中国成语英译

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中国成语英译

; V" l2 u5 @3 [3 y  c: e) b$ ^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
Once bitten, twice shy.

一言既出，駟馬難追
A word spoken is past recalling.
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/ G! s  I: |; R一見鍾情
to fall in love at first sight
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一箭雙鵰
Kill two birds with one stone.
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6 u9 `1 d- n  ~% x9 z+ n! s一寸光陰一寸金
Time is money.
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  c! W, {7 E; [$ T$ @- b1 L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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$ @$ V$ @) C5 k* B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
$ R6 i( k) e5 X/ hPlan your year in spring and your day at dawn.

一人難稱百人意
You cannot please everyone.

一氣呵成
Never make two bites of a cherry.
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九死一生
7 w' p  T& t& ?9 [, Zto have a hair-breadth escape

, D. `$ z5 w0 X/ U人生如夢
" A; g; B9 g6 s6 U) k% ~Life is but a dream.

3 Z; U0 \5 X3 e$ T8 v人生自古誰無死
Death comes to all men.
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人生百歲古來稀
It is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.

6 e9 |7 G' @* ?% [3 U人定勝天
* L1 b4 Y. p. m* L( r0 U$ l& jMan can conquer nature.
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人不可貌相
Appearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a look by its cover.
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十年風水輪流轉
. ~7 m" w4 l; fEvery dog has its day.
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% \6 M2 ]  I, k" C, E三思而後行
Look before you leap.
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  \( h0 W* n: I5 c7 c/ x% K/ s6 v三句不離本行
7 i: T6 q* i+ J; R6 C; h! X. Fto talk shop

三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮
Two heads are better than one.

千鈞一髮
* j% c1 ]! Z& b" J0 vto hang by a hair thread
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- a2 V2 c( u1 f9 X$ d- }. I' B2 W大智若愚
% Z6 K& x# }) |! Q) @He who canot play the fool is not a wise man.

大器晚成
7 b1 z2 h& j/ T- v, [1 P; l  Z8 xRome was not built in a day.

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at the end of ones resources

' e9 B/ x$ C3 l9 \7 r; T5 \7 G山中無老虎，猴子稱大王
" g* R# b2 Z' ^& t. g6 T. O1 {Among the blind the one-eyed is king./When the cats away, the mice will pay.
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小題大做
& R3 ^& f: O7 C7 `" m9 IMake a mountain out of a molehill.

小洞不補，大來吃苦
: W, j( j# h: a0 FA stitch in time saves nine.

; L1 R: j3 M% i6 y; V0 f$ c% c小不忍則亂大謀
Patience is a virtue.
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工欲善其事，必先利其器
You cannot make bricks without straw.
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不要厚此薄彼
Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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* M* _& W2 S# }" B6 r不畏艱難
Take the bull by the horns.

不要不自量力
$ [! ]$ h. |+ x; G1 J) DDont put a quarter into a pint pot.
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己所不欲勿施於人
' l0 h2 e  K( @* UDo unto others as you would be done.
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. b8 ]3 @4 Q) s! D2 [3 @; l5 W3 i仁者無敵
5 ?" s8 a4 l! H5 i2 MThe benevolent have no enemy.
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4 @9 W* O  j3 T' D8 L$ f; A$ w工欲善其事必先利器
You cannot make bricks without straw.

亡羊補牢
; I0 v) S% Z: o$ p7 P0 h  [Better late than never./ Its never too late to mend.

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不告而別
& e* M5 x8 i8 d0 Wto take French leave

* y7 W2 V5 k* q不要不自量力
2 j) c; F( c* P5 WDont put a quarter into a pint pot.
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$ k2 A2 s) `- K# o! L! f* g! S+ R不要厚此薄彼
Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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不畏艱難
Take the bull by the horns.
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不戰而屈人之兵
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
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$ J3 @) i6 H9 s6 g! B不入虎穴焉得虎子
  J" f0 d/ F. e2 s7 l8 ^: n4 d0 {How can one obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tigers lair.
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: r9 M' E: z, J" `; z不經一事，不長一智
; ?- |  e# w4 B! o8 ]7 oExperience is the mother of wisdom.

少年老成
to have an old head on young shoulders
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8 D# i# [4 Q  b9 c& V天無絕人之路
. i+ W$ m2 y* i3 s+ Y7 P# M6 t' sGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
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天下烏鴉一般黑
6 P3 I' z9 s* d. [! [% tCrows are black all over the world.
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3 M) p0 R1 Z! e9 H. k天無絕人之路
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb./ When one door shuts another opens.

" u( o( j) g! \# J: A. {天助自助者
) S6 v, F3 q! R6 J& y1 {  k% N3 t8 \Heaven helps those who help themselves.

6 t' ]5 ?$ x8 i天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福
It is the unexpected that always happens.
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1 |/ B6 `- W0 x  s* o毛遂自薦
! w- V; ^" ?+ t5 j8 Eto recommend ones own person
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' J4 J0 t( D+ m3 v9 J心正不怕雷打
* v! U4 Z( J9 w! lA good conscience is a soft pillow.

2 }7 n1 f; S- B# z  L化干戈為玉帛
! r, Q0 K: ~' N9 h9 e' aBury the tomahwak(hatchet).
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仁者無敵
' ~& L$ B" P! B, ^The benevolent have no enemy.
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7 D7 {: y  M( e今日事今日畢
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.
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文勝於武
The pen is mightier than the sword.
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+ M, c5 y- [6 V( }/ t以身作則
to practice what one practices
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1 C: z' `7 p* q, }) H以毒攻毒
8 Y7 R% o3 G/ ?) n* {) C! mto set a thief to catch a thief
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以怨報德
to bite the hand that feeds one
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以逸待勞
To wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.

: Y$ K% q' \- q9 u* H- `以寡敵眾
to fight against longer odds
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以德報怨
to render good for evil

: w4 o% r! ^7 s" q以其人之道還治其人之身
Set a thief to catch a thief.

- o) x$ Y4 i/ h) p' c以子之矛，攻子之盾
3 l0 o& ~2 V" P' uto turn a persons battery against himself
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四大皆空
# |: C" E  i% K$ `1 n& e1 t; fAll is vanity.
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$ n; o3 Y  f0 K, {# L' [. |四海之內皆兄弟
9 k4 N. b7 u5 Q3 r# zAll are brothers within the four seas.
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4 P; n; p7 D; z: @未雨綢繆
/ @) n3 B) a8 Cto save against a rainy day
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0 q: W. c1 }9 u5 d# T目不識丁
not know A from B
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失敗為成功之母
, i  _" s( v3 F& Q% I, \( X  iFailure is the mother of success.
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失之毫釐，差之千里
A 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.

4 B6 R) |0 v& L9 p# B毛遂自薦
& u# C+ {; [- R0 @) D$ {! L8 J( Oto recommend ones own person
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/ t3 v( k* _, M8 |! @1 t4 q- N6 M打落水狗
  L! n! Q% u  ?2 ^7 U  m, c! O/ J& Lto hit a person when hes down

打鐵趁熱
. Q2 _1 H' O) f$ aStrike while the iron is hot.

; N5 n; b: n( W+ S6 W5 U* @$ C犯錯是人之常情，寬恕是超凡的
To err is human; to forgive divine.
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只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
9 z) \$ O, G' {6 y. }Little strokes fell great oaks.
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任勞任怨
4 W5 z& R5 P; i6 q4 W- D$ k7 ^to bear hardship without complaint
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自作自受
0 Y5 f* d  B  T, B$ ]# oAs you make your bed so you must lie on it.

自討苦吃
' [- D6 F- W/ _6 L# b4 M- S9 ?: oto make a rod for ones own back

& R! L( Z6 u% r自力更生
0 ]' g2 j7 Y" Tto shift for oneself
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自掃門前雪
After us the deluge.

回頭浪子
the return of a prodigal

先下手為強
Offence is the best defence.

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to share ones joys and sorrows

/ @3 S1 r$ Y% S5 c2 X0 w因地制宜
act according to circumstances

有勇無謀
/ I" ?) j  \. d8 u) T7 ~) cmore brave than wise
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- c+ q% [5 x& CGood watch prevents misfortune.
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1 p0 e1 K9 Z4 u! W' _- ^有志者事竟成
3 E- ]- J! @+ k- o$ DWhere there is a will, there is a way.

8 P- \0 z! r! D" O) ?有錢能使鬼推磨
Money makes the world go around. /Money talks.

' R, G9 S( Z* Q! u- s: Z' j江山易改本性難移
The child is father of the man.

2 h9 r& k. G& D9 H4 J# k- b1 o百無一失
# ]* S) z2 j& ~, {- P! wNot a single miss in a hundred times.

% V; j. u! d4 Y2 U4 [" f. Z& X百聞不如一見
To see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)
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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.
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每人一生中皆有得意之日
0 [& s9 L  d3 p' ^7 h/ oEvery dog has his day.

色是假，美是空
Charm is deceitful, and beauty empty.

7 m& T* X' @) |9 t吉人自有天相
- \) }8 ~. [1 G" Y4 aThe good are protected by Heaven. / Alls wel that ends well.

4 S$ U) g! Y! c$ c9 l& X8 |7 O" U- v如人飲水冷暖自知
Only the wearer knows where the shoes pain.
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+ H4 z2 M. m) y/ A% A/ v( W吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
No gain without pain.
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弄巧成拙
* s3 C5 T4 b$ ]7 {2 G6 O% eOverreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark

忍無可忍
5 l+ Z0 J$ w& ^8 A" R" ^to be at the end of ones patience

4 d. L8 l3 f( k; H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
0 m( w+ u- W& }' e9 C5 hto kick down the ladder

走馬看花
a flying visit

3 e9 y! i& |0 ?2 v  l防患於未然
to nip a thing in the bud

佛要金裝，人要衣裝
& t. S3 y5 J( ^; ]; OFine feathers make fine birds.

兵精不必多
7 [5 X$ e  k. [% Y- X3 |% m; ]Too many cooks spoil the broth.

身在福中不知福
; x; d5 y) t( s; |The worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.

) Q* j! t, I& }/ T7 L1 |2 |( W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
" o& A6 w8 ?" U, Z6 j0 T6 @- R$ m9 MDont bite the hand that feeds you.
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志在千里
& k2 Z. _" t' M, I. i( h1 L& v3 o3 `1 @Hitch your wagon to a star.

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奇裝異服
8 h7 B- s9 N( C7 v! Ta fantastic garb

) G5 a. V4 K" K! h2 B忠言逆耳
; q) T- I1 O4 _Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear

- D: u- f: t( Q; g6 r8 v1 t& ~明辨是非
to distinguish right from wrong
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知足常樂
! J. K. n# n7 e( I" x# yHappy is he who is content
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知足者富
' e3 ?: L# ^7 N6 R, H- T2 s$ ]/ FHe who feels contented is rich
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知人知面不知心
) t0 E7 A  P! d+ eIts easy to know mens faces, but not their hearts.
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7 N: ?* H2 E4 \9 i知己知彼百戰百勝
Know your enemy and know yourself.

空中樓閣
& U% U! K9 v- w- I4 ^+ |castles in the air

$ l% `' b: J4 D) `4 }) Q金科玉律
1 P9 T2 ^  |* ~! wthe gold rule

% y: S3 }4 ]' M, O) l) o% p奇裝異服
a fantastic garb

明辨事非
% g$ q6 d, a- M  G4 B+ W% D0 lto distinguish right fromwrong
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雨後春筍
like bamboo shoots after a spring shower

雨過天青
After a storm comes a calm.

- B. Z8 w5 h/ |# M+ u( K# {5 N秀才不出門能知天下事
# z# O3 O  t* `# aA scholor does not step outside his gate, yet he knows the happenings under the sun.

0 i6 E' S7 i7 B; H& P事實勝於雄辯
Facts are most convincing.

! T) P5 m4 o( `6 t& }來得容易去得快
Easy come, easy go.
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金玉其外敗絮其中
; x  E" @2 ?. l! Q! H1 AAll that glitters is not gold.
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$ {. M3 w, w/ p& |2 }7 M兔子不吃窩邊草
. K2 l' `7 I7 V% Q$ V7 [The fox preys farthest from his hole.

若要人不知除非己莫為
4 h$ O$ C: a* y! h* tIf you would not be known to do anything, never do it.
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沒有笑臉不出門
# L) Z% R  r% X5 a# z: }A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.
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2 G# U6 t  m# W$ g$ k4 T4 S) Z虎父無虎子
! B* L$ L" |5 }2 ~7 q1 p# o# WLike father, like son.

" D" y7 n, T' ?往者不可諫，來者猶可追
/ n* ^# X( F: m) e* kA mill cannot grind with the water that is past.


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, w/ ~$ j- C% L) I0 V姻緣天註定
* W  l7 J. e# r7 I& vMarriages are made in heaven.

逆來順受
to make the best of a bad bargain

流芳百世
+ V6 R- F) f1 _3 J% {2 Ka niche in the temple of fame

為虎作倀
; d  a: r  ~- v" Y2 Cto act as guide to a tiger

. z8 P2 [/ `+ i/ e* ^孤注一擲
to put all ones egg in one basket

勇者不懼
A brave man will not shrink from dangers.

洗心革面
2 l& W" @; q2 ~: e7 z3 v6 d$ Oto turn over a new leaf

3 K6 Z3 w( }% P/ I5 y, k( e美中不足
! L) Y+ t; l5 f4 C! m% ga fly in the ointment

背道而馳
to run counter
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走湯蹈火
to go through fire and water

風燭殘年
6 e+ r5 `* q- u( Q1 i( Sto 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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活到老學到老
Its never too late to learn./ Live and learn.
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3 g( K* h8 u. A前事不忘後事之師
/ |8 D+ e$ n+ m! ]% e* gRemember the past and it will guide your future.

星星之火可以燎原
( x, g  m; ^7 `# PA single spark can start a prairie fire.

/ x; V* D4 m& f$ l; a) `2 [. r待人寬容如待己
5 x# O2 l* K6 c3 i% ZLive and let live.

按部就班
Learn to walk before you run.
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病從口入禍從口出
( L- M- m) v7 p* y' u- W8 B5 ~Illness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.
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0 ~4 M) ^  ~/ W6 \( w笑裏藏刀
- z' W; j5 o+ S+ y6 {) Ga smile to hide ones hate

8 j0 Q7 j* T" e% w留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
Where theres life theres hope

海底撈月
to fish in the air

海底撈針
; x; }) s6 v) rto look for a needle in a bundle of hay
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差之毫釐失之千里
4 W7 s* V5 v/ I/ i; g$ z3 O0 RA miss is as good as a mile

- V0 d/ [# i4 |) F  v; H/ j/ M7 A既往不咎
4 R2 C8 u2 x& n! y& d9 g1 DLet the dead bury their dead.
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0 c; z6 w' y1 z3 [! ~+ y殺身成仁
2 y( P2 V) p+ g9 b1 N" v" mto sacrifice ones life to preserve ones virtue complete
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殺雞焉用牛刀
% x; G$ F' k9 p9 I- ~4 w1 }Take not a musket to kill a butterfly
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飢不擇食
A good appetite is a good sauce.
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害群之馬
! ?/ ]! B9 F2 M" M( Y3 }  W) @black sheep

家醜不可外揚
* j8 J' J: A' O2 l( m4 t7 x$ nDont wash your dirty linen in public.
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恩威並濟
. W- e" g) n9 L5 d4 \; Halternate weakness with severity

旁觀者清
& _0 n- `& O' P) \" v) Z1 TThe outside sees the best of the game.
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% K3 \  B* R) w- D4 g) I2 j; V. h時運不濟
1 m- U, Y- M/ m6 Y1 Q" Pto have a bad time
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0 q- ]$ V% g! @& o1 \! _殊途同歸
All roads lead to Rome .

. S& ?5 @: v7 Q6 R& f眾志成城/團結就是力量
Union is strenth.
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疾風知勁草
Adversity reveals genius.

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Lookers-on see most of the game.

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1 ^& `" J, a2 ^& k- V8 yLet sleeping dogs lie.

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