 C# ~天無絕人之路
* _/ B& T) C. K- \1 C0 E) v8 IGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
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天下烏鴉一般黑
- c5 a4 D; P9 f6 b8 a6 yCrows are black all over the world.

# f6 o( T) B  m1 t3 s- g天無絕人之路
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb./ When one door shuts another opens.
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天助自助者
Heaven helps those who help themselves.
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天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福
It is the unexpected that always happens.

: E! s1 m& H* |$ d毛遂自薦
1 X( ~0 g! Y* c( r9 ?3 O; H. nto recommend ones own person
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% ]$ _, I2 E  C( R( F心正不怕雷打
A good conscience is a soft pillow.
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化干戈為玉帛
) D; i. M- O; W" t$ CBury the tomahwak(hatchet).

  j$ E' g9 d" z8 W% T8 Z9 v仁者無敵
4 r8 P2 J6 M5 {/ ~  j' HThe benevolent have no enemy.

) n0 d5 i% \3 |6 [- z* S今日事今日畢
8 g' k: X/ S+ u: H( nNever put off till tomorrow what may be done today.
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- \+ m/ S; O1 k9 U# M7 r( r文勝於武
The pen is mightier than the sword.


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- }) I  {6 Y. \- k以身作則
$ @# @  t# K; d$ {! \4 s/ o, _2 rto practice what one practices
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2 A2 K3 D9 B( ~* t0 a% r以毒攻毒
8 f* Z- V* T8 E' zto set a thief to catch a thief
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以怨報德
: V5 M- L! K. Fto bite the hand that feeds one

以逸待勞
To wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.

以寡敵眾
to fight against longer odds

3 w1 G1 k- i/ u% W# x" G以德報怨
* [. Z! B+ x' x) ^/ m0 w  u$ z" fto render good for evil

0 n6 W$ J- o0 X& x' L. r% {5 V1 M以其人之道還治其人之身
7 {! ~/ y, {" Z& g) ySet a thief to catch a thief.
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+ @8 y, k4 o7 C( o9 P' q  _7 G以子之矛，攻子之盾
to turn a persons battery against himself

四大皆空
All is vanity.

. }6 ?2 _5 g. b8 {: E四海之內皆兄弟
All are brothers within the four seas.
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3 o* X5 I( |, ]$ d3 s- A4 E未雨綢繆
to save against a rainy day

" f# X9 R/ Z1 g; N+ A目不識丁
3 J6 A) g. Q" f8 L$ Onot know A from B
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失敗為成功之母
Failure is the mother of success.
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失之毫釐，差之千里
6 _  O: i/ N& q; b) H* `A miss is as good as a mile.
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9 F7 j& L$ m" l: S6 d只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
Little strokes fell great oaks.

毛遂自薦
  V8 E8 Y3 S( j: Hto recommend ones own person
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打落水狗
to hit a person when hes down

& I3 t& b( K5 d: E; g& F打鐵趁熱
( F+ F1 g* R2 A0 CStrike while the iron is hot.
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犯錯是人之常情，寬恕是超凡的
& {, h8 D: X0 f3 @' PTo err is human; to forgive divine.
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6 d) M. x2 ?& F" j! I9 S8 D4 k) A只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
3 L- J9 F8 O: g+ Y% d  d+ R5 f  fLittle strokes fell great oaks.

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任勞任怨
; ~" U: M; \* f  {, s9 o( Sto bear hardship without complaint
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自作自受
! r' Y9 P$ U$ }% U% ^As you make your bed so you must lie on it.
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自討苦吃
to make a rod for ones own back

* l. ?; ^2 ]5 R. l. l) N% Q2 t自力更生
# O6 o" }* V7 h4 C; a& uto shift for oneself

自掃門前雪
After us the deluge.
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0 r/ k) a7 h* N% y8 @回頭浪子
the return of a prodigal

7 w4 e( s4 Y6 v& E3 {- u先下手為強
Offence is the best defence.
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同甘共苦
9 F" l0 j, h+ y5 \to share ones joys and sorrows
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; P2 w$ N# H8 T# y因地制宜
act according to circumstances

. v2 ?) z# d) x9 B& t" J/ b( V9 h有勇無謀
more brave than wise

, a$ v8 l5 y2 r0 l* v" A# S有備無患
* O# Y  X3 H3 ]' t3 I# k9 oGood watch prevents misfortune.
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有志者事竟成
Where there is a will, there is a way.

有錢能使鬼推磨
( Z' C9 z) D4 kMoney 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.
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百聞不如一見
# q1 u3 M' W& O$ e( S, BTo see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)

# F2 u9 f8 l. c  L/ O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.

$ l- g. g1 p- M( X; e! o每人一生中皆有得意之日
5 m) d/ d' P7 e  [8 L7 x: }2 e+ fEvery dog has his day.
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3 B+ O5 d0 z3 Q& U# M  o% m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
, K. F* `; E% F( x4 @Only the wearer knows where the shoes pain.
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" l7 O& O6 }" ]2 B% \4 C) k吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
; ^: H/ B3 K$ ?) c0 g& y( S; ~' sNo gain without pain.


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( x1 N  ]; D7 j) {( |9 g弄巧成拙
Overreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark

忍無可忍
' d3 X' ~8 U6 W- @) Sto be at the end of ones patience

' Q; G3 S6 `! \$ A忍一時之氣免百日之憂
1 |7 Q6 I: c1 `8 F; U7 rpatience for a moment; comfort for many years

7 z+ @( S4 _* ], ?忘恩負義
to kick down the ladder
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走馬看花
2 o5 h5 Z# i- t3 z0 g' l; p' ?a flying visit
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防患於未然
to nip a thing in the bud

+ u' f4 Y* f& f! D$ Q3 w佛要金裝，人要衣裝
& T8 h  ]# z5 bFine feathers make fine birds.

兵精不必多
& |( [7 s& I# Q" HToo many cooks spoil the broth.
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身在福中不知福
/ T" ]7 O6 `2 Y- ]The worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.

& J2 j7 V2 X3 ~% Q你敬我一尺，我回你一丈
0 f0 L2 n* ^; L9 xYou scratch my back, and I will sratch yours.

別狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心
Dont bite the hand that feeds you.

, v" a8 m7 k  U8 I) r# {志在千里
Hitch your wagon to a star.


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奇裝異服
a fantastic garb

忠言逆耳
) K0 N& _" |, x$ \( yHonest advice is unpleasant to the ear

# D0 i- x3 M6 }2 u! t: k7 N明辨是非
to distinguish right from wrong

知足常樂
. `) J& J% ]" ~4 sHappy is he who is content

# f$ ^9 L  I" o  w" U知足者富
' p) T0 Z: S' w8 n+ w' }He who feels contented is rich

- N) Q8 M' s# i2 ]4 Z3 x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
Know your enemy and know yourself.
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空中樓閣
% p& ~8 L; O- C4 H0 r$ j% J7 Fcastles in the air
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3 ]# C9 Y6 a% u+ u金科玉律
% C/ ]! K% v. U( ?, O8 wthe gold rule

奇裝異服
# q/ p: G$ a$ K0 Ja fantastic garb
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明辨事非
5 m* u* ]7 \8 Cto distinguish right fromwrong
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  Z6 [6 h& g4 N* D, G# N, `5 I雨後春筍
like bamboo shoots after a spring shower

雨過天青
: v  e4 n7 A% u% U, \After a storm comes a calm.
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  j3 M* H! Q2 i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.
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事實勝於雄辯
+ f# w! V# B, }0 |# h* D6 PFacts are most convincing.

來得容易去得快
Easy come, easy go.
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金玉其外敗絮其中
* `7 A0 R1 v7 c" Q9 Z0 L- |All that glitters is not gold.
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# |- }& a" A7 s9 k8 P% f9 r兔子不吃窩邊草
The fox preys farthest from his hole.

5 R/ ~' q; ^. U. j$ }7 S0 _8 Z3 N若要人不知除非己莫為
: V' u# w9 \+ |( `! T% ^If you would not be known to do anything, never do it.

1 G  f6 F, f. q# n1 A6 X沒有笑臉不出門
A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.
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虎父無虎子
6 f, e& G* `( {Like father, like son.

  n) A& X% g, H往者不可諫，來者猶可追
% t: l+ ?1 A2 y6 e& lA mill cannot grind with the water that is past.


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, e2 y0 P$ k- F) A- }% J姻緣天註定
Marriages are made in heaven.
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逆來順受
6 Z' F8 V1 }! F/ m. bto make the best of a bad bargain

流芳百世
a niche in the temple of fame
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為虎作倀
; \2 q6 i4 m' ]to act as guide to a tiger

孤注一擲
$ a* z. }+ {: y# k# k5 N5 Oto put all ones egg in one basket
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勇者不懼
% s9 o3 I) p9 @% y0 v2 y4 u6 p6 ]A brave man will not shrink from dangers.
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洗心革面
. A2 C$ s( Y7 t0 a$ _  x( ato turn over a new leaf

美中不足
a fly in the ointment

$ w( Q, V5 X6 M- [9 }背道而馳
4 Q- K; x7 t- I8 Dto run counter

  _' J! Z' h8 y- M+ t" C走湯蹈火
to go through fire and water

風燭殘年
& @! g* r/ k  H2 |5 B$ w" G3 zto 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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3 M. L0 n% T8 V# v0 c; Y  e活到老學到老
Its never too late to learn./ Live and learn.
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前事不忘後事之師
/ ~( R5 r- U# j2 H+ }  n  b' b( BRemember the past and it will guide your future.
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星星之火可以燎原
A single spark can start a prairie fire.

' ?' R. x% ?- e/ I: N# I. @待人寬容如待己
Live and let live.
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! p$ N$ }! s# m# h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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; {  E$ G) b% c7 G$ E, C/ e4 {8 {笑裏藏刀
6 d" b+ ]4 b$ r, Ya smile to hide ones hate

  `2 V/ V* u# K" ~1 @% A留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
Where theres life theres hope
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6 `+ ~" U0 A: g9 ]4 ]海底撈月
4 P1 K% U$ O$ ^" ?5 X' C/ W1 zto fish in the air
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, W3 j; C+ V9 p( V海底撈針
1 E# B- N) \1 P: n, }" Hto look for a needle in a bundle of hay

6 c# t$ p# U  W# R8 B差之毫釐失之千里
A miss is as good as a mile
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7 B$ c7 p1 Z: @6 z& y: t既往不咎
. l* {8 e: c# S  j+ H" ULet the dead bury their dead.
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1 \/ a+ p- h7 N7 X4 V7 w; j0 f殺身成仁
to sacrifice ones life to preserve ones virtue complete

殺雞焉用牛刀
Take not a musket to kill a butterfly

7 G# u5 |$ i$ q. m+ U! B飢不擇食
6 g7 B0 N  q) q6 D: wA good appetite is a good sauce.
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% ?) s7 r9 f- J0 T8 x( t2 X害群之馬
' a& C, ^- \% [. M: Q% d" ublack sheep
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. y8 I  P2 b' y1 C+ s; U家醜不可外揚
8 ]& f' `! v1 `1 }Dont wash your dirty linen in public.
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% g# P% B9 x  R3 g, l" J恩威並濟
alternate weakness with severity
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旁觀者清
The outside sees the best of the game.
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% u2 z1 N9 `7 M+ \( ^4 _時運不濟
% c( _: Y  l. Q+ E! d; y! Lto have a bad time

殊途同歸
4 \% S, p5 g8 D' H/ I, @All roads lead to Rome .

眾志成城/團結就是力量
Union is strenth.

疾風知勁草
Adversity 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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" e- Q4 W. p( b$ @( t莫在太歲頭上動土
9 L# [/ j4 l% U' O# k! bLet sleeping dogs lie.

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