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
+ a! _0 m! M7 r1 T. nOnce bitten, twice shy.

& X/ v8 M% f0 w. l一言既出，駟馬難追
A word spoken is past recalling.
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一見鍾情
  |3 x( V: `( }  mto fall in love at first sight
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7 Y5 d, O2 |2 C" \: b6 _一箭雙鵰
Kill two birds with one stone.

一寸光陰一寸金
Time is money.

  Z4 F) e4 |  O5 n6 }/ L7 k- D; K一失足成千古恨
The 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.

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
; M$ k. Z, o( i8 e/ zYou cannot please everyone.

一氣呵成
Never make two bites of a cherry.

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九死一生
to have a hair-breadth escape
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人生如夢
Life is but a dream.

6 i$ G& g+ M' [2 O人生自古誰無死
Death comes to all men.

' Q' K; V3 j* L) M人生百歲古來稀
It is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.

) A: R; {2 l" U! e) w' {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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: t7 t9 J! \! h' Z( S* M# h十年風水輪流轉
Every dog has its day.
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1 F1 P8 H* e. e' O, T) t三思而後行
Look before you leap.

三句不離本行
9 ^6 J. t) M/ ~" l2 L4 nto talk shop

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3 h2 _; u  }/ a6 VTwo heads are better than one.
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5 R4 d# }6 n5 L+ ?' l  ?2 f千鈞一髮
2 w* p) V% X5 Q+ A; C7 E8 X4 C1 Ato hang by a hair thread
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7 h5 e4 G2 j, s6 Z; p; Q7 I1 z大智若愚
He who canot play the fool is not a wise man.
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大器晚成
) z9 U- ~( A9 Q2 B2 qRome was not built in a day.
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" Y3 M) O+ Q( x/ ?( l: c- Q! @山窮水盡
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- _. n+ F* S: U. ~山中無老虎，猴子稱大王
+ f) w  B( h6 n0 [3 U1 a4 N2 KAmong the blind the one-eyed is king./When the cats away, the mice will pay.

小題大做
Make a mountain out of a molehill.

小洞不補，大來吃苦
7 @# t/ W' v* I" Y% V: r9 XA stitch in time saves nine.
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小不忍則亂大謀
Patience is a virtue.
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1 _0 F* |& q" N( p- C2 u. i! B工欲善其事，必先利其器
You cannot make bricks without straw.

( K+ k  e4 ?5 \1 D  a不要厚此薄彼
Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.

1 L. a/ m1 |: g4 m* P) m$ |1 {不畏艱難
; V9 Z( ~' y3 j# J* F& L$ UTake the bull by the horns.
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不要不自量力
Dont put a quarter into a pint pot.

己所不欲勿施於人
Do unto others as you would be done.
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8 v# j& G3 ~3 u5 M9 Q6 rThe benevolent have no enemy.

工欲善其事必先利器
) T+ I( s$ z4 W! ~& l) Q; C2 CYou cannot make bricks without straw.
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亡羊補牢
Better late than never./ Its never too late to mend.
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不告而別
to take French leave

7 Q; ^" N! _+ J不要不自量力
Dont put a quarter into a pint pot.

不要厚此薄彼
4 o+ {8 |# f) H3 k5 NDont make fish of one and flesh of another.

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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
How can one obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tigers lair.

不經一事，不長一智
Experience is the mother of wisdom.

0 C3 ~8 ?1 f/ D( J0 q. |少年老成
$ z" j+ H4 p) Rto have an old head on young shoulders

天無絕人之路
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
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/ k0 T3 N9 N: a; f/ m天下烏鴉一般黑
- f8 b' |) n- p3 O. E* rCrows are black all over the world.

天無絕人之路
. n6 V4 s2 M) a2 qGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb./ When one door shuts another opens.

天助自助者
Heaven helps those who help themselves.
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It is the unexpected that always happens.
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毛遂自薦
to recommend ones own person
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, `2 p6 g2 n! g; C1 }1 U心正不怕雷打
& C" G7 X+ C3 c1 s- d; z3 MA good conscience is a soft pillow.

) W7 D6 w4 d: x/ X+ Q$ J: g化干戈為玉帛
# }9 h* |! R5 d) sBury the tomahwak(hatchet).

仁者無敵
/ ]: ^$ O2 k' G$ i* x+ DThe benevolent have no enemy.

今日事今日畢
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.
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4 X+ G1 `( ~9 N! K/ p2 [. D文勝於武
The pen is mightier than the sword.
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以身作則
# Z8 _! a  B* g1 q0 ito practice what one practices
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# w4 A1 I$ l; Z3 Z0 B  q8 C以毒攻毒
. w6 y3 A3 K# [" N* q9 G& _to set a thief to catch a thief
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to bite the hand that feeds one

以逸待勞
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以寡敵眾
to fight against longer odds

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to render good for evil

以其人之道還治其人之身
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; g# G+ f' @) ?以子之矛，攻子之盾
to turn a persons battery against himself

四大皆空
' y9 l- w8 z- ?/ m" {All is vanity.
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四海之內皆兄弟
All are brothers within the four seas.

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to save against a rainy day

目不識丁
not know A from B

失敗為成功之母
Failure is the mother of success.

2 L0 s% ^4 g. H4 _失之毫釐，差之千里
2 d" }0 J& o+ ]) k: bA miss is as good as a mile.
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只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
Little strokes fell great oaks.
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& E! c! K: j$ _4 a9 K9 ?2 b毛遂自薦
7 u$ z3 l& o7 Dto recommend ones own person
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, O4 U$ g2 v. t( I5 V. ]2 Q打落水狗
, {! h+ R- n, v! w  C$ I1 ]to hit a person when hes down
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Strike while the iron is hot.
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犯錯是人之常情，寬恕是超凡的
To err is human; to forgive divine.
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# T5 p0 C/ L8 U% M* ]只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
Little strokes fell great oaks.
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9 a. m$ l/ Z5 {7 L1 w; Xto bear hardship without complaint

# k1 a: S  q4 W5 d/ [% ]0 }自作自受
As you make your bed so you must lie on it.

# _5 d7 m( C! N自討苦吃
to make a rod for ones own back

1 @' e! }8 ]( H; C9 \) e0 H* R自力更生
2 V- O; D+ r1 k+ Sto shift for oneself
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自掃門前雪
( @8 K- i! A. qAfter us the deluge.

; O5 i0 x7 Y. F  A回頭浪子
the return of a prodigal
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先下手為強
# o0 ~! A7 c# S4 }6 V: y/ f2 U+ U& \0 dOffence is the best defence.
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同甘共苦
to share ones joys and sorrows
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( l5 O7 R1 C: s( H4 |& i# H因地制宜
6 Y2 r% p0 r. n! t5 q4 Dact according to circumstances
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有勇無謀
6 r* Y! i% I  T* m" Mmore brave than wise

有備無患
: Q3 [$ v' h2 b- L1 n' KGood watch prevents misfortune.

/ M  P' `& U: G) I& ]. ]; x2 B有志者事竟成
Where there is a will, there is a way.

有錢能使鬼推磨
+ F3 B  e( L6 c- p: g9 MMoney 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
; E3 Z* Z3 q' M$ q: o) F1 @Not a single miss in a hundred times.

5 D( _' h( D1 f: `百聞不如一見
To see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)

) U9 g5 l6 e) w; \8 s5 [- m/ }, F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
5 e% m2 u: p3 P( r( Q7 SEvery dog has his day.
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; T% L% E( o5 f( ?8 o9 c+ F色是假，美是空
( [6 L0 L! W* Z- C: R1 f4 ECharm is deceitful, and beauty empty.

/ T3 e9 B; x6 l# |吉人自有天相
# I7 ]9 I7 L1 YThe good are protected by Heaven. / Alls wel that ends well.

如人飲水冷暖自知
9 g( H/ e1 d% a0 f5 ?Only the wearer knows where the shoes pain.

吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
9 C; B& X: h- z& g$ S- nNo gain without pain.

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$ I6 g) l" A, b* R5 N" b弄巧成拙
+ k, i' L$ l4 _( O7 NOverreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark
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7 x- X! d, r1 b忍無可忍
% i, C. j! V2 ]  u. e* f! Vto be at the end of ones patience
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, d! z% Y+ n- n, N7 ]3 u- w忍一時之氣免百日之憂
, r& D8 u5 a7 A! n) wpatience for a moment; comfort for many years

忘恩負義
+ P1 U4 {4 p, W4 s6 n/ hto kick down the ladder

走馬看花
a flying visit

防患於未然
to nip a thing in the bud
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$ W* Q* c) E- o6 ]佛要金裝，人要衣裝
Fine feathers make fine birds.

4 _  Y+ ~$ J$ c+ m' b: Y3 S兵精不必多
6 O! n2 {7 Z9 r6 IToo many cooks spoil the broth.
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身在福中不知福
! ]$ D* ?! }/ A5 p  C3 aThe worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.

4 W8 C1 B. q* c9 S, c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.

4 O  w* M# \/ y9 O' S# s! |志在千里
Hitch your wagon to a star.

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; u8 K  R* x. x- l: I: Ua fantastic garb

, H8 W3 E4 }# g' N忠言逆耳
Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear

明辨是非
0 {% ]4 D' P8 y2 r' Z- w% Q) O# q6 xto distinguish right from wrong
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知足常樂
Happy is he who is content
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知足者富
  [, v3 [1 d" n7 xHe who feels contented is rich

+ Y+ C7 |& e) C1 `! z+ z2 x知人知面不知心
Its easy to know mens faces, but not their hearts.
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) t+ \& Q, i1 A% X+ B知己知彼百戰百勝
" u" R/ i2 V* TKnow your enemy and know yourself.

空中樓閣
5 X+ T% s9 ?8 z3 `. Z6 ncastles in the air
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金科玉律
the gold rule

奇裝異服
a fantastic garb
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明辨事非
! j, y* `3 U2 V* E& T) nto distinguish right fromwrong
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( t( g1 K) A: Y雨後春筍
like bamboo shoots after a spring shower

雨過天青
, }' j; Z$ U' |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.
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  N- \3 l0 Z$ ]事實勝於雄辯
Facts are most convincing.

# D% i- S4 M5 r來得容易去得快
Easy come, easy go.

金玉其外敗絮其中
) Q( G% s6 [6 ^1 c3 I# Y6 BAll that glitters is not gold.

  Z$ g  ]$ ^! l1 ]5 ?* a兔子不吃窩邊草
5 _) J* G5 ^) x; FThe fox preys farthest from his hole.

若要人不知除非己莫為
; h2 S# ?$ w- [5 K3 qIf you would not be known to do anything, never do it.
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A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.

0 L/ K2 Y/ d( w1 @$ _) N# U虎父無虎子
! t5 ~5 y/ a% v- XLike father, like son.
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3 x* b; u, O6 \0 ?4 s4 ~3 W3 g' B往者不可諫，來者猶可追
# e! ?) ~" M9 }. h$ \1 O. ?% pA mill cannot grind with the water that is past.
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姻緣天註定
9 w; U$ u8 D& C+ H0 ^Marriages are made in heaven.

逆來順受
. j$ t" c: h: d% G+ P/ ^to make the best of a bad bargain

9 p8 k' @* {1 o流芳百世
a niche in the temple of fame

為虎作倀
4 J* w. J( n3 E5 n1 I9 D, oto act as guide to a tiger
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孤注一擲
to put all ones egg in one basket

4 N; o9 q$ L3 O% M! G( D0 ^勇者不懼
( y" t9 R6 g) n9 B5 _% I& x/ iA brave man will not shrink from dangers.

. R& J/ b. _5 ~  m$ O3 g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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; ^3 z) G  y, ^! X+ }% B7 M背道而馳
0 j9 V  h7 n! H4 h0 `" J3 qto run counter

走湯蹈火
+ q' Y( c! C- v$ M% gto go through fire and water
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風燭殘年
3 W+ k" R) W0 M6 X; `# yto 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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& h3 L# B% ~* A/ r% }  M活到老學到老
Its never too late to learn./ Live and learn.

6 ?, u+ H- f4 q6 ~, z( ?前事不忘後事之師
1 K0 O+ w6 L1 u# S6 Y4 w- yRemember the past and it will guide your future.

星星之火可以燎原
A single spark can start a prairie fire.

7 U' M0 [; f7 `% ?) x) B待人寬容如待己
8 {# D# q0 M, HLive and let live.
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按部就班
/ E- n8 [7 Q# b% q& \Learn to walk before you run.

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2 G: {/ o) G8 J; l) [病從口入禍從口出
2 p$ ^1 Z2 }" [1 PIllness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.
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! i6 K" y- Q) Y- e+ N3 R3 e# |) s笑裏藏刀
a smile to hide ones hate
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1 O1 x, P, i/ c* E! `& S# S留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
3 o3 `; v2 u# l1 x. R1 G9 B& e" LWhere theres life theres hope

- D. x% ], o" |海底撈月
: R3 L/ E  c' [7 r* Lto fish in the air
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: k1 r, ^0 G3 n3 j9 A8 Y$ {/ `海底撈針
0 y0 Y: p! |. n+ eto look for a needle in a bundle of hay

. Q1 k0 T9 c0 l( H$ @' ], }0 j. u差之毫釐失之千里
' G" O. n. K& ]- o  Z( TA miss is as good as a mile
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既往不咎
/ m1 q. B4 P. J  q2 M% x" TLet the dead bury their dead.
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0 a7 s" l! q! y+ b殺身成仁
( `6 ]2 J$ U2 o3 {& z1 o& ito sacrifice ones life to preserve ones virtue complete
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' E  P1 R$ A( N7 E) I殺雞焉用牛刀
8 t; R% l0 X+ l$ N, n+ qTake not a musket to kill a butterfly
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飢不擇食
4 f2 p% {) ^2 O" F) g. C9 JA good appetite is a good sauce.

害群之馬
' g1 S9 v4 v+ ]! T& F- B! J$ hblack sheep

2 h7 k( b/ b; H5 S5 @" F. L: Z家醜不可外揚
3 U" H1 F: C% }# XDont wash your dirty linen in public.
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: D% l! e/ y1 l恩威並濟
alternate weakness with severity
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旁觀者清
& m5 g; ^& N/ DThe outside sees the best of the game.

5 L% k/ t) Y, o0 D0 W時運不濟
to have a bad time

殊途同歸
; L4 `2 _9 S. Q7 AAll roads lead to Rome .

  x( g% L! n: [3 Q5 q3 M  Y眾志成城/團結就是力量
$ w( k. }6 [* tUnion is strenth.
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$ y; t- Q" @: z% z1 V疾風知勁草
' h% s8 n% P* L, w0 N  A+ H& pAdversity reveals genius.

* I! U$ X8 p: ?' j  Y$ M) {& h旁觀者清，當局者迷
  G9 g9 w, Y  U  o+ O- dLookers-on see most of the game.

+ x/ f1 K  o# U- b, O3 ]莫在太歲頭上動土
Let sleeping dogs lie.

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